Newport Beach Buzzing with Fresh Seasonal Cuisine
Our ears have been buzzing with word from locals about two of the restaurants at Fashion Island. Rustica Restaurant and True Food Kitchen are two new addition to the area that both focus on fresh and seasonal menus.
Rustica restaurant by Chef Grant MacPherson at Fashion Island is located in beautiful Newport Beach. Featuring modern Italian cooking techniques with seasonal California ingredients, the menu is designed to be shared among friends and family. With a focus on seasonality, chef MacPherson brings to the menu an attention to detail which made his work at the Wynn and Bellagio world class.
Rustica’s wine cave features 100 domestic and European labels as well as 20 options by the glass. Enjoy a selection of the chef’s dishes at the communal table in the old world European inspired dining room or a flight of wine on the exciting patio. This casual dining location has a patio overlooking a spectacular water fountain located next to Nordstrom’s Department Store. The menu consists of wood burning flatbreads, hand crafted pastas, seasonal fish, wet aged beef and exceptional daily turned gelato’s.
Rustica
Fashion Island
1133 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach CA 92660
Tel: 949.706.8282
True Food Kitchen is an innovative new eatery developed in partnership with Fox Restaurant Concepts and best-selling author Dr. Andrew Weil. Focusing on great-tasting globally inspired cuisine that nourishes body, mind, and spirit this eatery is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner. True Food Kitchen at Fashion Island in Newport Beach is it’s first California location and is already bursting with customers wanting to experience what Fox Concepts is dishing out.
At True Food Kitchen, they believe simple, fresh, pure ingredients create the most satisfying and memorable dining experiences. The menu is packed with nutritious, good-for-you vegetables, whole grains, and proteins, but they never sacrifice flavor. You may not notice the difference, but it’s there.
True Food Kitchen
Fashion Island
451 Newport Center Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
P: 949.644.2400
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