Mirepoix
Now Open for Dinner! Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Nights 5:30pm- 9:00pm.
Four Course Prix Fixe $48. Daily Menu Created by Chef Laurent Brazier.
Choose your wine from our extensive wine cellar at retail prices! Reservations Recommended. Call 949-494-4006- New Café Lunch Menu
Lunch served 11:30am to 3pm.
Our chefs have upgraded the quality of everything on our lunch menu – from the bread to the meat and everything in-between. All sandwich meats are now roasted in-house for freshness and flavor. We’ve kept your favorites but added upgrades, and in keeping with the theme of our cheese shop, your favorite cheeses continue to be featured throughout the menu. We’ve also added a house specialty dessert – Crème Brûlée! Come in and experience the new lunch items and let us know what you think! - Saturday Tasting Room:Every Saturday Starting July 9!
1 – 4pm Saturday.
We’ve extended our Saturday Tasting events to every Saturday! Come down and taste a selection of 8 different wines. Laguna Culinary Arts is constantly looking for new and delicious wines from all over the world. We currently offer more than 350 selections, with new wines arriving each week!
$5 per person for 8 tastes - Travel with Laguna Culinary Arts!
Stay tuned for more information about next year’s trip to northern Spain’s wine country, the Loire Valley in France, and more! Details to follow …
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Our Certifications
Qualified and CertifiedWSET & Women Chefs
Wine Basics • Wine & Spirits Certification Courses
Classes for Kids • Full Course Listing
Classes in Orange:
The Gourmet Series • Full Course Listing
Culinary Team Building
Couples Cooking Classes
Date Night
These classes are designed for couples! You and your date work together in the kitchen along with other couples, then sit down to a candlelit dinner at a cozy bistro table in our Cheese Shop. Optional wine pairings are available with each menu.
Elegant Surf & Turf
Friday, January 9, 6pm; Marta
Menu: Seared scallops with arugula & grapefruit sauce; Mushroom stuffed roast beef tenderloin with Cabernet wine sauce; Haricot vert with shallot butter & blue cheese; Mousse au chocolate martini with whipped cream dollop & fresh raspberries. Price: $200 per couple, or $240 with wine pairings.
Simple Sautéed Duck Breast
Friday, January 30, 6pm; Analisa
Menu: Frisee with walnuts, apples, grapes & blue cheese; Sautéed duck breast with Pinot Noir sauce; Potato puree; Broccoli with toasted pine nuts; Fresh berries in puff pastry with whipped cream & raspberry coulis. Price: $200 per couple, or $240 with wine pairings.
Elegant Steak Diane for Two
Friday, February 6, 6pm; Marta
Menu: Endive, pear & Roquefort bistro salad; Elegant steak Diane for two; Roasted garlic mashed potatoes & buttered baby minted peas; Chocolate pots of crème with espresso dollop. Price: $200 per couple, or $240 with wine pairings.
French Romance
Tuesday, February 10, 6pm; Maurice Brazier
Menu: Petit pea soup with crisp bacon; Duck breast with orange Grand Marnier sauce; Pommes Dauphine (fried souffléd potatoes); Chocolate mousse. Price: $190 per couple, or $230 with wine pairings.
Romantic Rack of Lamb
Friday, February 13, 6pm; Marta
Menu: Mixed baby greens with bacon-shallot vinaigrette, hazelnuts & gorgonzola; French rack of lamb with Bing cherry & port wine sauce; Brown buttered green beans with toasted pine nuts; Saffron poached pears & chocolate heart cookies.
Valentine’s Day Dinner
Saturday, February 14, 5pm; Anna
Menu: Herbed crepes with smoked salmon & radishes; Crab, avocado & grapefruit salad; Beef tenderloin with Madeira green peppercorn sauce & parsnip chips; Carrot & celery purees; Frozen praline soufflés. Price: $200 per couple, or $240 with wine pairings.
Located in Laguna, convenient to Los Angeles and San Diego, we are known as the premiere California Cooking School. Please Contact Us for more information on our couples cooking classes, or any of our other programs.