Mixologist Inga Tantisalidchai |
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CHEERS TO THE WINNING COCKTAIL |
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Julia Argyros |
Julia and George Argyros ( left ) donated $ 25 million to the City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center ; their name will grace a healing garden there ( rendering at top ). Above : guests with singer Nick Jonas ( center ) at the Hope Gala , where the donation was announced
THE GIFT OF HOPE Locals Julia and George Argyros recently made a transformational gift of $ 25 million to the newly opened City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center in Irvine . Known for their generous investments in health care , the arts , education and childhood development across the region , the Newport Beach couple ’ s latest gift will help to advance top research for cancer treatments and cures . Already , they are longtime supporters of City of Hope in Duarte , where the Argyros Family Garden of Hope can be found . Now , their name will also grace a healing garden at the Irvine campus . These gardens exemplify City of Hope ’ s dedication to both the physical and mental health of its patients . The couple ’ s donation was announced at the inaugural Hope Gala in September , which honored Argyros Family Foundation President Julia Argyros and featured a performance by Grammynominated singer Nick Jonas . ( 833-403-2177 ; cityofhope . org ) — S . S .
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Inga Tantisalidchai , head bartender at Olea in Newport Beach , created a winning cocktail during the Mixology Masters on Nov . 12 at Porsche Irvine . Tantisalidshai crafted a caprese cocktail that combined Two Shores Gin — released earlier this year by Laguna Beach resident Eileen Keighley — with tomato and basil , all topped off with a mozzarella ball and prosciutto . Keighley entered her gin brand to be used in the event alongside other spirits . Of the 15 competing mixologists , four chose to work with Two Shores Gin . Keighley , who grew up in Scotland and recalls helping her dad forage for ingredients to make his own gin in the family ’ s greenhouse , worked with a master distiller in London to help develop her own recipe with fruits and botanicals — including many from California — such as citrus , pepper tree , sage and prickly pear . The liquor , which was distilled and bottled in Los Angeles in August , has already won several awards . Available online and in select retailers , including Spigot Liquor in Laguna , Two Shores Gin is the first offering by Keighley ’ s Laguna Beach Spirits Co ., which will include botanical-based beverages from premium gins to ready-to-drink cocktails and nonalcoholic mixers . ( twoshoresgin . com ) — S . S . NBM |
A winning cocktail at Mixology Masters |
LEFT TOP AND SECOND FROM BOTTOM : COURTESY OF CITY OF HOPE ; SECOND FROM TOP : LESTER COHEN / GETTY IMAGES FOR CITY OF HOPE ORANGE COUNTY ; BOTTOM LEFT : FIGGE PHOTOGRAPHY / COURTESY OF THE ARGYROS FAMILY ; BOTTOM RIGHT : OUTSHINE PR |
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