1. Visit the Hobbit
- Since 1972, this tucked-away Bilbo Baggins of OC eateries has justifiably drawn generations back for its single-seating, seven-course, prix-fixe experience (Wednesday to Sunday at 7pm), where you’ll start with Champagne and hors d'oeuvres in the wine cellar, continue at nestled tables strewn throughout a tiny house, enjoy a stroll on the patio or a chat with the chefs during intermission, then house entrees and desserts.
- The frame of this 50-year-old Olde English institution in Corona del Mar actually dates back to the '30s and was once a B&B where Howard Hughes wooed Rita Hayworth, Humphrey Bogart brought Lauren Bacall, and Peter Lorre got hitched. Still a pearl. Try to attend a wedding there. Or crash one.
- It will never have the grandeur of the Hollywood Bowl or the Pantages, but of all the places in OC to see performances, this 14-acre complex is still the poshest by far, and is the best for everything from touring musicals, to opera, to Christmas shows and appearances from Steve Martin and Diana Krall. If you wait long enough, you might see indie rock in the club-size Samueli Theater, or David Byrne & St. Vincent in the gorgeously glassy Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. But there's always a cheap option: for most of the summer, the center screens classic movies on one of the main hall's largest walls.
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