September is Delicious in Orange County

Oktoberfest at Old World Village September 6
Get out your lederhosen and learn the Chicken Dance at Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach. The annual event includes German bands, dancing and tasty German foods from bratwürst with potato salad to apple strudel. Oktoberfest offers family fun days and adults only nights. www.oldworld.ws

Green Feast September 12, 2009
The dinner will be served in the Ecology Center gardens adjacent to the South Coast Farm fields, the only certified organic farm in Orange County. The evening includes a meal prepared by guest chef Richard Mead, of Orange County's renowned Sage Restaurants emphasizing the relationship between the meal and how the food served is farmed. The meal will feature fresh caught seafood, seasonal organic produce, free range meats, organic/biodynamic wines and artisan cheeses. It will be served family-style in an intimate, outdoor setting. For each course, the local producer will share a story of how each item journeyed to our table. While at the center, guests are invited to join their neighbors in a tour of a working organic farm to explore concepts in ecological agriculture and local food production. www.theecologycenter.org

Long Beach Lobster Festival September 11 - 13
The Original Lobster Festival has become a tradition for thousands of festival goers annually. With entertainment from local popular artists, Swing, Salsa, R&B/Motown, Decades 70s/80s Dance Bands, tons of Fresh Live Maine Lobsters steamed in the World’s Largest Cooker prepared and served by Bristol Farms Master Chef Bruce Jacobs for that mouth watering taste, giant food court, children’s area, dance floor, two stages and beach bars to create the largest Lobster Festival outside of Maine, right here in Southern California. www.originallobsterfestival.com

Cooking with the Experts September 5 - 19
Twelve of OC’s top Chefs demonstrate items featured during Orange County’s largest culinary event.. As part of the second Orange County Restaurant Week to be held September 13-19, 2009, twelve dynamic Chefs will have the opportunity to be a part of Cooking with the Experts as Orange County Restaurant Week Comes to Bloomingdale's Home Store at South Coast Plaza. Each Chef will perform a live, in-store demo in the Home Store kitchen, which is equipped with a sound-system and three flatscreen televisions for public viewing. These Chefs from Orange County's top restaurants will demonstrate their skills as they prepare dishes featured on their Restaurant Week menus. Guests will be able to enjoy gift card giveaways, book signings by Chef authors, magazine giveaways, free recipes and an opportunity to meet participating Chefs! http://www.orangecountyrestaurantweek.com/cooking_with_the_experts.html

Orange County Restaurant Week September 13 - 19
It's Back, Orange County Restaurant Week. More than 100 restaurants across Orange County are participating in Orange County’s most anticipated culinary event. The second event of its kind this year, Orange County Restaurant Week participants will offer special three-course or more menus at delicious prices $10, $15 and $20 for lunch, and $20, $30 or $40 for dinner. In addition, for the week-long event, the Orange County Performing Arts Center will be offering food aficionados a 15% discount on select performances of the hit musical “Legally Blonde.” www.orangecountyrestaurantweek.com