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Giant Orange Festival Includes Chef's Challenge, Lil Jon

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Chefs will be sizzling under the hot California sun this weekend at the Giant Orange Festival in Irvine, California. A celebrity chef challenge hosted by Food Network star Adam Gertler (shown at right), comedienne Judy Tenuta and celebrity image consultant Daniel DiCriscio will be held at noon on Saturday July 17. Celebrity Chef Challenge participants include Chef Bert Agor (Ruth's Chris Steak House), Ken Cruz (Riptide Rockin' Sushi & Teppan Grill) and Eddy Rocq (Rocq Catering). Live musical performances follow the Celebrity Chef Challenge with Lil Jon, The English Beat, Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow and others.

The event supports several Orange County-based nonprofit organizations including the Wyland Foundation, Alzheimer's Association and many others. General admission tickets cost $15 in advance or $20 at the event. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $60 which includes access to party pit at main stage, private VIP area with bars, seating and restrooms (and hopefully some shade, it's going to be a hot one).

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26 Grey Owl, Estate of the Day

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There aren't too many homes with vineyards in Irvine, California but 26 Grey Owl is one of a kind. The 13,500 square foot mansion is on a 1.73 acre lot with a surrounding vineyard that produces two barrels of wine at harvest. The property is located in the community of Shady Canyon and designed by the collaborative efforts of ForestStudios and Ritner Group and constructed by Pacific Design Estates Construction, Inc. The artsy interiors were designed by local designer, d. Kruse and the property features a subterranean wine cellar and tunnel connecting the residence to the pool house and home theater. The huge gourmet kitchen has a walk-in refrigerator, Lacanche range and a large center island with a pop-up television. It was originally listed at $17.5 million but was listed at $15.995 million but the OC Register reports it's down to $15.495 million, making it still the top listing in Irvine. The property website is here.

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Win A Southern California House For $200

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Filed under: Estates, Charity

The Irvine Public Schools Foundation in California has announced their annual house raffle two months early so holiday shoppers can buy their gift list a chance to win a house and other valuable prizes. For $200 you have a chance to win two 2006 MINI Coopers, ten cash prizes, from $25,000 to $2,500, other prizes including jewelry, vacation packages and gift certificates. The big prize is a new $600,000 John Laing Homes townhome in the Village of Woodbury in Irvine, California. The home is a 1,706 square-foot, 2-story townhome with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and a 2-car attached garage. The raffle raises funds for the Irvine Unified School District. No more than 20,000 tickets will be sold.

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Saleen Opens Southern California Store

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

We've mentioned the droolworthy Saleen cars before, now the boutique auto maker has a store. The Saleen store is located in Orange County, California at the Irvine Spectrum. The store is split in half with one side devoted to "lifestyle" (gear, posters etc.) and one side devoted to the technical side including interactive displays about Saleen performance. The store features a dissected Saleen Mustang under glass so you can really check out what is under the hood. The store also has two driving simulators that let you race a Saleen S7. To fill up you and your car there is the Saleen N2O Bar that offers ice cream, oxygen, Red Bull and soda for people and nitrous oxide and hydrogen for cars. The Irvine manufacturing plant is located nearby and factory tours can be scheduled.

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