Five Crowns Executive Chef Greg Harrison and Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc., Executive Chef Ryan O’Melveny Wilson will be two of the elite Southern California chefs to participate in Green Feast, a five-course farm-to-table outdoor dinner benefitting The Ecology Center. A popular Southern California event for the past four years, Green Feast will take place at The Ecology Center at 4 p.m., Saturday, September 8. The event will feature notable chefs, organic farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and vintners who will provide hors d’oeuvres using farm-grown, artisanal foods – all sourced within 200 miles – and a family-style five-course outdoor dinner to over 200 supporters of The Ecology Center, a renowned eco-education facility located in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Harrison is the culinary talent behind Orange County’s acclaimed Five Crowns, and its sister restaurant, SideDoor, both members of the Lawry’s family of restaurants. A native of Los Angeles and a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu, Harrison is an experienced and well-traveled chef who has been crafting remarkable cuisine for over a decade. He recently became Executive Chef following Ryan O’Melveny Wilson, who will continue as the Executive Chef for Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc. Wilson is the fourth generation of the Frank and Van de Kamp families to be active in Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc.
“I am thrilled to support The Ecology Center and participate in my first Green Feast,” says Harrison. “It is wonderful to be a part of an incredible event, especially with Chef Wilson. We’re supporting a great cause and creating some magical culinary fare,” he added.
Green Feast generates funds to support eco-education programs at The Ecology Center, a non-profit organization founded and operated by ecologist Evan Marks. The South Orange County learning facility is housed in an historic farmhouse where children, families, and adults learn practical ways to grow organic gardens, to conserve water and energy, and to design environmentally responsible living environments.
Among the benefactors participating in this year’s Green Feast are Santa Monica Seafood, Carlsbad Aquafarm, MM Livestock, South Coast Farms, Weiser Family Farms, Edward Sellers Vineyard and Wines, Tablas Creek Vineyard, and Oso Libre Winery. The event also includes a silent auction, for which Chefs will offer elegant dinners and other experiential items to be sold to raise funds for The Ecology Center.
For more information Green Feast, please call The Ecology Center at (949) 443-4223 or visit theecologycenter.org.
About Five Crowns
Five Crowns and SideDoor are members of the Lawry’s family of restaurants, which includes Lawry’s The Prime Rib, with locations in Beverly Hills, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Osaka, Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, and Hong Kong, as well as the Tam O’Shanter in Los Angeles. The company’s quick-service concept, Lawry’s Carvery, opened at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa in 2003, and was followed by a location at L.A. LIVE. Five Crowns and SideDoor are located at 3801 East Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. For Five Crowns reservations and information, please call (949) 760-0331 or visit www.lawrysonline.com. For SideDoor information, please call (949) 717-4322 or visit www.sidedoorcdm.com.