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Versai The Wine Bar Teams To Help Yorba Linda Residents Recover from Fire Ravages with an Event Set for Wednesday, January 14th


YORBA LINDA, Calif., December 4, 2008-- Robert Sarai, the innovative restaurateur of Fitness Pizza & Grill, and the newly minted Versai the Wine Bar, knows his neighbors need help after suffering losses caused by recent fires that destroyed over 150 homes in the city.


Teaming up with DirectBuy of Orange County, the versatile Sarai announced today he plans to host a wine and food event Wednesday, January 14th, at his elegant wine bar to help contribute relief to fire victims. The event will run from 5pm to 10pm. He states, "We are all affected when disaster strikes, and our impulse is first to help our neighbors and support their rebuilding efforts. We will pull out all stops to make this event delicious, effervescent, and memorable."


Sarai, a DirectBuy member, was thrilled when Geoff & Ann Rocke, co-owners of the members-only showroom, offered guests at the event the chance to win a free DirectBuy membership. The membership is a value in excess of $5,000.00— as their $85 per person cost for the evening of food and wine soiree enters them automatically in a drawing for the membership.


Moreover, Sarai has added that 50% of all proceeds for the event be donated to victims of the fires. Guests can sample wines from the Old and New worlds with plenty to eat. These dishes include a Cheese-Fruit platter, Beef and Chicken kabob sauté, Coconut Shrimp, Crab Cakes, Kobe Beef Lobster and Spinach Ravioli, finished with an assortment of desserts. "You can be assured that no one participating in this fundraiser will go away hungry," Sarai asserts.

"Robert is a fine person, makes delicious food, pours and sells a variety of wines, and is an outstanding member of the business community in Yorba Linda. I am also proud he is a happy member of DirectBuy," Rocke says. "We live in a great place, and when something as unpredictable as wild fires attack our community, we’ve got to step up to help."


Guests who attend this event can sip and stock up on wine for gift giving and entertaining. In addition to the food and wine, guests will mingle with live sensational music. "We live in interesting times, we want to help our neighbors directly and bring a little happiness into the situation," Rocke says.

Rocke adds he intends to stock up on wines himself. "Great selection and value—that's what makes Versai the Wine Bar so appealing. We look forward to supporting our neighbors and this is more than fine food and wine pairings—it is a pair of local businesses reaching out."


As you walk into Versai the Wine Bar you will feel as though you've journeyed to Europe and other ports of California with just the right level of cozy intimacy. Versai is draped with twinkling grape vines and elegantly lit candle chandeliers add to the enchantment as you explore a wall to wall wooded cherry bar with custom vintage architectural design. This ambience sets the stage for a memorable experience. This upscale chateau tasting room is committed to excellent hospitality always eager to please and delight its guests.


About Fitness Pizza & Grill and Versai The Wine Bar

The award-winning Fitness Pizza & Grill was established in 1989 and is located one block east of the Richard Nixon Library in the heart of Yorba Linda, California. Due to its overwhelming success, a second Fitness Grill was established in 1991 in the urban downtown area of Brea. Fueled by his culinary instincts. Robert most recently invented a new "haute spot", a wine bar extending the Fitness Pizza and Grill concept by offering healthy and tasty combinations of savory food selections accompanied by world class vintages. Fitness Pizza & Grill Awards include: Best of OC Dining Spot 2007, The Zagat Award and YELP.


About Versai The Wine Bar

Zagat rated Versai the Wine Bar, adjacent to the original restaurant at 18248 Imperial Highway. Versai has its own distinct personality and opened with great consumer acclaim on April 16, 2008. Versai the Wine Bar offers a vast array of vintages from around the world in a chateau room environment, with knowledgeable wine ambassadors able to inform serious wine buffs and newbies alike. Versai the Wine Bar urges everyone to sign up for announcements of upcoming travels through the wine regions of the world. See our calendar of events at www.VersaiTheWineBar.com. Please visit also www.FitnessGrill.com.


About DirectBuy

DirectBuy, the members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, opened its full-service design showroom in Anaheim Hills, California in July of 2007. DirectBuy of Northeast Orange County is located at 4925 East Hunter Avenue, and offers area residents a vast array of items, including kitchen cabinets, flooring, lighting, and major appliances, from more than 700 top manufacturers and their authorized suppliers. For more information please visit www.DirectBuy.com


PR/Marketing contact Rene' Redjaian
310-892-6602
www.Marketing-Pulse.com


 

"Versai The Wine Bar" Grand Opening Set for June 30th --Travel the Wine World from Orange County’s Newest "Haute Spot"


YORBA LINDA, Calif., May 05, 2008-- Robert Sarai, the innovative restaurateur, whose Fitness Pizza & Grill, open since 1989, knows that one success breeds another. Building on the reputation of his oft-acclaimed restaurants located in the heart of Yorba Linda and two years later in Brea, the visionary Sarai will once again make his mark with Versai, The Wine Bar, right next door to his first culinary triumph at 18246 Imperial Hwy. 714-993-3676 in Yorba Linda.


The Grand Opening on June 30th promises to be a kaleidoscope of fun and fabulous food, with wines from around the world. "I think the people who come to our grand opening will remember it for a long time," Sarai says, "because we’re throwing a big party to honor worthy causes and to celebrate summer. Friends, music, plenty of food, wonderful fine wine—who could ask for more?"

Already, the buzz is buzzing about Versai The Wine Bar, which opened April 16th. Its Grand Opening is set for both the media and public June 30th from 4-9pm with a special benefit tasting of wines produced from around the world. Each month, guests will take virtual tours of the wine world, complete with food pairings to match, in addition to international music one could hear in cafes in all the old and new world wine regions, plus events and more. Gourmet food is important to highlighting wine from each region, during each month like delicious lamb, crab cakes, cheese Platters, and beef and Chicken Kebobs and mouth watering desserts.


Appropriate music elevates conviviality and adds to the enjoyment of the monthly wine tours. "Toasting and tasting wine from around the world reminds us how precious and varied life can be," Sarai explains, adding that many of the special events planned will benefit different charitable organizations.
For the opening event on June 30th, three different causes will be recognized. Half of the proceeds from bottles sold will match a specific charity. Chardonnay supports the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer, Merlot poured will benefit AIDS/Lifecycle, and Cabernet Sauvignon will benefit ACT TODAY, which benefits Autism research. Representatives of producers will be on hand for this first-come-first-served event.


As you walk into Versai The Wine Bar you will feel as though you've journeyed to Europe and other ports of call with just the right level of cozy intimacy. Versai The Wine Bar is sure to be the next OC "Haute Spot." Twinkling grape vines and elegantly lit candle chandeliers add to the enchantment as you explore a wall to wall wooded cherry bar with custom vintage architectural design sets the stage for a memorable experience. This upscale chateau wine bar is committed to excellent hospitality always eager to please and delight its guests.


Owner Sarai passionately savors introducing guests to new wine experiences and has the knowledge to tell unique wine lore to celebrate the pleasure of each wine he pours. "World wine touring is fun, and the possibilities endless."

Versai The Wine Bar is conceived to inform novice wine buyer to the most cultivated collector to experienced sommelier, Versai The Wine Bar is like booking passage on a worldwide adventure, and urges everyone to sign up for announcements of upcoming travels through the wine regions of the world. See our calendar of events at www.VersaiTheWineBar.com

 

About Fitness Pizza & Grill

The award-winning Fitness Pizza & Grill was established in 1989 and is located one block east of the Richard Nixon Library in the heart of Yorba Linda, California. Due to its overwhelming success, a second Fitness Grill was established in 1991 in the urbane downtown area of Brea. Both locations have continued with their creative culinary art of healthy, yet tasty combinations of savory food selections. Our dedication is to enhance your dining experience along with the unique combination of cooking in a health-conscious fare to bring you a unique global cuisine with unsurpassed quality, in a pleasant, eclectic and relaxed atmosphere. Over 100 exciting selections are waiting to delight your palate and diet. Awards include: Best of OC Dining Spot 2007, Zagat Rated. Visit www.FitnessGrill.com.


PR/Marketing contact Rene' Redjaian
310-892-6602
www.Marketing-Pulse.com