IN BRIEF

-- Susan McCormack

COSTA MESA -- Share Our Selves, a nonprofit group providing food,

medical, dental and financial aid to the needy is holding its ninth

annual “Celebrity Chefs” dinner at 6 p.m. tonight at the Robert Mondavi

Wine & Food Center in Costa Mesa. About 250 people are expected to attend

the sold-out event, with tickets costing $150 each.

Ten of the county’s prominent chefs, including Jack Kalustian from the

Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Tony Zidar from Twin Palms, and Carlito Jocson

from the Yard House, will pair up and prepare five different courses.

Each course will be inspired from the cuisine of a different country.

Proceeds will benefit the Orange Aid Kitchen Project, an ongoing

renovation process of the organization’s kitchen in Costa Mesa, where

classes in nutrition, health education and job training are provided. For

information, please call (949) 376-1500.