Urban Kitchen Group | Special Events

experience our one-of-a-kind culinary events

Urban Kitchen Group’s restaurants host culinary events such as our renowned Beast Feast, wine lunches, pasta-making classes, holiday events, and so much more. We hope you’ll join us at one of our upcoming events.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, February 27, 2025

Winter Beast Feast: 3 LITTLE PIGS – Newport Beach

Beast Feast Returns as we explore the whole animal: Three Little Pigs a $50 non-refundable deposit is required for all reservations and will be deducted from the final bill on the night of the dinner. There are no hard tickets for this event, all guests will check in at the host stand upon arrival. Limited seating, all ticket sales final for any questions please email contact@urbankitchengroup.com

RESERVE

This event will take place at the following restaurants:

CUCINA enoteca Newport Beach

March 2-March 8, 2025

Orange County Restaurant Week

RESERVE

This event will take place at the following restaurants:

CUCINA enoteca Irvine

CUCINA enoteca Newport Beach

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

fruits de mer dinner

RESERVE

This event will take place at the following restaurants:

The Kitchen

Past Events

Thursday, February 20, 2025

BRAZIL- ARTIFACT AT NIGHT REGIONAL DINNER

Come enjoy the cuisine of BRAZIL crafted by chefs Tim Kolanko and Tony Coito. A monthly four-course regional dining experience with optional beverage pairings Reminder: For the format of ARTIFACT at Night we are unable to accommodate menu modifications for our regional dinner series. Please note the number of vegetarians in your party so our Chefs may prepare in advance. Not seeing a reservation available? Join the waitlist or check later for reservations email contact@urbankitchengroup.com

This event took place at the following restaurants:

ARTIFACT at Mingei

Friday, February 14, 2025

Valentine’s Day at UKG

This event took place at the following restaurants:

CUCINA urbana

CUCINA enoteca Del Mar

CUCINA enoteca Irvine

CUCINA enoteca Newport Beach

ARTIFACT at Mingei

Gold Finch

The Kitchen

Thursday, January, 16, 2025

MOROCCO- ARTIFACT AT NIGHT REGIONAL DINNER

Come enjoy the cuisine of MOROCCO crafted by chefs Tim Kolanko and Tony Coito. A monthly four-course regional dining experience with optional beverage pairings Reminder: For the format of ARTIFACT at Night we are unable to accommodate menu modifications for our regional dinner series. Please note the number of vegetarians in your party so our Chefs may prepare in advance. Not seeing a reservation available? Join the waitlist or check later for reservations email contact@urbankitchengroup.com

This event took place at the following restaurants:

ARTIFACT at Mingei

December 31, 2024

New Year’s Eve

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style with Urban Kitchen Group! Enjoy a four course prix fixe CUCINA dinner, tempting à la carte specials, or stick with your regular favorites – we’ve got something for every craving. Book your table now and celebrate New Year’s Eve your way and let’s toast to the new year together!

This event took place at the following restaurants:

CUCINA urbana

CUCINA enoteca Del Mar

CUCINA enoteca Irvine

CUCINA enoteca Newport Beach

ARTIFACT at Mingei

The Kitchen

December 18-24, 2024

Feast of the 7 Fishes

A modern spin on an Italian Tradition, enjoy the Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian holiday ritual at CUCINA with a $75/person four-course prix fixe menu available from December 18-24th along with our a la carte menu.

Limited quantities available each night, be sure to include it in your reservation if you are participating.

This event took place at the following restaurants:

CUCINA enoteca Newport Beach

Friday, December 20, 2024

CHRISTMAS + HANUKKAH TO GO

Pick Up and Delivery on Tuesday, December 24th by Morena Provisions Pre-Order Deadline: December 20th

Friday, December 20, 2024

Holiday ARTIFACT at Night: Roman Christmas

Enjoy a ROMAN CHRISTMAS crafted by chefs Tim Kolanko, Wesley Johnson, and Tony Coito for a special ARTIFACT at Night holiday dinner. Four-course experience with optional beverage pairings. $75 per person with a $30 deposit due at the time of booking. Reminder: For the format of ARTIFACT at Night we are unable to accommodate menu modifications. Please note the number of vegetarians in your party so our Chefs prepare a special menu in advance This $30/per person deposit will be applied to your final bill for the evening and is non-refundable.

This event took place at the following restaurants:

ARTIFACT at Mingei

Order by November 22 - Delivery + Takeout: November 27

Thanksgiving To Go

San Diego's Morena Provisions offering a la carte entrees, sides, and dessert for Thanksgiving. Enjoy pick up or deliver on Wednesday, November 27, order deadline Friday, November 22

Thursday, November 14, 2024

POLAND- ARTIFACT AT NIGHT REGIONAL DINNER

Come enjoy the cuisine of POLAND crafted by chefs Tim Kolanko, Wes Johnson, and Tony Coito. Four-course experience with optional beverage pairings. Reminder: For the format of ARTIFACT at Night we are unable to accommodate menu modifications for our regional dinner series. Please note the number of vegetarians in your party so our Chefs may prepare in advance. Not seeing a reservation available? Join the waitlist or check later reservations. email contact@urbankitchengroup.com

This event took place at the following restaurants:

ARTIFACT at Mingei

Thursday, November 7, 2024

The Study of Squash

Gather and celebrate the season overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Join us November 7 for The Study of Squash for our monthly study of X dinner series. five course dinner + welcome toast $95++ per person / wine pairings available

This event took place at the following restaurants:

The Kitchen