Good kids help moms spread their wings. Try any of these worldly options for Mother’s Day this weekend.
Beautiful flavors, beautiful setting, beautiful company: Robata Wasa at Irvine Spectrum Center offers a transporting, three-course Mother’s Day culinary journey ($55) served amid contemporary and traditional Japanese art and classic Japanese design. Start with spicy tuna crispy rice or shiitake mushroom salad, continue with miso black cod or mentaiko shrimp pasta, conclude with yuzu flan or matcha panna cotta. Cocktail possibilities include the Mother’s Day-perfect yuzu sangria.
The Mother’s Day Champagne Brunch at festive Cha Cha’s Latin Kitchen at The Market Place features bottomless mimosas ($18), two-course specials ($35) and live music from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pozole verde stars among first-course options. Continue with any entrée, enchilada or taco dish. Possibilities include braised short rib chilaquiles, huevos rancheros, wild mushroom tacos or crab and shrimp enchiladas. Start with chips and salsa and chili con queso, of course!…