Getting Caught in the Mom-entum of the Day

The Mezzanine Restaurant will host Mystery Cafe players Sunday for a performance of the “Zodiac Club,” an audience-participation mystery set in a 1920s speak-easy.

Diners are invited to join in solving the mystery or just sit back and enjoy the show.

On the menu are spinach and crab meat salad, turkey breast with mushroom sauce and an ice cream truffle with raspberry sauce. The children’s menu is a green salad, chicken fingers, fries and an ice cream bar. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and brunch begins at noon.

Tickets are $49 for adults (tax and tip included) and $29 for children under 16.

19800 MacArthur Blvd., Irvine. (800) 953-2583.

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Strolling musicians, family portraits and a visit by a Power Ranger are the highlights of a Sunday Mother’s Day brunch at the Hyatt Newporter. Baby-sitting is provided.

The hotel’s plaza and patio areas will be set up for a buffet brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. that includes seafood, made-to-order omelets, salads, meat from a carving station, fruit, champagne and dessert.

The price is $27.95, $23.95 for seniors, $13.95 for children under 12. There is no charge for youngsters under 3. Prices do not include tax.

1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach. (714) 729-1234, Ext. 582.

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Gandhi is offering a champagne buffet brunch on Mother’s Day from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The menu includes tandoori chicken, seekh kebab, vegetable samosa and several other Indian dishes.

The price is $12.95 for adults, $6.95 for children under 5, plus tax and tip.

1621-D Sunflower Ave., South Coast Plaza Village, Santa Ana. (714) 556-7273.

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Moms who dine at Carmelo’s on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. will receive a free Italian dessert and a long-stemmed rose. In addition, beginning about 6:30 p.m., pianist Maurizio Metalli will perform with guitar duo Tim & Mike, who take their inspiration from Simon & Garfunkel.

3520 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. (714) 675-1922.

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Brunch at the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel on Sunday comes complete with an orchid for Mom and a 20% discount card for a visit to the Jose Eber salon at South Coast Plaza.

The buffet, served in the hotel’s Garden Court Cafe from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., includes rack of lamb, roasted turkey breast, hot appetizers, seven kinds of salad, chocolate-dipped strawberries and pastry.

The cost is $28 for adults and $14 for children ages 6 to 12. There is no charge for children 5 and under.

686 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. (714) 662-6694.

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The Black Sheep Bistro will hold its fifth annual fund-raiser on Sunday for the City of Hope Cancer Research Center in Duarte.

A $25 prix fixe menu includes assorted Spanish tapas, a green salad and a choice of linguine pomodoro , chicken with herb garlic sauce or venison chops. For dessert, there are fresh berries or an Italian sundae.

A la carte entrees are $8 and include chicken salad, shrimp sandwich, breast of chicken with spicy cilantro sauce, sausage and peppers with spinach fettuccine and loin of lamb.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

303 El Camino Real, Tustin. (714) 544-6060.

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Mrs. Gooch’s, an upscale grocer and natural-foods store, is planning to open its first Orange County location in the fall. The grocer has seven stores in the L.A. area.

The company said it plans to locate in the Tustin Courtyard, off Newport Avenue in Tustin.