ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS : HEARD ON THE BEAT / RESTAURANTS : Keeping Hollywood Fed

Joachim Splichal, owner of Pinot Provence in Costa Mesa and seven other restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area, is going Hollywood in a big way Sept. 12, the night of the Emmy Awards.

Splichal is preparing a three-course dinner for the likes of Kelsey Grammer, Oprah Winfrey, Michael J. Fox, Courteney Cox and Calista Flockhart, who are scheduled to attend the Governor’s Ball after the annual awards handed out by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Splichal’s presence in the Orange County restaurant scene is growing. His company, the Patina Group, is planning to open a two-story restaurant in early 2001 within the new Downtown Disney complex of stores, restaurants and theaters in Anaheim. The restaurant will feature an outdoor wine and tapas bar.