Busy Dojo, Playcation + Near Beer in Santa Ana
Last week’s beer Homework assignment was to check out the new Dankness Dojo from Modern Times Beer that opened in Downtown Los Angeles. Well, I walked the walk and visited for myself. Twice. You...
Hopper & Burr Nico #2
I’ve heard that a neighborhood’s tipping point can be traced to specialty coffee. If that’s true, downtown Santa Ana is well on its way. The main drag now has a Portola Coffee outpost at...
Irenia Ube Brown Sugar Pie [CLOSED]
Downtown Santa Ana is suddenly a hotbed for modern Filipino food. Former Leatherby’s chef Ross Pangilinan runs Mix Mix Kitchen Bar, and Irenia is now thriving in the former home to The North Left...
Little Sparrow IPA Cocktail [CLOSED]
Little Sparrow, the airy Cali-French restaurant in downtown Santa Ana from Bruce Marsh and wife Naseem Aflakian, is going through a transition period. Chef Melissa Ortiz recently took over for opening chef Eric Samaniego....
Potzol den Cano Pozole
At Potzol den Cano in Santa Ana, Hugo Omar Cano and his family proudly serve pozole daily, drawing on pre-Hispanic culinary traditions. The three-year-old restaurant resides in a strip mall and builds on Potzol...
The North Left Ham & Biscuits [CLOSED]
In resurgent Santa Ana, chef Aron Habiger joined forces with chef-owner Ryan Adams (Three Seventy Common) on The North Left. Their even more ambitious restaurant now occupies The Crosby’s former location. I’m not quite...
