Summary: Now an enthusiastic preview of Saturday’s fully-loaded show. It’s not, with profuse apologies, for dieters. If we’re successful we will always leave you incredibly hungry and thirsty. In our case that’s probably a pretty good thing…<br> In conjunction with its 6-year anniversary, <a href="https://portolacoffee.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Portola Coffee Roasters</a> has redesigned its flagship location inside <a href="http://shoptheocmix.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The OC Mix</a> at <a href="http://southcoastcollection.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Coast Collection</a> in Costa Mesa. The new design, intended to improve the customer experience, takes advantage of the latest in brewing technologies to achieve a higher level of service, product quality, and consistency not possible before. <a href="http://socalrestaurantshow.com/media/podcasts/show-229-june-24-2017-jeff-christa-duggan-portola-coffee-roasters/">Joining us with all the artfully brewed details are proprietors</a> <a href="http://socalrestaurantshow.com/media/podcasts/show-229-june-24-2017-jeff-christa-duggan-portola-coffee-roasters-continues/">Jeff & Christa Duggan</a>.<br> <a href="http://socalrestaurantshow.com/media/podcasts/show-229-june-24-2017-street-gourmets-bill-esparza/">The Street Gourmet, Senor Bill Esparza,</a> is back with us with his first cookbook. Richly photographed and authentically local, <a href="http://prospectparkbooks.com/portfolio-item/la-mexicano/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">L.A. Mexicano</a> showcases L.A.’s sophisticated and diverse Mexican-food culture, from Oaxacan tlayudas to Nayarit ceviches, Alta California gastronomy to Boyle Heights burritos. Part cookbook, part food journalism, and part love song to Los Angeles, it’s a definitive (and hugely practical) resource for home cooks, Mexican food lovers, and hungry Angelenos and visitors.<br> What’s it like to experience a memorable $310 per guest meal at California’s celebrated <a href="https://thomaskeller.com/tfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The French Laundry</a> in Yountville ? There is also a magnificent new $10 million kitchen where your repast is prepared. <a href="http://ocweekly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OC Weekly</a>’s <a href="http://ocweekly.com/topic/on-the-line-6437714" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“On the Line”</a> columnist, <a href="http://socalrestaurantshow.com/media/podcasts/show-229-june-24-2017-anne-marie-panoringan-oc-weeklys-line-columnist/">Anne Marie Panoringan</a>, was just there and provides the salivating commentary.<br> Three words — cellar, craft, cook — capture the essence of the year-old <a href="http://socalrestaurantshow.com/media/podcasts/show-229-june-24-2017-restaurateur-russ-bendel-ironwood-laguna-hills/">Russ Bendel</a>-conceived restaurant <a href="http://ironwoodlagunahills.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ironwood</a> in Laguna Hills, which uped the ante on the underserved south Orange County dining scene with worldwide wine selections, craft beers, creative cocktails and wine country cuisine made daily with the freshest and finest seasonal ingredients by Bendel’s partner, chef Jared Cook (<a href="http://vinesanclemente.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vine</a>.) Russ joins us with the tasty specifics.<br> <a href="http://socalrestaurantshow.com/media/podcasts/show-229-june-24-2017-executive-chef-proprietor-steve-samson-rossoblu-city-market-south/">Chef Steve Samson</a> is well-known to lovers of regional Italian cuisine in Southern California. His newest project (with his wife, Dina) is the ambitious <a href="https://rossoblula.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rossoblu</a> in the emerging <a href="http://citymarketsouth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">City Market South</a> development in the Fashion District of Downtown Los Angeles. The menu is influenced by Chef Steve’s summers in Bologna and Emilia- Romagna while he was growing up.
