. 34320 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949-218-8431, maisondanapoint.com Cocktail with rum and spring peas at Knife Pleat in Costa Mesa (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Pea cocktail at Knife Pleat As long as we’re talking about
peas and surprises, here’s another. You might not get a chance to taste this one because it was a daily special, very limited, inspired by a batch of first-of-the-season peas that had just arrived in chef Tony Esnault’s kitchen at Knife Pleat, the fancy