Research for my annual guide to the best places to eat in Orange County involves a lot of eating. It also involves some good drinking. These are the seven drinks from this year’s 75 Best Places to Eat that I can’t stop thinking about. The Vaca Tonic
is a frozen gin and tonic at Vaca restaurant in Costa Mesa (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 1. The Vaca tonic at Vaca This is the most famous cocktail in OC for good reason. This frozen gin and tonic is legend, and every time I