Amar Santana’s Vaca Shows the Top Chef Contender at His Finest

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • February 10, 2016
One of the first things I saw at Vaca, Amar Santana’s new Spanish restaurant across from South Coast Plaza, was the ham leg propped up on a proper jamonera, an L-shaped board with two metal stirrups specifically designed for displaying Spanish...
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