Higher Ground at Canyon

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • June 17, 2010
We were finishing up our meal at Canyon when an older gentleman at the next table said to his server, “Get me the manager.” When Rich Mead, chef and owner of the restaurant, came around, the customer started on him almost immediately. “You’re new...
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