If you haven't subscribed to The Spoon Feed, OC Weekly's Dining Newsletter, you really, really should. It's from there that I got the scoop on the recent opening of Nana Jean's, the family restaurant that took over the building Black Sheep Bistro left last year.
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Nana Jean's, The Spoon Feed reports, actually has a Nana Jean in
Jean Harris, a grandma who “currently doubles as part-time chef
and hospitality pro at her eponymous restaurant.” She and her husband
Mike Knieberg are first time restaurateurs who had great careers in the
mortgage industry…but then the Crash happened. Their website also makes reference to their story.
A braised lamb shank is the signature dish, as is Nana's mac and cheese. Check out the newsletter here, or better yet subscribe already!
303 El Camino Real,
Tustin, CA 92780
Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.