I've never met Ben Dayhoe, but as C. Montgomery Burns would say: “I like the cut of his jib.”
The blogger chronicles his life living in Santa Ana's Santiago Street Lofts and is the man who started The Santa Ana Pub Crawl. He calls it his “little sociological experiment designed to change the perception of Santa Ana in the eyes of those who have never stepped foot in our town.”
The first outing was six months ago; the next one is tomorrow. It starts at 5 PM, and participating restaurants include some of Santa Ana's finest: Memphis, Proof, Bistro 400, The Crosby, Jason's Downtown, The Gypsy Den, Tommy Pastrami, and Original Mike's.
Ben writes: “Each restaurant or bar will be featuring specialty drinks and one night only “Pub Crawl” prices. Pick up a “Crawler Card ” at one of the participating locations for a chance to win prizes. Just be sure to stop by each location that night and get your card stamped, then turn your card in after you've hit all of the stops to be entered to win.”
Check out www.santaanapubcrawl.com for more details and be sure to read Ben's tips for optimal enjoyment of your booze-guided tour of Santa Ana.
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.