Alta Baja Market
A market and cafe celebrating the flavors and makers
above and below the US-MX border
*NOTE* please read ALL ticket links.
FANS OF RANCHO GORDO
THE TIME HAS COME TO CELEBRATE!
Rancho Gordo Encuentro 2024
Join us for a weekend of celebrating good food, friends, art and — of course — Rancho Gordo beans! What started as a 3-course meal with Steve Sando and friends at Alta Baja Market has now become a 3-day weekend extravaganza concluding with a five-course bean supper. We made sure to pack this Encuentro with events at different times and prices so that you can participate on a budget or enjoy the entire weekend. See the schedule of events below and select what activities you would like to attend. PLEASE take a few moments to read all!
We can't wait to see you!
XO Steve & Delilah
Friday, OCTOBER 11th
7PM: Bean Monologues + The Bean Book Celebration @ GCAC Black Box Theater
Details and tickets HERE.
Saturday, OCTOBER 12th
10AM: Bean Bingo + Drag BRUNCH
Details and tickets HERE.
1PM: Downtown Santa Ana Art Tour with Alicia Rojas
Details and tickets HERE
OR
1PM: “The Future of Small Farming” panel with Javier Cabral
Details and tickets HERE
3PM: Baja Wine Tasting with Vinos Los Angeles
Details and tickets HERE
OR
3PM: “How to Taste a Tortilla” with Gustavo Arellano
Details and tickets HERE
6PM: Mezcal tasting + comida @ Chapter One
Details and tickets HERE
Sunday, October 13th
10AM: “The People’s Guide to Orange County” tour with Elaine Lewinnek & Thuy Vo Dang
Details and tickets HERE
“SUPPER WITH FRIENDS”, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13th
Rancho Gordo Supper with Friends 12:30 & 3pm
Details and tickets HERE
OTHER ITEMS TO NOTE
ALLERGIES: you MUST send all SEVERE allergies ahead of time via email with your order number. Please do this as soon as you purchase all tickets so our team can accommodate you.
HOTEL: our friends at Travel Santa Ana have a group of select hotels that will offer a discount for Encuentro attendees. Just mention RANCHO GORDO ENCUENTRO.
Located inside 4th Street Market!
Order meal packages and RSVP for events HERE!
OPEN DAILY 10AM-4PM
(Kitchen/food service ends at 3PM)
Alta Baja Market is a specialty grocery store, cafe and community space dedicated to celebrating the foods and crafts of California, Mexico and the American Southwest, combining the vibrancy of a specialty market with the inviting environment of a casual neighborhood eating spot.
Alta Baja Market offers breakfast and lunch from our cafe, the largest collections of Mexican wine in the country, curated spirits, craft beer, heirloom beans/corn/grains, chiles and spices, chocolates/treats, home goods, books and gifts!
We additionally host a number of events throughout the month. Activities include: cooking classes, workshops, lectures, demos, walking tours, pop-up dinners, book signings and more. Please check our calendar for details. Atla Baja also offers teaching and selling opportunities to local makers, an internship program for local youth and other community collaborations.
Phone
(714) 783-2252 (BAJA)
Location
201 E 4th Street
(at 4th Street Market)
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Hours
DAILY 10AM-4PM
(kitchen closes at 3PM)
MEXICAN/BAJA wine club
One of the many beautiful wineries in Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, Mexico
the best of MEXICO’S WINES delivered to your door
Alta Baja is proud to have one of the largest collections of Mexican wines in the US and now we can bring these wines to you with our Baja Wine Club! We review each shipment on Instagram, have a few reviews on YouTube and members receive a discounts and other benefits.
Wine club subscriptions come in 3 or 6-bottle packages four times a year. We also host 1 day or multi-night tours of Valle de Guadalupe. For details and pricing please see HERE.
To sign up and see pricing click HERE. Salud!
All catering orders that are under 40 people must have 48 hours notice. If the order is for more than 40 people, we must have a minimum of 1 weeks notice.
Payment: an invoice will be emailed to you upon confirmation of your order & we request a 50% deposit at that time. You can pay by check or credit card. Pricing doesn’t not include gratuity.
Catering trays typically serve 12 - 15 people or otherwise noted.
Breakfast & Lunch items served all day. Pick up times are typically 10AM-4PM; flexible upon request.
*Prices may vary due to market fluxuations. Please inquire for the most current menu & pricing at the time of estimate.
Subject to change due to the seasons. We always try to source as local as possible.
Please ask about or specials as they change monthly.
* open daily 10AM-4pm (kitchen closes at 3) *
We also serve pozole (red pork and vegan green) every LAST SUNDAY of the month until we run out..
Breakfast (served all day)
WEEKEND BRUNCH (ask we might serve weekdays too!)
Lunch (served all day)
SNACKS / ANTOJITOS
Alta Baja Market is located inside 4th Street Market on the corner of 4th St + Bush In Downtown Santa Ana.
From Los Angeles: take the 5 fwy south to Santa Ana Blvd (train station) and turn right., At N. Spurgeon turn left and go directly into the large parking structure.
From San Diego: take the 5 fwy north to Santa Ana Blvd (train station) and turn left heading to downtown, At N. Spurgeon turn left and go directly into the large parking structure.
Parking: if you are coming in for a quick stop there is metered parking on the street or you can access two large parking structures off 5th + N. Spurgeon.
The first hour is FREE in the parking structures.