Greg Howe of Raya at The Ritz-Carlton, Part One

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • August 31, 2010
Raya, the new restaurant at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, is Richard Sandoval's restaurant. Including this one, the celebrity chef (that you may not have heard of but will soon enough) has opened three eateries in Southern California since...
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