On the Line: Azmin Ghahreman of Sapphire, Part One

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • March 22, 2011
Before opening the much-beloved Sapphire in Laguna Beach, owner and chef Azmin Ghahreman was the executive chef of the four restaurants at St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in Dana Point. Before that, the well-traveled, Iran-born chef studied...
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