Retired Lafayette Cafe Chef Writing Cookbook

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • August 11, 2014
Lafayette Cafe was a legend. It opened in 1972 at what is now the location of Thai Nakorn in Garden Grove and fed the county coq a vin, steak tartare and other French delicacies for 30 years, finally closing in 2002 when its chef and owner, Chef...
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