ReTreat In Costa Mesa Has Closed. Where Are Dave Mau and Cody Requejo Now?

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • March 16, 2011
The ReTreat, the Costa Mesa sushi-bar-cum-breakfast-cum-barbecue restaurant where the irrepressible Dave Mau and rock & roll sushi master Cody Requejo worked, actually ended its run Dec. 20, 2010.  But I didn't know about its demise until I tried...
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