Rich Mead Triumphantly Returns to Newport Beach With Farmhouse Café at Roger's Gardens

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 3, 2016
Rich Mead used to have two restaurants in Newport Beach: Sage and Sage On the Coast. But when the economy tanked, Sage On the Coast closed. And then, after his landlord refused to renew the lease, the 15-year-old Sage was also forced to shutter,...
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