Spring's Tony Esnault and Yassmin Sarmadi to open a French restaurant at South Coast Plaza

Spring's Tony Esnault and Yassmin Sarmadi to open a French restaurant at South Coast Plaza called Knife Pleat.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2018
One of Los Angeles’ most lauded chefs is headed to a shopping center in Orange County. Tony Esnault, the chef at the downtown L.A. French restaurants Spring and Church & State, and his wife and business partner Yassmin Sarmadi, plan to open Knife...
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