Knife Pleat

Knife Pleat
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Restaurant information
Established2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Owner(s)Tony Esnault
Yassmin Sarmadi
Head chefTony Esnault
Food typeFrench cuisine
Rating1 Michelin star (Michelin Guide)
Street address3333 S. Bristol Street
(located in the penthouse of South Coast Plaza)
CityCosta Mesa
CountyOrange County
StateCalifornia
Postal/ZIP Code92626
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33°41′30″N 117°53′22″W / 33.69167°N 117.88944°W / 33.69167; -117.88944
Seating capacity~80
Websitewww.knifepleat.com

Knife Pleat is a French restaurant run by chef Tony Esnault and his wife and restaurateur Yassmin Sarmadi in Costa Mesa, California.

Esnault and Sarmadi are best known for creating Los Angeles restaurants Spring[1] and Church & State[2]

Knife Pleat is located in the penthouse of South Coast Plaza and seats approximately 80 people in two dining areas.

In 2021, the restaurant was awarded one Michelin star.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Chef Tony Esnault and Yassmin Sarmadi Join Forces to Open Spring: Between French Bistro and Fine Dining". 12 July 2012.
  2. ^ "LA's French cuisine power couple to open new restaurant in Orange County". 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Knife Pleat – Costa Mesa - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant".
  4. ^ "Costa Mesa's Knife Pleat earns a Michelin star". Los Angeles Times. 29 September 2021.