It’s a warm afternoon and we have the serene patio almost entirely to ourselves. Sunlight peeks through the retractable canvas awning. A butterfly flits along the vines of the vertical garden. “So how ...

“It takes a skilled karigar and a lot of patience to hand pleat a textile of varied nature and convert it into an outfit,” says Amit Aggarwal, while explaining how he does knife pleating on garments.

View from the top. Photo by Anne Marie Panoringan. While it’s been months since Knife Pleat initially opened its doors, their lunch and tea service began late last month. We made a reservation to ...

Knife Pleat has finally arrived at South Coast Plaza, looking as chic as a boutique and offering plates that are just as stylish. The power couple: French chef Esnault came West after helping Alain ...

Several years ago, then-Business Journal Editor-in-Chief and Insider columnist Mark Mueller and I enjoyed a multi-course dinner at Knife Pleat, one of Orange County’s few Michelin-starred restaurants.

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 ...

On Black Friday of all days, I had just finished eating lunch at Knife Pleat, the 6-month-old French restaurant inside South Coast Plaza, when the lights flickered and then stayed off in the dining ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Both recommend the $165 roast duck for two, which must be ...

The Michelin Guide has announced its closely watched food awards for 2021, and several Orange County restaurants were among those honored in Southern California, highlighting the efforts that local ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. The couple behind Downtown’s Spring and Church & State are ...