The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel

An Underground Indian Food Star Finally Gets His Shot in Orange County | Eater LA

"Hidden in the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Chef Sanjay Rawat has long been the hotel’s chef de cuisine whose boisterous, flavorful Indian feasts—particularly for weddings and annual festivals like Diwali—have been in high demand but largely unavailable to casual diners and even hotel guests. He will run the property’s massive multi-day Diwali festival, including a big $225 dinner on November 4, and his inventive, playful presentations translate into what could be some of the most incredible Indian fine dining in Southern California, from spiced Chilean sea bass with roasted delicata squash to an exceptional rack of lamb over forbidden rice and handi sauce, transforming a venue that was previously a staid hotel steakhouse." - Farley Elliott