OWNER, SAPPHIRE CATERING, SAPP HIRE AT WORK
WHY: Renowned fine dining chef. Longtime owner of Sapphire Restaurant in Laguna Beach, a highly acclaimed spot along Coast Highway which he sold in early 2020. Now runs other catering, food-for- office businesses.
IN THE NEWS: Well known in OC’s philanthropic circles. In 2008, the chef/entrepreneur founded Sapphire at School, an innovative school lunch program currently partnered with nine schools in Orange County. The program feeds more than 5,000 students daily.
QUOTABLE: “Remember the day you were born you were crying and everyone around you was laughing. Live such a life that the day you leave, you are smiling and everyone around you will be crying.”
