Guest Chef Zov Karamardian. Melissa's/World Variety Produce, February 2005.
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"10 Best Burgers, " Food & Wine. August 2004. Photographs byTina Rupp, Food Styling by Alison Attenborough. The Great Burger Challenge, F&W challenged 10 chefs to invent delicious burgers that are creative and simple to make. Click Here to See Zov's recipe for Pan-fried Salmon Burger with Cabbage Slaw

"At Home in the Kitchen, Our Favorite Place" Bon Appétit. March 2004, Food Photography by Brian Leatart, Kitchen Photography by Grey Crawford. "Southern California Style. Mediterranean Casual. Zov Karamardian: A popular chef-restaurateur creates a big family dinner in a great gathering place."
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"From Syria, With Love" Los Angeles Times Magazine. January 25, 2004 By Ross Newhan, photographed by William Aidasson. "How Zovag Karamardian created a dining institution by blending passion and a cook's curiousity with culinary memoires from the kitchen of her Grandmother's Middle Eastern home..." Here to Read the Article

Orange County Register
"Renowned bistro owner has high school students cooking with class! Seventeen Valley High School students gathered around nationally renowned chef Zov Karamardian for a three-month cooking class: Dining Etiquette. The students learned the craft of gourmet cooking. Zov teaches technique---not recipes. Home economics teacher at Valley High School said it was like having Alan Dershowitz volunteer to teach a class on law. Nobody ever volunteers to come here. Zov says, "If I can make a difference in someone's life, I've won."

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4/3/2009
Kindergarten cooks: Zov's Grandkids Carry on Tradition
From generation to generation, a passion for cooking is a character trait in the Karamardian family. Zov Karamardian, chef-owner of Zov's Bistro in Tustin and Zov's Cafes in Irvine and Newport Coast, crafted her culinary skills in her early teens. Her beloved mother, the late Araxi Soghomonian, was a gifted home cook and played a big part in nurturing Zov's palate and talent.