Chef Shuffles

Jason McLeod Out at Ria

Jason McLeod
Jason McLeod Photo: courtesy of Ria

Here’s your end of the week shocker: Jason McLeod has left Ria. We received an odd e-mail that Daniel Grant had been promoted up from chef de cuisine, which ultimately made us wonder about what had happened to McLeoad. Then we noticed that Crain’s had broken the story, and that McLeod was “no longer with the restaurant as of Thursday.” The news is unexpected to say the least. The restaurant had been closed for most of January, as the staff did some research in New York. It had just released a brand new menu a few weeks ago. McLeod had also just been featured in the Chicago Reader’s latest Key Ingredient column. This is sad news for the Michelin starred chef, and we hope to hear more soon. [Crain’s]

Jason McLeod Out at Ria