Head Chef Leaves Sorrel Restaurant
by Siti Zawani
@ 16 Oct 2015
When modern European restaurant Sorrel opened in January in Boon Tat Street, all eyes were focused on its rising star Chef Johnston Teo. Two weeks ago and about 10 months after Sorrel's opening, he has left the restaurant that he had a hand in opening.
Chef Teo, a Malaysian who has been living in Singapore since he was seven, is currently overseas. There are rumours that he was asked to leave, but hotelier-restaurater Loh Lik Peng has defended that claim as "not true" and that they left on a "mutual agreement". He adds that they are "still on very good terms".
Since his departure, the kitchen has been headed by Executive Chef Alex Phan, who was previously head chef of Open Door Policy in Tiong Bahru. Under chef Phan, Mr Loh says the menu is undergoing a "subtle revamp" to suit the new head chef's style. He describes the food served by chef Teo as "too high-brow" and wants to simplify the menu.
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