BREAKING: Chef Matthew Levin out at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse

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BREAKING: Chef Matthew Levin out at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse

POSTED: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 6:50 PM

Filed Under: Food News

Lacroix assistant manager Alexandra Townsend just confimed that executive chef Matthew Levin has left the Rittenhouse Hotel restaurant. "He has no confirmed new location," says Townsend, who did not comment on the reason for Levin's departure. "He is not going to another restaurant or hotel." Word has it that Levin will being pursuing his own project — most likely in Philadelphia. A replacement has yet to be named; Townsend would not confirm or deny a rumor from our source that chef de cuisine Jason Cichonski would be stepping into the exec role.

Levin joined the Lacroix kitchen in 2006, bringing a majorly modern edge to legendary chef Jean-Marie Lacroix's restaurant.

UPDATE [4:55 p.m.]: Michael Klein of The Insider has info on Levin's plans.

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Posted 2008-12-09 14:32:11

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vst

Posted 2008-12-09 23:32:10

Congrats Chef you deserve the best. i know your place will kick ass!!! cant wait to come check it out... lacroix will never be the same

foodie

Posted 2008-12-10 23:41:40

youve got to keep us all posted about what youre doing. youll be missed, youve set the bar in philly high and whoever tries to take your spot ha, youre the man chef, we love you best of luck. the rittenhouse will be lost without you, good decision to get out!

gbv

Posted 2008-12-11 01:06:44

The RIttenhouse will NOT be lost without him. He barely lifted a finger in the two and a half years that he was there.

danb

Posted 2008-12-12 21:53:19

I have to agree with gbv- Levin didn't do much at all, just took all of the credit. I will be very suprised if he goes on to do anything decent. He's got the backers sure but does not have the skill or anyone with the skill that will work under him.

Posted 2008-12-14 17:51:43

how will lacroix never be the same..... Jason Cichonski did all the cooking and wrote all the menus just like every chef de cuisine does for the executive chef.....If you mean then by persona it won't be the same I don't think it was there to begin with....

Posted 2008-12-14 18:06:27

he used to sit and eat chicken wings consistently in The Mans office that "Man" being Jean Marie Lacroix the only chef that really ever existed at the rittenhouse

Bud

Posted 2008-12-15 18:17:36

I wonder if the name of his new resturant will be "Deep Fried Flip Flops"

Some guy

Posted 2008-12-16 00:01:56

BAHAHAHAHA

Posted 2008-12-21 10:57:18

or Fat Matt's

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