Nate Appleman at Chipotle?
I don’t normally write about celebrity chefs or restaurant gossip. In general the tabloid-esque aspect of restaurant buzz has no baring on anything that I care about in food, but this is somewhat interesting. Nate Appleman, the award-winning chef who opened San Francisco’s A-16 and then left for a turn at opening a Keith McNally restaurant- Pulino, has now left to work for Chipotle. Apparently you can find him making burritos at the Chelsea location of the chain. Don’t be fooled, though, he will not be a burrito maker for long— he is just getting a hang of the day to day before returning to work corporate for the company to help achieve their goals of sourcing the best local ingredients possible and creating a better burrito. Appleman discusses how this is much more fulfilling than being a chef… what do you think?
