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Ashmore offered over the weekend that he had stepped far from his role as executive chef of the Dean Banks Neighborhood, which backed ASKR, after nearly three years.
“The time has come for me to high-tail on to my next streak,” he acknowledged.
It is legendary that ASKR, which opened in Leith assist March and specialised in fire pit-model barbecue cooking, closed its doorways last month.
The positioning has therefore hosted a pop-up for a brand recent seafood concept called Plaice, with Banks expected to permanently relaunch the positioning below that achieve in the approaching months.
Commenting on Ashmore’s departure and the closure of ASKR, Banks acknowledged: “It was a pleasure to enhance Dan Ashmore as he opened his first solo project, ASKR, in Leith.
“In the most up-to-date native weather it’s incredibly complex for unbiased restaurants to outlive, by no methodology ideas thrive, with ASKR sadly becoming one amongst the most up-to-date casualties of our most up-to-date authorities.
“We want Dan every success in the future along with his next role and net titillating plans for a brand recent project at the positioning of ASKR, following the success of the seafood pop-up Plaice.”
As executive chef of the Dean Banks Neighborhood, Ashmore oversaw kitchen operations across its estate, which comprises Edinburgh restaurants Dean Banks at The Pompadour and Dulse, as successfully as Haar in St Andrews.
“I sit down up for seeing the neighborhood proceed to grow and will be a enthusiastic supporter of them from afar,” Ashmore continued.
“My proudest moment over these past few years has been to assume the younger cooks in the neighborhood change into leaders of their respective kitchens and net the autonomy to manufacture choices and make brilliant dishes.”
The Dean Banks Neighborhood is but to verify who will change Ashmore.
