Hard-hitter Joshua Roland has resigned from Jim Edmond’s downtown restaurant Fifteen. Peter Beberman, with whom Roland shared the title of executive chef, has taken over the helm.
A press release said Roland intends to focus his attention on developing a “unique restaurant concept.” No word yet on what that will be or where it will happen, though we confirmed that Roland is still in The STL. One wonders if plans involve his Web site Pork Innovation Gastronomy, aka PIG, which has been “coming soon” for a while. Watch this space for updates.
Update: Roland checked in to report that he hasn’t yet decided on a next step. Options include a cooking stint in London, though he said he is “desperately trying to stay in St. Louis.” Currently, Roland’s chewing on the idea of a laid-back barbecue restaurant. “I’d like to put plastic gloves on the table so you can pick at a whole roasted pig,” he said.
This article appears in May 1-31, 2009.