Couillard gone?

[vidkid]

Heard a rumour that Greg Gouillard (of Spice Room) has left and is not coming back. Anyone else notice/hear this?

[ekammin]

Strange. The article says he is going to Ajijic.

Ajijic is a town in the Mexican state of Jalisco which has a large number of Canadian and American retirees. It has its share of restaurants. but is hardly one of the food catitals of the world. If he opens a restaurant there , it will probably be far better, and far more expensive, than anything there now.

[OnDaGo]

Here he is: "Number Four, Calle Donato Guerra 4. Go wild for the tastes of Africa with the culinary creations of Greg Couillard, the “bad boy” chef from Toronto’s Spice Room. Tel. [phone]."

[abigllama]

I spoke with someone that works at SR last week. He is apparently going to be a bit more hands off but still associated with the Spice Room. So he's not bailing out just splitting his time between here a warmer climate. Sounds more like he's tired of Tornot winters.

[ChalkBoy]

http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story...

Says he's writing a book.

[Snarf]

Is he retired or is he off to explore another cuisine? His last few gigs seemed to do well, so good for him if he's taking a break. I definitely enjoyed his food over the years.

[tjr]

Yep. Here's some more info:

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/story.html?id=1580286
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090502.STKATES02ART1317//TPStory/Style
http://guadalajarareporter.com/index.... [works from Google cache]

[ChalkBoy]

The first link is an article about his sister from 2006.

And the last link doesn't open.

[tjr]

Sorry, pasted the wrong link!