Boarding House Executive Chef Christian Gosselin Is Out
By Amy Cavanaugh in Food on Apr 7, 2013 8:00PM
Photo by Alpana Singh.
Alpana Singh opened the restaurant in December and while everyone loves the design and wine, it hasn't exactly gotten rave reviews for the food. A March Time Out Chicago review wrote of Gosselin's food: "Nor does his menu immediately invite much interest. Gosselin hails from French Canada, which explains the menu’s Quebecois motif (poutine, smoked meat at the bar) but doesn’t really account for the rest of the dishes, which are a mélange of New American tropes (kale Caesar, hamachi crudo) and something that approximates Continental cuisine (lamb chops, chicken-liver mousse) with disjointed international ingredients thrown in (like cumin, or mango). If I’m flailing here in describing Gosselin’s style, it’s because as far as I can tell, he doesn’t have one."
Bjorn Rasmussen, who was second in command in the kitchen, has been promoted to chef de cuisine and will work with Singh and sommelier Dan Pilkey to offer a wine-friendly, Mediterranean-inspired menu over the next few months.