Alpana Singh Leaving Check, Please

By Anthony Todd in Food on Jan 23, 2013 5:00PM

"It's been a pleasure spending Friday nights with you for so many years," Alpana Singh wrote in a blog posted earlier today. Singh announced that she will be leaving the popular WTTW show Check, Please after 10 years as host.

Singh tweeted early this morning.

Each great bottle must come to must come to an end. We are left with the memories created while drinking it.

Based on previous rumors that she would be leaving Check, Please, we suspected this meant the day had finally come.

Singh will be focusing on her new restaurant, The Boarding House.

My restaurant has only been open a little over a month, and I can see already just how important it is for me to keep my work there my sole priority and professional responsibility. In order for me to be able to provide the best possible experience, to offer this city a restaurant like no other, I have to dedicate myself fully and completely to The Boarding House, its terrific staff, and its wonderful and lively guests.

No word yet on a replacement. Good luck, Alpana - we'll miss you!