Chez Panisse Chef David Tanis to Retire, Write NYT Column

Longtime Chez Panisse chef and cookbook author David Tanis will retire at the end of the summer to pursue his writing career, including a new column for the New York Times. Tanis has already written two cookbooks, one of which, Heart of the Artichoke, is nominated for a Beard Award this year.

No word yet on owner Alice Waters' plans to replace him, but Tanis' co-chef Jean-Pierre Moulle will remain on staff. Moulle and Tanis have been trading off kitchen duties every six months for the past several years; Tanis spends the other six months of the year in Paris working on his writing.

· Chez Panisse's David Tanis to Write For NY Times [SFGate]
· All David Tanis Coverage on Eater [-E-]
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