If The Black Hoof’s twitter account is to be believed, Grant van Gameren is leaving the highly regarded restaurant. This intensely disheartening message was just sent out a few minutes ago:
“Its been AMAZING feeding all you over the years!BUT, I am no longer affiliated with the Black Hoof. Please follow me @grantvangameren PLS RT”
We tried getting ahold of him to no avail, and we assume that just about every other food-type in the city is looking for him too.
We’ll update as more information becomes available.
Update: Toronto Life reports that Van Gameren is, in fact, leaving The Hoof. Apparently he and co-owner Jen Agg had been discussing the possibility for a while. Agg tells Toronto Life that major changes are not expected at the restaurant since chef Brandon Olsen has been running the kitchen for the past few months anyway. Plans for Black Hoof and Company have been put on the back burner.