Acclaimed Burger Chef Chris Kronner Has Departed Henry’s in Berkeley | Eater SF

"When Chris Kronner took over the kitchen at Henry's at the Graduate Hotel in 2018, I saw it as a game-changer for the historic pub, which had previously been more of a place to catch Cal games than a culinary destination. He brought near-universally vaunted dry-aged Kronnerburgers—served very salty and very rare—and a menu of upscale, California-inflected dishes like halibut tartare and a take on Parisian gnocchi, a bold, ambitious shift even if it wasn't perfect. That experiment ended when Kronner left sometime in November; the restaurant has since hired chef Daniel Westfall and director of food and beverage Peter Houck and moved toward a more conventional pub menu featuring chicken wings, a non-Kronner burger, and a substantial barbecue section—changes Kronner says have “absolutely nothing to do with anything that I created.”" - Luke Tsai