Disgraced Chef Charlie Halowell Is Selling a Restaurant

"Boot & Shoe Service, one of three Oakland restaurants he runs, to Jen Cramer, an employee who used to manage Pizzaiolo (another of Hallowell’s spots), and her husband Richard Clark, a former manager at baking savant Chad Robertson’s Tartine Manufactory. They’re expected to assume 100 percent ownership within two months, the Chronicle reports — enough time to get the financials figured out. They’re applying for a small-business loan and taking investments from family and friends. The name and concept (upscale pizzeria) won’t be changed, they say. “We’re trying to make the transition very seamless,” Cramer explains. “We’re trying to preserve everything that makes the restaurant great.” This means the current chef, Bradley Ceynowa, and menu will stay as is." - Clint Rainey