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A cursed kitchen? Chef leaves Concepcion restaurant, calls it a "misconcepcion"
- Concepción opened just this spring in a location that some consider cursed.Photo by Karen Burd
- Jonathan Jones said that he doesn't know what is next for him.Concepción/Facebook
Further proof that the Concepción (formerly Oceans, and before that Bistro Vino) location is cursed? Jonathan Jones has left the kitchen.
Jones made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon in a now-deleted Facebook post, proclaiming Concepción a "misconcepcion" and asking whether anyone knew of any open positions. His supporters reacted in shock.
"I left literally about three hours ago," the local chef explained to CultureMap. He acknowledged that his post was made in haste.
The concept for Concepción was announced this spring — just a few short months after Jones stepped down from Xuco Xicana — as a joint endeavor between the chef, Ocean's owner Jorge Alvarez and service manager Matthew McLaughlin.
Jones said that he is currently dealing with "emotional fallout" and that he is unsure about next steps. The parting, he claimed, was not a positive one.