More than three months after leaving his partnership at Agustín Kitchen, Tucson's star chef Ryan Clark is placing his bets on new position ... Clark has moved to Casino del Sol Resort to head up the kitchen at its Wine Spectator award-winning restaurant PY Steakhouse.
The "rising star" chef has been a fixture of Tucson's culinary scene for the past several years, after winning a series of local cooking competitions including Iron Chef Tucson. After five years as head chef at Lodge on the Desert, Clark was instrumental in reconcepting the French bistro Agustín Brasserie into the more contemporary Agustín Kitchen.
Clark announced this October that he was selling his interest in Agustín Kitchen to Mercado San Agustín owners Adam Weinstein and Jerry Dixon. Agustin Kitchen's Chef de Cuisine Brandon Dillon has also relocated downtown to Reilly Craft Pizza and Drink. Agustin Kitchen is now under the helm of Sally Kane, owner of The Coronet on Fourth Avenue.
Casino del Sol also announced a new executive chef for the property's nine restaurants, Norman Nichols. Nichols has headed up the kitchens in several gaming properties including New York's Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and Louisiana's Paragon Casino Resort.
