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Craig Schoettler Out at The Aviary

Craig Schoettler (r.) during construction at The Aviary.
Craig Schoettler (r.) during construction at The Aviary.

312 Dining Diva reports that Craig Schoettler, 25-year-old executive chef of The Aviary, has been let go. There’s no word why, but we wonder if it may portend a change in direction for The Aviary, whose high-priced novelty cocktails and cerebral approach (no contact with the bartenders) haven’t entirely led to love from the cocktails crowd compared to other more traditional hotspots such as The Violet Hour, Sable or The Drawing Room. We’re sure more of this story will develop; in the meantime, see Schoettler in a Key Ingredient episode shot in The Aviary’s secret bar The Office below. [312 Dining Diva]

Craig Schoettler Out at The Aviary