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US chef Rodney Wages brings Avery to Scotland
Avery Edinburgh will pay homage to the original San Francisco-based Avery that was closed last year
American chef Rodney Wages is set to open his first UK restaurant in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge on 21 May.
Avery Edinburgh is a reincarnation of the original Michelin-starred Avery that opened in San Francisco in 2018, which is named after the modern American painter Milton Avery.
Prior to opening Avery, Wages had worked at Thomas Keller’s the French Laundry, Benu in San Francisco, Saison in San Francisco and Dominique Crenn’s Atelier Crenn.
In 2023, Wages decided to close the restaurant to move it to the Scottish capital. He had travelled there the year before with his family and had “fallen in love” with Edinburgh.
The new Avery will offer a 15-course seasonal tasting menu that combines Japanese cooking techniques with his San Francisco favourites and Scottish produce from suppliers such as Castle Game, Wee Folk of the Woods, Fungi and Forage and David Lowrie.
Dishes include tortellini in brodo (handmade tortellini filled with a broth of cultured butter and mushrooms, served in a broth infused with roasted garlic, burnt onion butter and chives); cheese tart (pecan pie with toasted pecans, honeycomb, cognac and sharp Loch Arthur cheddar); and live scallop with cherry vinegar, preserved cherry blossoms and raw sesame.
The drinks offering showcases French, Italian and Californian wines, as well as sake.
The 20-cover restaurant features paintings by Wages’ friend and San Francisco-based artist Victor Reyes, as well as American ceramics and furniture.
Avery will open from Tuesdays to Saturday for dinner only.
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