US chef Rodney Wages brings Avery to Scotland

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.