After a nine month closure following a kitchen fire, celebrity chef Richard Blais's Ember & Rye restaurant will reopen soon in San Diego's North County.
As part of Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa's $50 million renovation, San Diego-based celebrity chef Richard Blais opened Ember & Rye restaurant in March 2021, offering a menu centered around San Diego produce, locally-caught seafood, raw bar items, and dry-aged steaks. Chef Richard Blais is most known as the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars in 2011, but has appeared in many cooking programs, including Iron Chef America, Chopped All-Stars, Top Chef, Master Chef, Guy's Grocery Games, Cutthroat Kitchen, Cooks vs Cons, and Next Level Chef. He was also the founding chef of Juniper & Ivy and The Crack Shack locations in Little Italy and California English restaurant in Mira Mesa.
There was a reportedly a grease fire at Ember & Rye restaurant on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, that resulted in extensive damage to the kitchen area. Fortunately, nobody was injured in the blaze. Initially, it was expected that the restaurant would reopen within a couple of weeks but nearly nine months later and the restaurant remains close.
After months of speculation on whether it would ever return, Ember & Rye has now set a June 22 reopening date. In a video posted to social media, Richard Blais promises brand new menu items and a future unveiling of a recently-hired chef de cuisine.
Ember & Rye is located at 7100 Aviara Resort Drive within the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in San Diego's North County community of Carlsbad. For more information, visit hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/california/park-hyatt-aviara-resort/sanpa.
