Chef Shuffles

As the AQ team prepares to open their second restaurant, TBD, they're shaking up the kitchen a little bit: longtime sous chef James Wong has been promoted to chef de cuisine under executive chef Mark Liberman, while pastry chef (and 2013 Eater Hottest Chef champion) Maya Erickson is off to Europe to stage for a while, with Rikki Garcia (pictured at right; Campton Place, Village Pub) slotting into her role. Erickson may rejoin the AQ team at a later date, perhaps for their Mélange project in the Mission. [Inside Scoop]