Chef Shuffles

As Sean Baker turns more of his attention to the blossoming Verbena, he's appointed a new executive chef to handle the kitchen at his original Berkeley spot, Gather. Charis Wahl is a five-year veteran of the Gather kitchen (she's also worked at Rivoli and Ozumo), and says she plans to keep up the restaurant's solid variety of vegetarian and vegan options while focusing on fermentation and whole-animal butchery projects. [Inside Scoop]