In the lead-up to the already controversial opening of Tesla Diner in LA came the unexpected hiring of Eric Greenspan, the LA chef famous for his critically acclaimed grilled cheese joint .

Just his involvement was news in the food world . It felt like a minor local food celebrity with plenty of community goodwill was picking a self-consciously edgy stepping stone to wider ambitions. Other chefs, like Paul Kahan of Chicago , had shied away from working with Musk, and said so publicly. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times’ story about the opening of the diner indicated that Greenspan also intended to open a Jewish Deli called Mish not far from Tesla Diner.

Well, according to a report Tuesday from the Los Angeles Times, Greenspan says he is in fact leaving to focus on his Jewish De

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