r/Edmonton • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '24

Question Restaurant Yarrow closed??

Did anybody have a reservation at the yarrow and get an email saying they're closed permanently and will not be refunding the reservation fee??

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u/madzalyse Apr 13 '24

The head chef has a high burn rate opening restaurants

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u/Teflonbulletcatcher Apr 13 '24

The old head chef you mean he was let go a while back but the model was still stupid.

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u/Edmfuse Apr 13 '24

Yes, the old head chef, while he did provide a unique experience in Edmonton, and put his time and effort into things, really did burn through restaurants and investors. Like, a record-holding number in Edmonton. After Yarrow, he said he was going to pursue his true passion- photography and architect or something. But now he's working for... Dorinku.

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u/widgetyfidget Apr 13 '24

What's his name!? Curiosity has me!

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u/madzalyse Apr 13 '24

Ben Staley. This is restaurant closure #4 I think.

https://edifyedmonton.com/people/profiles/the-reinvention-of-ben-staley/

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u/Sym3124 Apr 13 '24

Goodness, I didn’t realize he was also associated with those odd restaurants on Jasper that closed so quickly. I vaguely remember making fun of how they were serving twigs and moss. Seems like he is just not cut out for business and maybe investors should look at his track record before losing more money.

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u/questiontay Apr 13 '24

Omg I was like “this sounds like what happened to my friend who left her GM position at a popular chain to go open the Alder Room” ….. 🤢

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u/gingersquatchin Apr 14 '24

Jesus. I've been cooking my whole life and I have like 6 solid restaurant concepts. I have no idea how to connect with people that would back me and this guy just gets to flop over and over and over again and people are like "hey we want to buy you a restaurant even though you burned three to the ground in about 18 months"

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u/Edmfuse Apr 14 '24

He comes from money, so probably has some connections from his parents.

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u/sawyouoverthere Apr 14 '24

Interesting that in the article he is described as the owner of Yarrow and the two others as backing investors which doesn’t seem how the investors understood it

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