Chef Tyson Amick of Aubriana’s announced May 17 via Facebook that he is departing Wilmington and heading to Colorado.
 
Amick said he visited Colorado in January and fell in love with the landscape and lifestyle. Having spent his entire culinary career thus far in North Carolina, he said he feels it’s time to discover a new market.
 
“I think working in different markets is important in order to grow as a chef,” Amick said.
 
Amick, who worked at Marc’s on Market before joining the team at Aubriana’s three and a half years ago, has accepted a position with an exclusive private club in the mountains of Colorado between the villages of Vail and Aspen.
 
Aubriana’s sous chef Patrick McAndrew, who has worked at the restaurant for the past seven years, has also announced his departure. He will be moving across town to work with chef Matt Kahrs at Port City Chop House.
 
“I’m very excited to make that transition,” McAndrew said. “And I look forward to bringing what I brought to the table at Aubriana’s to the table there.”
 
Amick and McAndrew said that they have been involved in helping owners Carol Roggeman and Ron Jackson to find their replacements.
 
“We really want to make sure whoever we select is the best person for the job and I hope to leave this kitchen as good or better than I found it,” Amick said. “I’ve had a huge amount of support from the local community, and it’s with a heavy heart that I make this transition.”
 
Locals can keep up to date with Amick’s culinary adventures via his Facebook page, Grits and Glory.
 
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