Holland-Toll: No longer on boardWeeks before a planned relaunch built around a casual, value-driven concept, the Larkspur restaurant formerly known as the Lark Creek Inn has lost its executive chef. In an email, Erica Holland-Toll didn't indicate why she stepped down, and told SFoodie her future plans are uncertain, but that leaving Lark Creek was a "tough decision," adding, "I loved Lark Creek and everyone was so supportive of me." As of this morning, Holland-Toll was still described on the Lar
kellycorryn, via FlickrLewis is replacing Erica Holland-TollThe Tavern at Lark Creek has a new chef. Randy Lewis will step into the void created by Erica Holland-Toll's last-minute departure, first reported here earlier today. Lewis made a name for himself at Restaurant Indigo in Louisiana. After moving west, he became exec chef for Kendall-Jackson and chef at Mecca in SF. The 39-year-old chef will have his work cut out for him: The Tavern at Lark Creek is due to open in just a few short weeks.
Erica Holland-TollErica Holland-Toll has picked up the chef's clipboard at Ducca (50 Third St. at Mission), taking over from Richard Corbo. Holland-Toll's last gig was at Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur, which closed in April before a major overhaul (it opened earlier this month as the Tavern at Lark Creek).
Holland-Toll joined Lark Creek as executive chef in August 2007. She previously worked under Jan Birnbaum at the now-defunct Catahoula in Calistoga, and in S.F. at Fifth Floor and Acme Chophous
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