Tyler Florence poses next to the kitchen at Miller & Lux in San Francisco on June 19, 2023.

One of San Francisco’s most famous chefs unexpectedly closed a downtown pastry shop without any advanced notice this past week.

Tyler Florence, the Food Network TV star and chef-owner of Miller & Lux and Wayfare Tavern, stepped away from Miller & Lux Provisions, including both the patisserie and temporarily closed sister cafe known for rotisserie chicken that were located at Union Square plaza, as first reported by the San Francisco Examiner.

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The sudden closure comes less than two years after he received a sizable grant to help efforts to revive downtown. Following the abrupt closures, city officials scrambled to find a replacement ahead of the big NBA All-Star Weekend and Lunar New Year Parade, and they found a willing candidate in b. Patisserie, a James Beard Award-winning bakery known for pastries and tartines. SFGATE reached out to Florence but did not hear back in time for publication.

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