Setsun East Announces Closing You have two weeks left to enjoy the acclaimed restaurant â including a final weekend with chef Jason Zygmont Tweet Share
Chef Jason ZygmontPhoto: Eric EnglandIn the end, the tornado-pandemic punch was too much. As I reported last summer, chef Jason Zygmont cooked one perfect night with his popular pop-up restaurant at Vandyke Bed & Beverage. That night, unfortunately, was March 2, 2020. The tornado hit early the next morning, and the coronavirus pandemic the next week. Like many places across the city, Setsunâs doors closed temporarily.
Zygmont regrouped, and by June opened Setsun East in the liquor-themed boutique hotel. Later in the summer, Zygmont himself moved to Dallas because his girlfriend had an opportunity there. His team continued to serve Setsunâs spectacular food and he traveled back and forth. âThey did a great job in my absence, but the financial burden is too much,â he sa