Celebrity chef Hugh Acheson has left Mount Royal and Spaceman at the Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta, just a few months after having helped to open both hotel dining concepts.
“I can confirm that Hugh Acheson is no longer part of Mount Royal and Spaceman,” a representative for Acheson told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via email. Eater Atlanta first reported the departure. Mount Royal is temporarily closed for dinner.
Montreal-inspired steakhouse Mount Royal and rooftop lounge Spaceman both opened in December 2021. Chris Wilkins of the recently-shuttered Root Baking Co. and chef Sam Herndon, who were also involved as culinary consultants, have both since parted from the venture.
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Mount Royal is still open for breakfast daily, “and we look forward to welcoming guests back in for dinner soon,” Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta Kristi Cotten said in a prepared statement shared with the AJC. Spaceman continues to operate in the evenings Thursdays through Sundays.
Acheson, a native of Canada and a James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author, owns Empire State South in Midtown and Five & Ten in Athens. He’s no stranger to hotel dining concepts, having helped open By George in the Candler Hotel and the now-shuttered Achie’s at the Omni Hotel at Battery Atlanta. He also served as a culinary partner for Punch Bowl Social, which has a location at Battery Atlanta.
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