Ryan Skeen, chef on the move. (Photo courtesy of the James Beard Foundation)

As of 2:30pm yesterday, chef Ryan Skeen was dismissed by his Allen & Delancey boss, Dick Friedberg. Skeen told the Feed that the method of termination was “via e-mail.” Cold. The Twitter world was already privy to Skeen’s dissatisfaction with his most recent job. It’s too bad, since TONY restaurant critic Jay Cheshes was duly impressed with Skeen’s evolution as a chef at that particular gig. He wrote in this fall’s Allen & Delancey review: “This rapidly maturing talent—his food here is far and away his most impressive to date—might soon put him in the ranks of the best cooks in New York.” Skeen will be talking to the Feed later today about what exactly went down, and his plans now that he’s free. Meanwhile, we fear not for the chef’s future—his career is just taking off. As for Allen & Delancey, well, where does the troubled restaurant go from here?

Correction: Ryan Skeen was dismissed this morning via e-mail, and was told that his tenure would officially be over today at 2:30pm.