Unplugged: Tesla chef exits diner after 4 months

ERIC GREENSPAN SAYS HE PLANS TO OPEN HIS OWN RESTAURANT

- STEPHANIE BREIJO AND SUHAUNA HUSSAIN

THE TESLA Diner and Drive-In restaurant and Supercharger opened in L.A. in July with Eric Greenspan, in black, in the kitchen.

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THE CHEF and co-operator behind Tesla Diner, one of the city's most notable and polarizing new restaurants, is exiting the project. Staff told the L.A. Times that the combination electric vehicle charging station and diner will also shift to a fullservice restaurant model soon.

The first restaurant from electric-vehicle company Tesla debuted at the border of Hollywood and West Hollywood in July, drawing throngs of fans as well as protesters for months. Its chef, Eric Greenspan, headed the kitchen with a menu of American classics such as milkshakes, tuna melts, burgers and Wagyu-chili hot dogs.

But the New School American Cheese founder and former Foundry chef, who also helped launch Mr. Beast Burger and the Weight Watchers cafe, said he is no longer tied to the diner and that his departure was in the works for more than one month.