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Chef Neroni has been on the front lines of the restaurant industry for 30 years, and after Covid and a particularly rough year of personal loss, he has decided to take a step back from day-to-day operations to focus on his family and his hospitality consultancy. “After a decade of work together on The Rose Venice, Catch & Release, and Best Bet, Chef Jason Neroni and his partnership group are announcing their mutual decision to part ways. In response to the closure, Sprout and Neroni issued a joint statement to Eater via email:

Workers at Best Bet were notified late Sunday of the restaurant’s closure. Owned by Mike Glick, Sprout’s portfolio of affiliated LA restaurants also includes Republique, Redbird, Yangban, and Vespertine. Jason Neroni, the chef/partner of Best Bet and the Rose Venice, is no longer involved with the two restaurants, according to Sprout, the restaurants’ primary investor and operator. Best Bet in Culver City held its final service on Sunday, December 17, after being open for just five months.