Chef returns to work after going ‘missing’

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – A renowned Ontario chef who was missing for about 10 days will be returning to work.

Langdon Hall, a luxury hotel in Cambridge, Ont., announced Thursday that Jonathan Gushue will return Tuesday to lead the kitchen after nearly three months off work.

Gushue was last seen checking out of a hotel in downtown Toronto on New Year’s Eve and family reported him missing after not hearing from him for several days.

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He was found alive and well outside the province more than a week later, but Waterloo Regional Police wouldn’t say where or what they discovered about why Gushue had disappeared.

The 41-year-old chef had disappeared for days at a time in the past, but the length of time since his family had last heard from him prompted them to call police.

Langdon Hall says Gushue has taken the three months off to “focus on his personal issues, health and well-being” and the owners support him “in his ongoing recovery and have confidence that he will return with renewed energy and enthusiasm.”

When police were looking for Gushue, they said he may have been going by the name Jonathan Herder, using his middle name as his last name.

Before taking his current job, Gushue worked at several high-profile hotel restaurants, including the now-closed Truffles restaurant at the Four Seasons in Toronto.

A biography on the Langdon Hall website said the award-winning chef was born in St. John’s, N.L., but moved away at age 19.