“Did you know that Alefantis had a partner in the business? Who abruptly quit?”
Yes. She was and is still is a prominent chef. They had a restaurant together for several years and then she went out on her own to do her own menu. Chefs do such things all the time. She gave an interview about it when she left, maybe you missed it.
“She was and is still is a prominent chef.”
Who had a teen age son at the time.