Celebrity chef Tyler Florence stepped away from a role operating two cafes in Union Square last week right before the start of the NBA All-Star weekend, according to San Francisco officials who nevertheless said the downtown shopping district put on a good show for tourists in town for the basketball event and associated attractions.

Prominent chef Tyler Florence abruptly left two cafes he had been running in San Francisco’s Union Square this weekend. A San Francisco Parks and Recreation official confirmed that Florence decided to “move on” from the spaces but did not say why.