For the past twelve years, Chef Ronny Emborg has been the quiet force at the center of Atera—shaping our kitchen, our team, and the way guests experience our little corner of Worth Street.  With his sensory approach to cooking, Ronny turned each service into an immersive sequence of flavors, textures, and aromas that guests still talk about long after the evening ends.

Ronny’s time at Atera has given rise to dishes that have become part of our shared memory: delicious bites like the cheese waffle with fermented mushrooms and truffle, luminous caviar compositions, and delicately balanced seafood courses that seem to disappear quickly.

In our kitchen, Ronny has been more than an executive chef—he has been a mentor, a standard‑bearer, and a calm center in the middle of a very intense room.  His steady, thoughtful leadership helped shape a team that cooks with precision and heart, and many of the plates you see today carry his fingerprint in their balance and restraint.

At the end of August, Ronny will be leaving Atera to embark on a new chapter in his journey.  While we will miss him dearly at the counter each night, we are incredibly excited to watch what he creates next.

To Ronny: thank you for the years of dedication, the standards you set, the team you’ve grown, and the countless services that have stayed with our guests long after they left the dining room.  Your touch will always be part of Atera’s story—in the way we cook, the way we welcome people, and the way we keep pushing ourselves to make dinner feel like something larger than a meal.

Over the coming weeks, we invite you to join us in celebrating Ronny’s tenure at Atera.  If you’ve been meaning to visit—or to return—this is a beautiful moment to sit at the counter, experience these dishes once more, and help us send him off with the warmth and gratitude he deserves.