Last I heard,  Bussaco, the one-and- a-half year old restaurant on Union Street, had brought on Katy Sparks as co-owner and executive chef.

Sparks ran Quiltys and received a Best New Chef award from Food & Wine Magazine in 1998.  She joined the Park Slope restaurant in January after there was a parting of ways betwen Bussaco’s original chef/co-owner Matthew Schaerfer, formerly of Le Bernardin, and co-owner Scott Carny.

Now I hear that Katy Sparks is out and a new chef is in.  Turns out she wasn’t a co-owner after all.

Personally I’ve enjoyed most of my almost 10 meals at the restaurant and I especially love the bar, which has a great wine selection. Not surprisingly owner Carnery is a top sommelier.

In the snowy recessionary winter of 2010, is the restaurant going to survive? It’s a nicely designed space with a fabulous bar, good service and generally good food.

What is happening?