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Michael Chernow Biography

Birth Name:Michael Chernow

Fast Facts

  • Studied culinary arts and restaurant management at the French Culinary Institute
  • Got his start in the industry as a bartender at the Life nightclub in New York City in 1996
  • Best known as the co-owner of The Meatball Shop in New York City
  • Opened The Meatball Shop with his childhood friend Daniel Holzman in 2010, which was so successful that four other locations and a cookbook soon followed
  • Worked as a bartender and manager at Frank in New York City for seven years, developing his own loyal following