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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurateur 2009
★James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year 2000
★James Beard Foundation Outstanding Service Award 1995
★James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant 2014 (Bâtard)
★James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage 2008
★Bon Appétit Restaurateur of the Year 2000
★DiRoNA Hall of Fame and Humanitarian Award
★Michelin stars for Corton (2 stars) and Bâtard (1 star)
★Three Wine Spectator Grand Awards (only restaurant group to achieve this)
★Multiple three-star New York Times reviews
Notable Facts
→Founder of Myriad Restaurant Group with 40+ restaurants worldwide
→Co-founded Nobu with Robert De Niro and Nobu Matsuhisa
→Pioneered Tribeca as premier dining destination with Montrachet in 1985
→Cornell University School of Hotel Management graduate 1977
→Published USA Today bestselling memoir in 2025
→13K Instagram followers as active restaurateur
→Partnership history with celebrities including Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Francis Ford Coppola
→Only restaurant group to earn three Wine Spectator Grand Awards
→Multiple James Beard Foundation awards winner
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