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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Food & Wine Best New Chef America 2012
★James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef America 2011
★James Beard Award nominee twice for Best Chef NYC
★James Beard Award nominee Best New Restaurant for Torrisi
★James Beard Award nominee Best New Restaurant for Carbone 2014
★New York Times 3 stars for Carbone
★Michelin star for Carbone (2013-2022)
★Michelin stars for Torrisi and ZZ's Clam Bar
Notable Facts
→Co-founder of Major Food Group with 30+ restaurants globally
→Carbone restaurants in NYC, Miami, Vegas, Hong Kong, London
→Graduate of Culinary Institute of America
→Worked at prestigious restaurants including Babbo, wd-50, Café Boulud
→143K Instagram followers
→Published Carbone cookbook with Assouline
→Major Food Group operates in 15+ cities worldwide
→Known for reviving Italian-American fine dining
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