Michael Symon
Michael D. Symon (born September 19, 1969) is an American chef,
restaurateur, television personality, and author. He is seen regularly on
Food Network on shows such as ''
Iron Chef America'', ''Burgers, Brew and 'Que,
Food Feuds'', and ''
The Best Thing I Ever Ate'', as well as ''Cook Like an Iron Chef'' on the'' ''
Cooking Channel and''
The Chew'' on
ABC. He has also made numerous contributions to periodicals such as ''
Bon Appétit'', ''
Esquire'', ''Food Arts'', ''
Gourmet'', ''
Saveur'' and ''
O, The Oprah Magazine''. He is of Greek, Sicilian, and Eastern European (Slovak) descent.
A native of
Cleveland,
Ohio, Symon is the chef and owner of a number of restaurants in the
Greater Cleveland area, including his flagship Lola, Mabel's BBQ and burger franchise BSpot. He is credited with helping to "save" the restaurant scene in
Downtown Cleveland. He also owns Michael Symon's Roast (also known as Roast) in
Detroit,
Michigan. On May 6, 2017, he opened Angeline (named after his mother Angel) at the
Borgata in
Atlantic City,
New Jersey. Symon describes his cooking as "meat-centric."
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