As a young chef, Michael cooked his way through several sections of the world before finding his home in one of New York City's great restaurant Windows on the World. Later, while satisfying his passion for cooking and receiving 4 stars from the New York Times at La Coquille in Manhasset, Michael expended his interest to the front of the house operations management and served as a restaurant management advisor for some of New York finest restaurants and banquet facilities.
Michael has been involved in more than 25 collective restaurant projects and was not afraid to get his hands dirty! He
is known for delivering creative custom solutions of great value on time and in budget. A smart, fun, passionate, creative and operation powerhouse who offers a menu of money saving ways to help your restaurant keep the bottom line.
Some of his projects in New York City include; The Banquet facility of the Essex House Nikko Hotels International, 1987 Ma Chere Restaurant and Caterers, 4 stars New York Times La Coquille Restaurant in Manhasset NY, Maestro Café, The Crescent Beach Club, Air ala Cart at Kennedy Airport, Windows On The World, Vivo Restaurant Washington Manor, Louis the 16th, Harborside, Page One Restaurant-2 Star New York Times, Manhattan Bistro, Café Botanica, Delano Café, Wicked Willys and recently Rockaways Diner and Bakery in Rockaway Park. Michael combines his food service management skills and marketing experience to help companies strengthen sales objective and marketing program.
Over the past years, he has been an advisor to many independent restaurant owners primarily on issues dealing with restaurant and kitchen management, profit enhancement, cost controls and business management.
In his role, Michael has direct responsibility for the training of restaurant managers and key personnel. He utilizes his extensive leadership experience and expert specialization in all areas of the food service industry to turn poorly managed restaurants establishments into a high performing operation. Let Michael show you the spectrum of his domain expertise and drive your ideas to a successful launch.
If you would like to schedule a consulting session or have any questions or comments, please contact Michael 516-313-4929
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1987 Unique combination of culinary excellence and professional event management