Executive Chef and Owner
Michael Symon
Executive Chef and Owner, Symon Restaurant Group
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Portrait of Michael Symon
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Coming Up
Training at the Culinary Institute of America put Michael Symon on the standard professional track before the line work at Piccolo Mondo in the Cleveland area from. From there, the format was iteration: co-owner / chef at Lola in Cleveland, Ohio (1997–2005), chef / restaurateur at Lolita in Cleveland, Ohio (2005–2016), chef / restaurateur at Parea in New York City, New York (2007), chef / restaurateur at Roast in Detroit, Michigan, chef / restaurateur at Bar Symon in Avon Lake, Ohio (2009–2010), and chef / restaurateur at BSpot in Woodmere, Ohio (2009).
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Where They Are Now
The current slate shows a chef working across brick-and-mortar restaurants and broadcast formats at the same time. Since 2016, Michael Symon has been chef / restaurateur of Mabel's BBQ; since 2017, chef / restaurateur of Angeline and chef / restaurateur of Bar Symon; alongside that, he has hosted Burgers, Brew and 'Que since 2015, hosted Throwdown! since, and co-hosted 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing since 2024.
Signature
The food associated with Michael Symon is built on direct flavor and a bold hand.
In Their Words “Only Iron Chef is a chef being a chef and I think that's the magic of the show.”
Honors
The awards and recognition attached to Michael Symon include James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Great Lakes (2009), Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host, Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival Best Burger Award, Best Local Chef, Iron Chef winner, and Cleveland's Hottest Chef. His Mabel’s BBQ concept opened in Cleveland in 2016 and later expanded to Las Vegas in 2018. Opened in Cleveland in 2016 and later expanded to Las Vegas in 2018.
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Where did Michael Symon train or study?
Michael Symon trained at Culinary Institute of America.
What recognition has Michael Symon received?
James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Great Lakes (2009).
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