The Meatball Shop is a New York City based restaurant owned and operated by native New Yorkers Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow, who met as teenagers when they worked together as delivery boys at the New York vegan restaurant Candle Cafe.[1][2]

The Meatball Shop
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Restaurant information
Owner(s)Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow
Head chefDaniel Holzman
CityNew York City
CountyNew York
StateNew York
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.themeatballshop.com

Overview

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Daniel Holzman is the “executive chef” at The Meatball Shop. He attended The Culinary Institute of America. and is an alum of Le Bernardin, San Francisco’s Fifth Floor, and Aqua.[3][4][5]

Michael Chernow runs the creative side of the business, focusing on marketing and branding. He has worked extensively in restaurants in New York and Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, where he earned degrees in culinary arts and restaurant management.[3][4][5]

Locations

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There is now one location total in New York, located in Hells Kitchen down from a high of eight locations at its peak in popularity. Covid and lease disputes are the primary reason for closures.

Cookbook

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Michael and Daniel released The Meatball Shop Cookbook, published by Ballantine Books, on November 1, 2011. It was co-written by Lauren Deen.[4][6]

References

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  1. ^ Brooke Gard, Juliet Huddy (June 28, 2013). Daniel Holzman’s Meatball Shop please grandmas and drunkards alike Archived December 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Foxnews.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013
  2. ^ Robin Raisfeld, Rob Patronite (February 15, 2010). The Meatball Shop Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. NYmag.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013
  3. ^ a b Amanda P. Sidman (November 14, 2010). In It. The Meatball Shop on the Lower East Side Archived August 26, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. NYDailynews.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Holzman, Daniel, and Chernow, Michael. The Meatball Shop Cookbook. New York: Ballantine Books, 2011. Print.
  5. ^ a b Alan J. Liddle (January 28, 2013). Breakout Brands: Meatball Shop Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. NRN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013
  6. ^ Irene Virbila (November 23, 2011). Watch: The Meatball Shop Cookbook Archived August 26, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. Latimes.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

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