Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Food & Wine Festival, Michael Symon bio
Copy: Chef Michael Symon shines as a hometown midwestern guy — with a world-class resume. Since being named a
Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazine in 1998, Michael and his restaurants have been awarded numerous honors: Bon Appetit magazine included B Spot on their list of “Top 10 Best New Burger Joints”; he earned The James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Great Lakes in 2009; and the Detroit Free Press named Roast “Restaurant of the Year.” A Food Network staple, he reigns as an Iron Chef and has hosted more than 100 episodes of The Melting Pot. In addition to preparing soulful dishes in record time, viewers
love him most for his approachable cooking style and infectious laugh.
Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazine in 1998, Michael and his restaurants have been awarded numerous honors: Bon Appetit magazine included B Spot on their list of “Top 10 Best New Burger Joints”; he earned The James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Great Lakes in 2009; and the Detroit Free Press named Roast “Restaurant of the Year.” A Food Network staple, he reigns as an Iron Chef and has hosted more than 100 episodes of The Melting Pot. In addition to preparing soulful dishes in record time, viewers
love him most for his approachable cooking style and infectious laugh.