Honors & Accolades
- Food And Wine Magazine- Americas Best New Chef
- Esquire Magazine- The Best New Restaurants, Picholine
- New York Times- 3-Stars, Picholine
- Conde Nast Traveler- Restaurant Awards, Best Restaurant NYC Picholine
- Michelin Guide- two stars, Picholine
- New York Magazine- Four stars, Picholine
- Zagat guide – Highest rating for Mediterranean Cuisine, Picholine
- James Beard Awards- 5 time nominee for Best Chef, NYC
- James Beard Award- Nominee For Outstanding Restaurant In America, Picholine
- Nations Restaurant News-Fine Dining Hall Of Fame Award, Picholine
- Time Magazine feature article- Meet The Big Cheese
- Zagat Guide-most popular restaurants, Picholine /Artisanal
- Wine Spectator- Best Award Of Excellence- Picholine/Artisanal
- American Automobile Association- For Diamond Award, Picholine
- Forbes Magazine- Four Stars, Picholine
- Mobil Guide- Four Stars, Picholine
- Food Arts Magazine- Silver Spoon Award
- Time Out Eating And Drinking Awards- Best Cheese Plate, Artisanal
- Crain’s New York Business- Forty Under Forty, Masters Of The High Wire
- Saveur Magazine named one of the “favorite restaurants, food, drink, people, places and things
- Zagat New York City Market Place Guide- Top Artisanal Cheeses, Artisanal
- New York Magazine- Best Mac And Cheese, Artisanal
- Forbes Magazine-All Star Eateries, Artisanal
- New York Magazine- Adam Platt 101 Best Restaurants- Picholine/Artisanal
- Food & Wine Magazine- Hall Of Fame 50 Best New Chefs
- Esquire Magazine-The Best New Restaurants, Artisanal
- Crain’s New York Business- Four Stars, Picholine
- New York Magazine-Best Of New York-Bar Menu, Picholine
- National Association Of Specialty Foods- NYC Fancy Food Show, Outstanding New Product (Cheese Cake) Artisanal Premium Cheese Center
- Specialty Food Magazine- Outstanding Retailer, Artisanal Premium Cheese Center
- Guinness Book Of World Records- Worlds Largest Fondue
- Culinary Institute Of America- Awarded Gold Medal Ambassador
- Artisanal Cooking, a chef shares his passion for hand crafting great meal at home- IACP nominee for best cook book