Michael Schulson
American chef and restaurateur
Michael Schulson is an American celebrity chef and restaurateur. He has founded the Schulson Collective of restaurants involving Japanese gastropub Izakaya, the Double Knot Restaurant, the Graffiti Bar, the Independence Beer Garden, Sampan, Harp & Crown, Giuseppe & Sons and other prominent restaurants.
Early career and education
Schulson graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. He later worked as chef in several restaurants including the New York's Peacock Alley (restaurant), Park Avenue Café, Le Bec-Fin, and Susanna Foo.
Career
In 2008, Schulson opened his first restaurant named Izakaya (a "Japanese pub" in Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa). In 2009, Schulson opened a second restaurant named Sampan (a contemporary Asian restaurant and bar). Sampan was subsequently named one of Bon Appetit's "Top Six places to Taste Asian Fusion," and Schulson was named one of Esquire's "Chefs to Watch". In the same year he founded Graffiti Bar.
In 2014, Schulson founded the Independence Beer Garden, a 20,000 square-foot open-air drinking and dining establishment. Schulson later opened the Harp & Crown restaurant located in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square.
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