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Symon opened Roast, a restaurant at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, Michigan in autumn 2008. It closed in 2007, and was acquired by Stavros Aktipis who renamed it Kellari's Parea. Although New York Times food critic Frank Bruni gave the food a 2-stars rating (very good), he noted that the sound level reached "piercing heights." By many accounts, the food was good, as the restaurant was even listed on "100 Tastes to Try in '07" in Food & Wine magazine. Symon partnered with Telly Hatzigeorgiou, George Pantelidis, and Peter J. It was located next door to Gramercy Tavern. The restaurant, which featured upscale Greek food and was located on East 20th Street near Park Avenue, was run by Jonathon Sawyer, who tutored under Symon at Lolita. On April 15, 2006, Symon opened a third restaurant, Parea, which in Greek means "a group of friends" or "company," in New York City. In 2005, he converted Lola into Lolita, and reopened Lola in downtown Cleveland the next year. Lola garnered rave reviews and was named one of America's Best Restaurants in Gourmet magazine in its October 2000 issue. After several years of success, the couple was ready to move on to other ventures and the couple sold the space to the Symons. Tremont food scene pioneers Gerry Groh and Lynda Khoury had opened and grown one of the first new restaurants, named Bohemia, in Tremont. At the time, the neighborhood was just beginning to be rediscovered and develop into the hipster, "go to" neighborhood that it has become.
In February 1997, Michael and his then-fiancée (now wife), Liz Shanahan, opened Lola in Cleveland's trendy Tremont neighborhood. Lola's patio on East 4th Street in downtown Cleveland Symon describes his cooking as "meat-centric." On May 6, 2017, he opened Angeline (named after his mother Angel) at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He also owns Michael Symon's Roast (also known as Roast) in Detroit, Michigan. He is credited with helping to "save" the restaurant scene in Downtown Cleveland. He has also made numerous contributions to periodicals such as Bon Appétit, Esquire, Food Arts, Gourmet, Saveur and O, The Oprah Magazine.Ī native of Cleveland, Ohio, Symon is the chef and owner of a number of restaurants in the Greater Cleveland area, including his flagship Lola, Mabel's BBQ and burger franchise BSpot. He is seen regularly on Food Network on shows such as Iron Chef America, Burgers, Brew and 'Que, Food Feuds, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate, as well as Cook Like an Iron Chef on the Cooking Channel and The Chew on ABC. He is of Greek, Sicilian, and Eastern European descent.
Symon (born September 19, 1969) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author.