The Meatball Shop was 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.Brooke Gard, Juliet Huddy (June 28, 2013). Daniel Holzman’s Meatball Shop please grandmas and drunkards alike Foxnews.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013Robin Raisfeld, Rob Patronite (February 15, 2010). The Meatball Shop . NYmag.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013
Overview 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.Amanda P. Sidman (November 14, 2010). In It. The Meatball Shop on the Lower East Side . NYDailynews.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.Holzman, Daniel, and Chernow, Michael. The Meatball Shop Cookbook. New York: Ballantine Books, 2011. Print.Alan J. Liddle (January 28, 2013). Breakout Brands: Meatball Shop . NRN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013
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.
Locations The last Meatball Shop was located in Hell's Kitchen down from a high of eight locations at its peak in popularity. It closed its doors on March 28th, 2026. Covid, mismanagement in marketing, increases in rent, and a decrease in people going to restaurants are the primary reason for closures.
Cookbook Michael and Daniel released The Meatball Shop Cookbook, published by Ballantine Books, on November 1, 2011. It was co-written by Lauren Deen.Irene Virbila (November 23, 2011). Watch: The Meatball Shop Cookbook . Latimes.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
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