Stephen Starr

Stephen Starr is the James Beard Award winning restaurateur behind Starr Restaurants. In 2017, he took home the "Outstanding Restaurateur" James Beard Award, and his restaurant Le Coucou with acclaimed chef Daniel Rose, was also named "Best New Restaurant.".[1] Stephen has also received a nod from both Bon Appétit and Zagat as "Restaurateur of the Year."[2][3] Travel + Leisure noted that "Starr creates complete environments with an artistic, almost cerebral approach".[4] USA Today identified him as "the 'It' guy of the city’s food scene", while Restaurant Hospitality reported his winning the annual Richard Melman Innovator of the Year award in 2013 and cited his popular restaurants in Philadelphia as "arguably the key reason for the city’s revitalized culinary scene".[5] The Harvard Observer recognized Starr "for making contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of restaurant hospitality over the whole of his career" [6]

Work history

A lifelong devotee of music and pop culture, Starr began his career at the age of 21 with Grandmom Minnie’s, a converted diner serving food by day and comedy by night, in Philadelphia’s Old City. He next opened Starr’s, a cabaret that featured then-emerging acts such as Jerry Seinfeld and Pat Benatar, and later Ripley Music Hall, a venue that showcased acts like U2, The Eurythmics, Cyndi Lauper and Bruce Springsteen. He founded The Concert Company to bring large-scale stadium acts to Philadelphia, and was responsible for many memorable shows in the city, including Madonna, Lionel Ritchie and George Michael. His company was purchased by Electric Factory Concerts in 1990, giving Starr the opportunity to explore the hospitality industry full-time. In 1995, he opened his first restaurant, Continental Restaurant & Martini Bar in Old City.

Today, Stephen Starr oversees more than 30 restaurants in five states.

Reality TV

Stephen was the guest judge on the Restaurant Wars episode of Top Chef: Season 5.[7]

Restaurants

South Florida

Philadelphia

New York City

Atlantic City

Washington DC

Closed

References

  1. ↑ https://ny.eater.com/2017/5/2/15513880/nyc-james-beard-award-winners-2017
  2. ↑ "Stephen Starr Restaurants". Visit Philadelphia®. The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation. Retrieved 1 January 2015. Bon Appetit magazine named Starr 'Restaurateur of the Year' in October 2005.
  3. ↑ Fishman, Steve (26 Nov 2007). "Mr. Big Box". New York Magazine. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Maroukian, Francine (September 2003). "The Philadelphia Experiment". Travel + Leisure. Time Inc. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Starr, Melman compare steps to success". Restaurant Hospitality. Penton. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Harvard Observer". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Archived December 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. 1 2 "50 Best Places to Eat Right Now" Philadelphia
  9. ↑ "New Chef at Barclay Prime" Philly Eater
  10. ↑ "Tops at Comfort Food Fest: Foie gras pierogi" Philly.com The Insider
  11. ↑ Klein, Michael (May 5, 2016). http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/Thatll-be-a-Starbucks-at-22nd-and-South.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Washington Square 86ed", Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Klein
  13. ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer
  14. ↑ City Paper
  15. ↑ "Happiness Comes In Many Forms at Starr’s Route 6 and Vetri’s Alla Spina" Grub Street Philadelphia
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