Daniel Holzman is executive chef at The Meatball Shop.
He is an alum of Le Bernardin, San Francisco’s Fifth Floor, and
Aqua, among other highly acclaimed restaurants. He attended the
Culinary Institute of America, where he received a full scholarship
from The James Beard Foundation.
Michael Chernow runs the front-of-house operations and
the beverage program at The Meatball Shop. 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. He and Holzman met as
teenagers when they worked together as delivery boys at the New
York vegan restaurant Candle Cafe. Needless to say, the vegan thing
didn’t really stick.
Lauren Deen is the author of the New York
Times bestselling Cook Yourself Thin series
and Kitchen Playdates. She is an Emmy and James Beard
award–winning television producer and director. She is currently
executive producer of food(ography) on the Cooking
Channel.
“This cookbook, based on Michael and Daniel’s successful Meatball
Shop restaurant, is comforting and full of life. Written in an
easygoing voice that is fun and inspiring, it reflects America’s
love affair with meatballs and now makes them accessible to
everyone.”—Scott Conant, chef and owner of Scarpetta restaurants,
TV personality
“Daniel and Michael have built a business that is truly special,
and this book is an accurate reflection of the kind of guys they
are. Finally a book about balls written by two guys who have a big
enough pair to impress even me.”—Andrew Zimmern, chef, author, and
host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods
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