Stephen Starr
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Not to be confused with Steven Starr.
| Stephen Starr | |
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| Known for | STARR Restaurants |
Stephen Starr is the owner of several restaurants in Philadelphia, New York City, Fort Lauderdale and Atlantic City.[1] All of these restaurants are part of the Starr Restaurant Group.[2]
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[edit] Reality TV
Stephen was the guest judge on the Restaurant Wars episode of Top Chef: Season 5.[3]
[edit] Restaurants
[edit] Florida
- Steak 954 - Ft. Lauderdale. Opened April 30, 2009. Boutique Steak House inside the Largest W Hotel.
- Makoto - Bal Harbour. Modern Japanese.
[edit] Philadelphia
- The Continental- Opened September 1995. Restored stainless steel 1960s diner located in the Old City section. The restaurant offers cocktails and global tapas.
- Buddakan - Opened 1998. Chef is Scott Swiderski.
- Pod - Opened October 2000. Original chef was Michael Schulson.
- Alma De Cuba - Opened April 2001.
- Morimoto - Opened October 2001. Co-owned by Chef Morimoto of Iron Chef fame.
- El Vez - Opened November 2003.
- Continental Midtown - Opened July 2004.
- Barclay Prime - Opened October 2004.
- Jones -
- Parc - Opened July 14, 2008. French cafe, bistro, brasserie.
- Butcher & Singer - Opened October 27, 2008. High-end steakhouse.
- Squareburger - burger stand located in Franklin Square
- Pizzeria Stella - 2nd and Lombard, Philadelphia
- El Rey - Opened April 25, 2010.
- The Dandelion - Opened January 1, 2011. English pub. Chef Robert Aikens
- Talula's Garden - Opened April 13, 2011. Chef Michael Santoro.
- Frankford Hall - Opened May 17, 2011. German beer hall, beer garden.
- Il Pittore - Opens October 2011, 2025 Sansom St., Modern Italian. Chef Chris Painter. [4]
- Route 6, seafood restaurant, 600 N. Broad St. Opening November 2011. [4]
[edit] New York City
- Morimoto (opened subsequent to the establishment of the Philadelphia location)
- Buddakan
- Caffe Storico opened December 2011[5]
[edit] Atlantic City
- Continental - located in Caesar's Pier
- Buddakan - located in Caesar's Pier
[edit] Future
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- Unnamed restaurant in a New York City Hotel - The restaurant will be Vietnamese and as of mid-December 2009 Starr is looking for chefs for it.[6]
- Unnamed Izakaya restaurant - located at 16th and Locust, Japanese bar/tapas with old Pod chef Zama Tanaka[7]
[edit] Closed
- Cafe Republic
- Tangerine - (January 2000-August 2009)
- Washington Square (June 2004-November 2007)[8] - Head chef was Marcus Samuelsson.
- Striped Bass (November 2003 (when purchased) - June 2008)[9]
- Angelina (2003–2005) - 1960's Italian[10]
- L'Ange Bleu (Blue Angel) (September 1999-2003) - Authentic French cuisine
[edit] Rumored (Did not happen)
- Unnamed Broad Street Diner - located at old Broad Street Diner - No longer a plan due to environmental issues[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Chef & Restaurant Database
- ^ Starr Restaurants
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b "Starr Strikes again in Rittenhouse" Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Klein
- ^ http://www.dailycandy.com/new-york/article/116040/Caffe-Storico-Italian-in-an-UWS-Museum
- ^ Klein, Michael (December 11, 2009). "Starr's Vietnamese plan in New York". Philly.com. http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/Starrs_Vietnamese_plan_in_New_York.html.
- ^ "Starr to Open an Izakaya Here", Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Klein
- ^ "Washington Square 86ed", Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Klein
- ^ Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ City Paper
- ^ http://blogs.menupages.com/philadelphia/2009/03/stephen_starr_officially_not_b.html
