Name Stephen Starr Role Restaurateur | Spouse January Bartle (m. 2010) | |
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Nominations James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur Organizations founded Starr Restaurant Organization | ||
Philadelphia retail 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.". Stephen has also received a nod from both Bon Appétit and Zagat as "Restaurateur of the Year." Travel + Leisure noted that "Starr creates complete environments with an artistic, almost cerebral approach". 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". The Harvard Observer recognized Starr "for making contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of restaurant hospitality over the whole of his career"
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- Philadelphia retail stephen starr
- Stephen starr on bloomberg tvs night talk part 1 of 3
- Work history
- Reality TV
- South Florida
- Philadelphia
- New York City
- Atlantic City
- Washington DC
- Closed
- References
Stephen starr on bloomberg tvs night talk part 1 of 3
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.