Chef AF Rating | Michael Schwartz
Award-Winning Chef $ Restaurateur
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According to Michael Schwartz, “the secret to good food is…good food.” Rather than relying on gimmicky variations or esoteric culinary items, Michael’s focus is simply on making the best food possible for his guests.
The winner of the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef: South” in 2010, Michael may not have received as many formal accolades as other members on this list, but that doesn’t mean that his abilities as a chef are not on par with theirs. It is because Michael focuses simply on making delicious food without the frills that he has had such continued success, both at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in Miami and at The Restaurant at The Raleigh in South Beach.
While many of today’s chefs are focused more on building a brand name for themselves than on the quality of their creations, Michael’s culinary style runs refreshingly counter to the crowd. More than anything, what is important to Michael is creating dishes that can stand on their own as an experience without any artifice and showmanship. And as his continued success tells us, his method seems to be working.
