Michael Cimarusti

Michael Cimarusti

One of America’s most acclaimed chefs and a leading authority on seafood cookery, Michael Cimarusti mastered his skills in the high-pressure kitchens of Le Cirque in New York and Spago in L.A. before elevating the city’s seafood standards at downtown’s Water Grill. After nearly eight years, he opened his own restaurant, Providence, where he showcases the highest quality local seafood, executed and presented with the kind of world-class refinement that earned Cimarusti two Michelin stars. Bringing that same dedication to a more casual context, he and partners opened Connie & Ted’s in West Hollywood, featuring a menu inspired by the East Coast seafood memories of his childhood.