Michael Symon joined Borgata’s esteemed fine dining roster in the spring of 2017. Symon joined the Borgata team alongside Iron Chefs Bobby Flay and Geoffrey Zakarian, as well legendary chef Wolfgang Puck in an unprecedented and star-studded culinary lineup.
Growing up with Greek and Sicilian influences, Chef Michael Symon creates boldly flavored, deeply satisfying dishes at his restaurants, while also sharing his exuberant, approachable cooking style and infectious laugh with viewers as an Iron Chef on Food Network. Since being named a Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazine in 1998, the Cleveland native has been awarded numerous honors: in 2000, Gourmet magazine chose Lola as one of “America’s Best Restaurants;” in 2009, The James Beard Foundation awarded Symon with Best Chef: Great Lakes; and in 2010, Bon Appetit magazine included B Spot on their list of “Top 10 Best New Burger Joints.”