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Nov 2023
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1043: Marc Forgione Chef/Owner of Peasan...

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Marc Forgione is the Chef/Owner of Peasant, Trattoria on Fifth, and Restaurant Marc Forgione. Chef Marc comes from a family of chefs, most notable his dad, Larry Forgione of An American Place, a very famous restaurant in NYC. When he was young, Marc didn't' necessarily want to be a chef himself. While in college though, he would cook for all is friends and he decided he might be into enough to make it a career. He travelled Europe after school and came back to work in his father's An American Place. He went on to open 4 restaurants for other owners before he was 27 and in 2008 he opened his first restaurant, Restaurant Marc Forgione. Today he three restaurants and he is a partner in another. He recently launched his restaurant group, called Respect Restaurant Group.

Show notes… Favorite success quote/mantra:
  • "Respect."
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