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Martin Shapiro is the Managing Partner of Tribeca Grill and a founding partner in Drew Nieporent's Myriad Restaurant Group. As Managing Partner of Tribeca Grill, Martin has guided the restaurant since its opening in 1990. Tribeca Grill, Drew Nieporent's first collaboration with actor Robert De Niro, has received numerous accolades and awards from critics and publications throughout the world. Its cuisine and service were heralded by Bryan Miller of the New York Times who called Tribeca Grill "a celebrity owned restaurant where the food actually stars." It was hailed as one of the "Fifty Best Restaurants" in the country by Conde Naste Traveler and has received many coveted awards including the Ivy Award from Restaurants & Institutions Magazine in 1998 and the DiRoNa Award in 2001. In 2002 the Grill received the Grand Award from the Wine Spectator for its wine program and unique 1700 bottle wine list and has been a recipient each year since. Tribeca Grill is now one of only eight restaurants in New York City and sixty-seven restaurants in the country that have received this prestigious award. As partner in the Myriad Restaurant Group, Martin helps oversee the development, day to day operations and personnel recruitment for all the company's restaurants and has spearheaded the openings of several consulting projects from Memphis to Moscow. Martin also runs the company's Management Training Program, which has staffed the management teams for all of Myriad's restaurants and numerous consulting clients. |
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