Biography
Ed Szymanski began his culinary training at Pitt Cue in London under Tom Adams (while completing his degree at the London School of Economics) before crossing the pond in 2014 to work for April Bloomfield at the Spotted Pig. He rose through the ranks of the New York City dining scene, becoming Head Chef of... READ MORE
Ed Szymanski began his culinary training at Pitt Cue in London under Tom Adams (while completing his degree at the London School of Economics) before crossing the pond in 2014 to work for April Bloomfield at the Spotted Pig. He rose through the ranks of the New York City dining scene, becoming Head Chef of the Beatrice Inn under Angie Mar in 2017. In 2018, Ed became the Executive Chef at Cherry Point, where he earned a rave two-star New York Times review from Pete Wells, and garnered local and national press for his modern English cooking. Ed has cooked in some of the world’s best restaurants, having staged at Quintonil in Mexico City (No. 11 on World’s 50 Best List) and Lyle’s in London (No. 33 on World’s 50 Best List).
Ed and his partner Patricia Howard started Dame as a pop-up in March 2020. Dame, the brick and mortar restaurant, opened in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village in June 2021.
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