partner/co-executive chef
from Townhall's press release:
Steven Rosenthal thinks his brother is a genius. Whereas, the adage ‘Too many chefs spoil the broth,’ might be typical, with the Rosenthal brothers, dear friends, close colleagues, and respectful partners is more common as they launch the first restaurant of their own, Town Hall.
Much like his brother, Steven Rosenthal loves to cook, but his talents are often more technical: his enthusiasm peaks when he talks about perfecting technique and experimenting with the continuous adjustments that make a good dish great. He is the first to tell you to eat the components of a dish together, not just treat each oneseparately, since the flavors have been chosen to balance one another.
Rosenthal attributes his perfectionism to a work ethic learned from his parents and from an early mentor: thechef at the Celebrity Deli where he began working at age fifteen. There he also learned to bring great care and attention to the humblest as well as the most exalted dish.
After several years as a line cook, Steven decided to expand his skills at the Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, New York, where he externed at Gitane, a small, classic French restaurant in New Jersey. After graduating in 1988, he went off to work at the Pierre Hotel where he worked every station and acquired the discipline of a formal kitchen. After a year, he went to San Francisco to join Mitchell as an opening cook at Postrio. He stayed for three years and left in 1992 to be sous chef at Geordy’s, also in San Francisco, under Charles Solomon, a refined French cook who had worked for David Bouley. After Geordy’s closed the next year, he returned to the East Coast contemplating opening a restaurant with Mitchell in New Jersey when they were invited back to Postrio to take over the helm.
One of the things that Steven loves best about being a chef is training the kitchen: developing the cooks and
teaching them how to work best as a team. He also thrives on the business aspect of maintaining a highly successful restaurant in the ultra-competitive San Francisco market. Town Hall will certainly provide that challenge, allowing two boys from the East Coast to grow deep roots on the West.
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