Food Porn Season 2

An addiction to “porn” is taking over the country. It seems millions of social media users pick up their phones before their forks to take p ictures of their meals in restaurants; the hashtag “foodporn” is used nearly every two seconds on Twitter. Chef/restaurateur Michael Chernow investigates the phenomenon to find the most buzzed-about eats in America. He travels to cities like New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas to meet today’s tastemakers — everyday people behind the online posts — and discovers why the meals are worthy of talking about online. Chernow also breaks bread with the chefs responsible for creating the dishes.
　　Michael Chernow began working in restaurants as a teenager in New York City. He has since built a successful career in the industry, including eight years at Frank Prisinzano’s eponymous flagship restaurant, Frank, and later graduated from the French Culinary Institute with honors and an associate’s degree in both Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management. In 2010, Michael teamed up with his childhood friend Daniel Holzman and debuted The Meatball Shop in New York City’s Lower East Side, which was an instant hit and five more locations opened in quick succession. Michael also co-authored The Meatball Shop Cookbook, which was published to much acclaim in 2011. A passionate fisherman since childhood, Michael combines his love of fishing and his culinary expertise with his new restaurant Seamore’s, which recently opened in the Nolita neighborhood of New York City to immediate acclaim.