A Stephen Starr alum will give his old boss some competition in Atlantic City.
The Borgata in Atlantic City just hired two chefs, and one of them is Michael Schulson, who was chef at University City's Pod before he went to New York to open the Buddakan in Manhattan.
Schulson also did a show called Pantry Raid for the Style Network, in which he went into the kitchens of unsuspecting citizens and helped them cook with ingredients at hand.
Schulson will open what Borgata calls an "innovative Japanese restaurant and nightlife experience" in the space on the hotel-casino's restaurant row that formerly housed Susanna Foo's Suilan. There's no name yet. The new place will go up against Buddakan on the Pier at Caesars, one of Borgata's archrivals in A.C.
The other hire at Borgata is Manhattan’s Country & Town chef-owner Geoffrey Zakarian, who will create and oversee all food-and-beverage hospitality for the spa, pool, special events and in-room dining for the Borgata's new Water Club.
Photo of Schulson at Buddakan in a 2006 photo by Eric Mencher / Inquirer Staff Photographer