Michael McCarty is a restaurateur who owns Michael's (restaurant) with locations in Manhattan and Santa Monica, California. MichaelâÂÂs has been the âÂÂspringboardâ for chefs like Jonathan Waxman, Roy Yamaguchi, Mark Peel, Brooke Williamson and Nancy Silverton.
He is considered to be one of the first to promote seasonal California cuisine. Others have said âÂÂthe father of contemporary California cuisine.âÂÂ
McCarty was 25 when he opened the Santa Monica location of MichaelâÂÂs. However, he had worked at places like Ma Maison and L'Ermitage Beverly Hills.