Michael Symon likes Bill Clinton. Like, likes him likes him.
Even celebrity chefs have their heroes, and for Cleveland’s own Michael Symon (Lola, Lolita), that would be former president Bill Clinton.
“When he speaks to you, it’s like nobody else exists,” an awestruck Symon told C-Notes this week, still high on his Monday night meeting with the former Prez. “It was probably the coolest thing I’ve ever done.”
It all came down as part of a Big Apple charity bash hosted by Symon’s fellow Food Network star, Rachael Ray, to benefit her non-profit children’s organization, Yum-o!. …
This article appears in Apr 30 – May 6, 2008.