Original Article on New York Magazine

Skeen points fingers. And you know which one. Unlike most chefs, Ryan Skeen is not out to charm you. Hes a talented toque by anyones account Adam Platt once called him a "master of Meathead cuisine"; Frank Bruni praised his "nimble internationalism"; and the Underground Gourmet applauded his rise to "burger stardom" but hes also bolted or been bolt-locked out of at least ten restaurants in ten years. In the process, hes made food-world headlines again and again, and earned his reputation as the foremost enfant terrible of the New York restaurant scene. Skeen is young and handsome, like a delinquent Chris ODonnell, but he was all business no fist-bumps, no flirting when he sat down with Grub Street over a slow-nursed beer at Marshall Sta...(read more)