MARC SPITZER, Chef/Partner

Executive Chef/Partner

Marc Spitzer is Executive Chef/Partner of Northern & Main Hospitality Group, overseeing both Okaru and Koyu. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Marc began his career at the iconic Russian Tea Room before working under the team behind the James Beard Award-winning Le Cirque 2000. He joined BONDST as a sous chef and was promoted to Executive Chef within five years, spending more than two decades shaping the restaurant's menu, pastry program, specials and cocktails into one of New York City's most celebrated Japanese dining destinations. In 2025, Marc partnered with Noam Shemel to bring that vision to Long Island with Okaru, and now extends it further with Koyu, an intimate omakase counter beneath the restaurant.