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William Marc Malnati (born April 28, 1985 ) is an American restaurateur, producer, actor and entrepreneur.
| A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject.(February 2020) |
William Marc Malnati (born April 28, 1985 ) is an American restaurateur, producer, actor and entrepreneur.
Will Malnati is originally from Northbrook, Illinois. He attended New Trier High School and Cornell University. [1] Malnati grew up in a family of restaurateurs: the grandson of Lou Malnati, founder of Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, and son of current Lou Malnati's owner Marc Malnati. [1] [2] Will Malnati started his creative career at production company LivePlanet. [3]
Following his graduation from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University in 2007, [1] Malnati managed restaurants and nightlife establishments in Chicago and New York. In 2013, Malnati partnered with Ken Oringer, Jamie Bissonnette, and Doug Jacob to open a Chelsea, New York location of Boston's Spanish tapas restaurant Toro. [4] The three went on to open Toro outposts in Bangkok and Dubai. [5] Malnati has since left the hospitality business. [6]
In 2016, Malnati founded At Will Media, a production company for podcasts and other digital content. [7] The company develops and produces original podcasts such as Sorry Charlie Miller in partnership with Audible; Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy, a multi-part nonfiction podcast about the legendary magicians for Apple TV+; [8] and Breakthrough, a singing competition developed exclusively as a podcast for Audible. Malnati presented Wild Things at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021. [9] The company also produces and curates podcasts for high-profile corporations.
Malnati also hosted his own podcast, The Drop-In, in 2016 and 2017. Each episode features a candid conversation with an interesting person in popular culture or leader in entertainment, hospitality and business. [10] Guests have included Chris Hardwick, Sebastian Stan, and Nico Tortorella.
In 2013, Malnati was named to the Zagat's "30 Under 30" list as an owner of the Chelsea-based American nouveau restaurant Willow Road, [11] and in 2015 was also named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" as a managing partner at Toro. [12]
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Most recently, will and the team launched Toro's first international outpost in Bangkok, Thailand, and Toro's debut in Dubai.