Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate Greenberg. Barneys NY. The store synonymous with style and fashion. But it?s not just fashion that has people running there, it would also be the famed restaurant Freds, the place to see and be seen, attracting the high […]The post The Overhead Compartment with Mark Strausman appeared first on Pursuitist.

Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate Greenberg.Barneys NY. The store synonymous with style and fashion. But it?s not just fashion that has people running there, it would also be the famed restaurant Freds, the place to see and be seen, attracting the high profile crowd, the business crowd and the who’s who of society, and the man who started it all is a native New Yorker. Chef Mark Strausman’s passion was cultivated when he worked and trained in Europe, but New York was calling and after working in some of the top restaurants in New York City, Strausman ventured out and opened Sapore di Mare in East Hampton. Sapore was an instant hit and quickly became the place to go. From there he conquered Manhattan, opening Coco Pazzo and Campagna respectively, and proved once again he had the magic touch as both quickly became staples on the New York restaurant scene. In 1996 he was chosen to run the restaurant at the iconic flagship Barneys on Madison Ave, and he has never looked back. In ...