Dan Holzman preparing spicy pork meatballs with spicy meat sauce....

Dan Holzman preparing spicy pork meatballs with spicy meat sauce. (Paul Crispin Quitoriano) Credit: Dan Holzman preparing spicy pork meatballs with spicy meat sauce. (Paul Crispin Quitoriano)

Daniel Holzman is a popular guy. And it's not just because he's elevating comfort food at all three locations of the Meatball Shop (Lower East Side, the West Village and Williamsburg).

The personable chef and co-owner is the type of boss who hugs his employees goodbye and welcomes diners with a big smile.

But lest you think the busy entrepreneur spends his day making compliments and chatting up customers, he also finds time to do office work, cook on the line, manage the staff, put out small fires ... even wash the dishes. "I almost always find myself washing dishes at some point during the day," he says.

Here is a day in the life of the Maestro of Meatballs:


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