ICE Presents: Samson Shoffner

About Sam Shoffner:

Samson Shoffner was born in San Jose California, after the Navy he worked virtually every job imaginable, from cooking and delivering pizza, coat check & security at clubs and much more to get himself through his Bachelor's in Creative Writing at Hunter College in New York City. Due to a shocking lack of demand for poets in the workforce, he started a career in higher education and academic advisement. As a side gig he began working in restaurants, clubs and bars. Eventually he began doing service full time, starting as a server at Le Pain Quotidian, then fine dining at Tribeca Grill. He worked at the Michelin Star Babbo Risotorante in New York City then moved to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles he worked as a server at Hearth & Hound, Bestia & Birdie G's. During the Pandemic with all the shifting of management he realized that he wanted to be a manager for the learning opportunities greater skillset it would develop. His first management job was at LA Cha Cha Cha. He has worked his way from Floor Manager to General Manager at Osteria Mozza, a sister restaurant to Babbo back in NYC.