ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, hiː ˈoʊpənd hɪz sˈɛvəntisˈiːt ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt, dˌʌbəljˌuːdˈiː tˈɪldə fˈɪfti nˈeɪmd fɚðə ʃˈɛfs ɪnˈɪʃəlz ænd ðə stɹˈiːt ɐdɹˈɛs, æz wˈɛl æz ɐ pˈʌn ˌɔn dˌʌbəljˌuːdˈiː fˈoːɹɾi ˌɔn klˈɪntən stɹˈiːt ˌɔn mænhˈæʔn̩z lˈoʊɚɹ ˈiːst sˈaɪd.
In April 2003, he opened his 70-seat restaurant, wd~50 (named for the chef's initials and the street address, as well as a pun on WD-40) on Clinton Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side.