Turback, Michael

Michael Turback arrived in Ithaca, New York, at the age of seventeen to attend Cornell University - and never left. After graduation he opened Turback's of Ithaca, a restaurant whose loyalty to small local farmers and wine growers helped to popularize American regional dining. As spinoffs of the restaurant gift shop, his Made-in-New York Stores featured regional gifts and sparked the idea for NEWYORKFIRST.COM, the world's first online department store. As an author he has written single-topic books about the ice cream sundae, the banana split, hot chocolate, chocolate and coffee pairings, crea...