Ben Pollinger

Ben Pollinger is owner of The Hill restaurant, and formerly of the Oceana restaurant in New York City. Oceana was awarded a Michelin Star in 2013 while Pollinger was executive chef.

Career

Pollinger was raised in New Jersey. He earned a degree in economics from Boston University and later graduated as class valedictorian from Culinary Institute of America. He trained under chef Alain Ducasse at Le Louis XV in Monte Carlo.
After leaving Oceana in 2016, he opened The Hill restaurant in 2018.