
Arjav Ezekiel, co-owner and beverage director at Austin-based restaurant Birdie's, was born in New Delhi, India, and moved to Portland, Oregon with his family when he was twelve. He grew up in a hospitality family-- and was always happiest in the kitchen cooking with his parents.
After graduating from Kenyon College, Ezekiel moved to Washington D.C., where he started his dining room career at The Source by Wolfgang Puck, before spending several years at Komi, a James Beard Award-winning and Michelin-starred restaurant. He moved to New York City in 2015 to help open Danny Meyer’s Untitled at the Whitney, where he met Birdie's co-owner, chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel, before being promoted to the management team at the iconic Gramercy Tavern. The duo moved to Austin, Texas in 2018 with hopes of opening their own restaurant.
Ezekiel's beverage program has been recognized by Food and Wine Magazine, Bon Appetit, Wine Enthusiast, Eater and Esquire. He was a nominee for Wine Enthusiast's Wine Star Awards and Esquire Magazine named him Sommelier of the Year in 2022. He won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service in 2025.
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