April Bloomfield (born 1974) is a British-American chef who has opened two New York restaurants: The Spotted Pig (closed January 26, 2020) and The Breslin Bar & Dining Room.

[citation needed] Whilst at the River Cafe, she was scouted by American chef Mario Batali following Jamie Oliver's suggestion, to open a bistro-style restaurant in New York City.

[2] She was flown out to New York, where she was offered the job after a ten-hour interview with Batali, which saw the pair eat at a variety of the restaurants in the city.

[1] After spending the summer working at Chez Panisse to familiarise herself with American ingredients,[1] she moved to New York in the autumn of 2003, and opened the gastropub The Spotted Pig with business partner Ken Friedman.

[3] She opened a second restaurant, located in the Ace Hotel New York, called The Breslin, which later also won a Michelin star.

[1] Bloomfield and Friedman then opened "Salvation Taco" in the Pod 39 Hotel in New York City,[4] followed by the revitalisation and reopening of "Tosca Cafe" in San Francisco.

"[7] Friedman subsequently resigned from management duties of their restaurant group,[8] and eventually Bloomfield posted a Twitter apology for "not protecting her staff".