[4] Chodorow graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 with a degree in economics.
However, the reborn airline was scrutinized intensely by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), which did not believe that its management team was qualified, mostly due to leader Scot Spencer's conduct during a consultancy with Braniff Inc. and his criminal history.
[15] Chief executive officer Gregory Dix resigned in early September and was replaced by Chodorow.
[16] The bankrupt airline was able to secure sufficient financing to continue flying, only to shut down permanently on July 2, 1992.
[19] Chodorow was involved with the program The Restaurant, a reality TV show that aired on NBC in 2003, with a second season broadcasting in 2004.
[citation needed] In a full-page ad taken out in the February 21, 2007 dining section of The New York Times, Chodorow declared figurative war on critic Frank Bruni for giving him a poor review.
On February 15, 2011, Sam Sifton of The New York Times reviewed Chodorow's newest restaurant Bar Basque, giving high marks to the food and trashing the decor and ambiance.