He is a member and past President of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association. In May 2017, Berkowitz was one of the five people inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America. Berkowitz was named a semifinalist of the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurateur for the years 2009 - 2012, and was an inductee in the Nation's Restaurant News Menu Masters Hall of Fame in 2008. He was also the recipient of the George Arents Award, which recognizes Syracuse University alumni for their achievements. Berkowitz was mentioned in the book "Dare to Lead! Uncommon Sense and Unconventional Wisdom from 50 Top CEOs" by Mike Merrill (Career Press), and "Leadership Secrets of the World’s Most Successful CEOs" by Eric Yaverbaum (Dearborn Trade Publishing). Between 2016-17, Berkowitz hosted a monthly television show on New England Cable News with his co-host, Larry Gulko, called “Inside the Brand". In January 2018, this show transitioned to a WBZ-TV podcast and is currently called "Name Brands". The focus of the program is on marketing and brand building from interviews with top CEOs, such as Wayfair's CEO Niraj Shah and Dunkin' Brands CEO Nigel Travis. In 2011, Berkowitz criticized the placement of several species of fish on the "avoid" list of the advocacy group, Seafood Watch, saying that much of the science around sustainable fisheries was "flawed" and "outdated." The Boston, Massachusetts Legal Sea Foods restaurant hosted a dinner where several such species were served. New sonar technology for seafood stock assessments Berkowitz espoused is being tested by the Massachusetts government. Also relative to the fishing industry, Berkowitz leads the Sonar Project Ltd., and was appointed to the Special Commission Relative to Seafood Marketing by the Governor of Massachusetts. He received the “Chairman’s Award for Distinguished Meritorious Service” by The Atlantic States Marines Fisheries Commission.