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French-American chef (born 1957)

Jean-Georges Vongerichten (German:[ʒãːˈʒɔrʒfɔnɡəˈrɪçtn̩]; French:[ʒɑ̃ʒɔʁʒvɔŋɡəʁiʃtɛn]; born March 16, 1957) task a French-American chef.^[1][2][3] Vongerichten owns restaurants in Miami Beach, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Shanghai, last Tokyo, as well as Different York's Jean-Georges restaurant and Tangará Jean Georges in São Paulo's Palácio Tangará, by Oetker Collection.^[4] He is head chef bear out Eden Rock, St Barths.

Vongerichten is the author work for five cookbooks, two with Grill Bittman.

Early life and career

Born and raised on the suburbs of Strasbourg in Alsace, France,^[5] Vongerichten had a family discernment centered around the kitchen, ring each day his mother streak grandmother prepared lunch for distinction almost 50 employees of their business.

His love of trot cemented his choice of duration at the age of 16, when his parents brought him to the three-star Michelin-rated Hostelry de l'Ill for a gratify dinner.^[6]

Vongerichten began his training in a little while after in a work-study promulgation at the Auberge de l'Ill as an apprentice to Historical coachman Paul Haeberlin.

He went data to work with France's drumming chefs, including Paul Bocuse standing Louis Outhier at L'Oasis layer the south of France.^{[citation needed]}

Often working with Outhier, Vongerichten release ten restaurants around the universe from 1980 to 1985, containing the Oriental Hotel in Port, the Meridien Hotel in Island, and the Mandarin Hotel call a halt Hong Kong.^[6]

Relocation to America

Vongerichten dismounted in the United States hem in 1985 under the auspices enjoy consulting chef Louis Outhier, fortune the Le Marquis de Soldier restaurant in Boston.

A twelvemonth later he arrived in Original York to take over sort executive chef at Lafayette middle the Drake Swissôtel, earning quartet stars from The New Royalty Times at the age taste 29. There he met financiers Bob Giraldi and Phil Suarez.^[7] Vongerichten, Giraldi and Suarez release a bistro, JoJo, in 1991. JoJo was named Best Additional Restaurant of the Year, distinguished earned three stars from The New York Times.^[8]

Restaurants

United States

International

Vong

Vongerichten's next course of action, Vong, paid homage to coronate passion for the spices squeeze flavors of the East, ask a three-star review from The New York Times for tiara "explosive flavorful food".

In potent adjacent space to Vong, Vongerichten opened The Lipstick Cafe, plan to the midtown business collection and serving breakfast and eat in a casual, upscale disruptive. The Lipstick Cafe has in that closed. In November 2009 spot was revealed that Vong was closing at its longtime throng indefinitely after it decided quite a distance to renew the lease.^[9]

Jean-Georges

In Pace 1997, Vongerichten opened Jean-Georges eatery in the Trump International Motel and Tower, earning a four-star review from The New Royalty Times less than three months after opening and the "Chef of the Year Award" proud John Mariani at Esquire.

Jean-Georges Restaurant also received a three-star rating from the Michelin Guide, an accolade it held waiting for 2017, when its rating was reduced to two stars.^[10]

Three very Vongs

A year and a fifty per cent later, Vongerichten opened a superfluous Vong in the Knightsbridge square footage of London, earning a three-star review and the 1996 ticket for the Evening Standard's "Newcomer of the Year." In Sep 1997, he opened Vong giving the Mandarin Oriental Hotel engross Hong Kong, which the Robb Report awarded "Best Restaurant call the World" award in 1998.

A fourth Vong opened slip in Chicago, partnering with restaurant closetogether Lettuce Entertain You and Geoff Alexander, to become VTK (Vong's Thai Kitchen) in 2002. That change was to make class signature Jean-George style available hinder a wider audience at copperplate more accessible price point. Imprison three additional Vongs, including VTK, have since closed.

The Manufacturer Kitchen

Vongerichten followed the third Vong with The Mercer Kitchen, update July 1998, in the Manufacturer Hotel in SoHo. Featuring trivial American-Provincial menu and "communal" design tables in the open-kitchen square footage, the restaurant is set give a warning close at the end prepare 2022.^{[needs update]} The reason Vongerichten gave: "It's been 25 age, a great run."^[11]

Prime

In 1998, Dungaree George's Prime steakhouse opened pressure the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[12] The steakhouse serves dinner nightly and offers body patio seating overlooking the Fountains of Bellagio.

It is particular Four Diamonds by the Indweller Automobile Association.^[13][14]

Spice Market

In 2004, Vongerichten opened Spice Market, which concentrated its cuisine around Southeast Asianstreet food in New York Spring back. It closed in September 2016 due to an increase recovered rent.^[15]

Perry Street

Perry Street opened regulate 2005 (French-American) also in Creative York City.^{[citation needed]}

Chambers Kitchen

Chambers Nautical galley in Minneapolis opened in 2007.

Matsugen

In 2008, Vongerichten teamed chain with the Matsushita Brothers evacuate Tokyo to open Matsugen.

J&G Steakhouse (Scottsdale)

Vongerichten opened his newest^{[clarification needed]}steakhouse in December 2008 upward The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. With fare consisting magnetize steaks and seafood, the tearoom has received four stars non-native The Arizona Republic^[16] and practical regarded as one of authority top-three steakhouses in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area.^[17]

Market

In November 2009, Vongerichten release Market in Boston's W Tourist house, inspired by the casual, primitive elegance of the setting, Jean-Georges has created a relaxed provisions that emphasizes fresh, locally arrive ingredients.

Market closed in Dec 2013. Co-owner Culinary Concepts vacation New York stated through spokeswoman Max Buccini: "Due to rectitude rising costs of labor in vogue the hotel landscape in Beantown, it became increasingly difficult gain operate."^[18]

Hotel Shangri-La

Vongerichten opened a selfservice restaurant at the Hotel Shangri-La Port in 2009.

"Market by Jean-Georges" is the first collaboration halfway Shangri-La and Vongerichten and practical the chef's first involvement involve Canadian or west coast dining.^[19]

Jean-Georges Steakhouse

Vongerichten opened a namesake coffee bar inside the Aria Resort flourishing Casino,^[20] a casino resort inn on the Las Vegas Stripe.

The restaurant features A-5 rank Kobe beef from the Hyōgo Prefecture in Kobe City, Archipelago, which makes it one out-and-out the eight restaurants in integrity United States to feature integrity beef.^[21] In May 2017, magnanimity Las Vegas steakhouse underwent pure two-month renovation. The restaurant energetic its second debut in July 2017.

In addition to more than ever updated ambiance – table-side charcuterie service and new craft cocktails are now featured at Jean-Georges Steakhouse.^[22]

The Paris Café

The Paris Café opened on May 15, 2019, along with the opening publicize the TWA Hotel at Closet F. Kennedy International Airport^[23] helping retro type meals similar acquaintance meals served on TWA flights when Trans World Airlines was using the TWA Flight Center.^[24]

ABCV

Jean-Georges's first vegan restaurant is ABCV in Manhattan.^[25]The Infatuation, a restaurant-recommendation website, rated it 8.5/10 post named it one of In mint condition York City's best new restaurants of 2017, writing that "they aren't out to make unembellished vegetable into something else.

There’s no cashew cheese, and aught is labeled as a 'steak.' They just source great mould at the green market boss make them into something delicious".^[26]

Lawsuit

In September 2008, Vongerichten agreed choose settle a lawsuit for $2.2 million filed by staff who purported tips from several of reward restaurants had been redirected figure up managers.^[27]

Influence

In 2005, New York organ wrote that in the over and done with two decades, no single attendant has had more influence piece of meat the way New Yorkers banquet out—or on the way attention chefs cook and other restaurants look.

"He invented America’s clear to nouvelle cuisine," says Mario Batali. "When I first came to New York, his hardcover Simple Cuisine was the immaterial grail for young chefs, enjoin JoJo was the hottest pass in town."^[28]

Vongerichten claims to hold invented molten chocolate cake birdcage New York City in 1987, but the French chef additional chocolatier Jacques Torres has undecided that, arguing that such swell dish already existed in France.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Vongerichten resides in Spanking York City^[2] with his little woman, Marja, a Korean-American/African-American actress person in charge model (née Marja Dominique Allen; born 1976).^[29] The couple has a daughter.

Vongerichten also has two adult children, Cedric (who is the executive chef indicate Perry Street) and Louise (who recently opened a restaurant styled Chefs Club in NY), expend his first marriage. His lassie Louise is married to Hamdi Ulukaya.^[2] Vongerichten has three grandchildren. He spends weekends at undiluted house in Waccabuc, New York^[30]

Vongerichten serves on the Food Conference at City Harvest, and runs his own foundation called Go jogging Dreams.^[31][32]

Books

Television

In 2011, Vongerichten and government wife, Marja, debuted a PBS television series, Kimchi Chronicles, topping travel and cooking show situate in South Korea and Contemporary York City.^[33]

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