Jean-Georges Vongerichten is the head chef of Eden Rock, St Barths.
16 Facts About Jean-Georges Vongerichten
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The Jean-Georges Vongerichten home centered around the kitchen, where each day his mother and grandmother would prepare lunch for the almost 50 employees in their family-owned business.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten began his training soon after in a work-study program at the Auberge de l'Ill as an apprentice to Chef Paul Haeberlin.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten went on to work with the top chefs in France, including Paul Bocuse and Louis Outhier at L'Oasis in the south of France.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten arrived in the United States in 1985 under the auspices of consulting chef Louis Outhier, opening the Le Marquis de Lafayette restaurant in Boston.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten Restaurant received a three-star rating from the Michelin Guide, an accolade held by the restaurant until 2017, when the restaurant's rating was reduced from three stars to two.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten followed the third Vong with The Mercer Kitchen, in July 1998, in the Mercer Hotel in SoHo.
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In 2004, Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened Spice Market, which centered its cuisine around Southeast Asian street food in NYC.
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In 2008, Jean-Georges Vongerichten teamed up with the Matsushita Brothers from Tokyo to open Matsugen.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened his newest steakhouse in December 2008 atop The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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In November 2009, Vongerichten opened Market in Boston's W Hotel, inspired by the casual, simple elegance of the setting, Jean-Georges has created a relaxed menu that emphasizes fresh, locally produced ingredients.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened a restaurant at the Hotel Shangri-La Vancouver, a luxury hotel that Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts opened in 2009.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened a namesake restaurant inside Aria, a casino resort hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten has two adult children, Cedric and Louise, from his first marriage.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten spends weekends at a house in Waccabuc, New York.
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten serves on the Food Council at City Harvest, and runs his own foundation called Food Dreams.