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Switcheroos: Wolfgang's to Open Third NYC Location in Vong Space
Original at Eater NY
• Fri, Nov 6
By Amanda Jean-Georges Vongerichten gets on the blog today to pimp his new Market restaurant in Boston—one of 50 new spaces he plans to open before 2014—and say goodbye to his 18 year-old tribute to Southeast Asia, Vong. He still says he's... Jean-Georges Vongerichten gets on the blog today to pimp his...
EaterWire: American Idol for Home Cooks; Spice Market's Sensual Lounge
Original at Eater NY
• Fri, Oct 30
By Amanda MEATPACKING DISTRICT— Elsewhere in the Jean-Georges Vongerichten universe, another restaurant needs more customers. From a press release: "Jean-Georges Vongerichten's iconic Spice Market has a whole new sensual vibe on Thursday nights - making it the best keep secret in the Meatpa...
The Shutter: Jean-Georges to Shutter Vong on Saturday (With Update)
Original at Eater NY
• Thu, Oct 29
By Amanda This news comes eight months after JGV's last ditch effort to drum up business by offering Vong's 1992 menu...at 1992's prices (though, they looked pretty similar to 2009 prices in many other restaurants), an early sign of trouble. And it comes three years after Bruni, who snatched many a sta...
The 2009 New York Culinary Experience
Original at frenchculinary (Blogspot)
• Mon, Oct 5
By noreply@blogger.com (The International Culinary Center) Co-hosted with New York magazine, the event took place at The International Culinary Center, home of The French Culinary Institute. Over two days, each guest took four intimate master cooking classes with the chefs of their choice, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Bouley,...
Downtown Minneapolis restaurants: Kitchens closed
Original at Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Thu, Aug 6
Chambers Kitchen, helmed by renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, opened in the then-new Chambers Hotel in October 2006 and closed in July. ... and more »
ARTS & EVENTS Starting a New Chapter: The W Hotel
Original at Express
• Wed, Jul 29
ARTS & EVENTS Starting a New Chapter: The W Hotel But the biggest name to join the hotel is chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The three-star Michelin chef (usually referred to simply as Jean-Georges) is at ...
Ducasse Goes Tropical at W Vieques
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Jul 29
It is not the only W Hotel with a globetrotting celebrity chef. Todd English runs Olives at the W Union Square in Manhattan, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten ... and more »
Hotel Review: W Istanbul
Original at New York Times
• Fri, Jun 12
United States Apparently, the hotel is a better place for gaining weight than losing it: Jean-Georges Vongerichten has opened a branch of Spice Market, one of his New York City restaurants; it serves Asian-style entrees like red curry duck (about $30. ...
Make Your Own Ginger Ale
Original at Lifehacker
• Mon, Jun 8
CA The Amateur Gourmet blog uses a recipe from Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef that needs just a few ingredients from the store (one pound of ginger, two stalks of lemongrass, two small chiles, ...
Daniel Boulud Slings Sausage on New York Food Carts for Charity
Original at Bloomberg
• Sun, Jun 7
Over there is Jean-Georges Vongerichten, with plenty of stars himself, grilling shrimp satay for passersby. More than three dozen top chefs will assemble ... and more »
Dessert Photos from Sugar & Whips Event at Astor Center Last Night
Original at Serious Eats
• Fri, May 22
By Kathy YL Chan Last night, six of Mahattan's top pastry chefs featured their tasty desserts at Sugar & Whips, an event sponsored by the Astor Center and iSi America. Each dessert had an aerated element. The event was only $25, but if you missed out, experience the decadence through these photos. Some v...
This Week's Restaurant Reviews
Original at New York Times
• Tue, May 5
NY - Jonathan Miles By NICK FOX Jean Georges won the James Beard Foundation's outstanding restaurant award Monday night and Drew Nieporent was named outstanding restaurateur. By HAROLD mcgee When trimming asparagus, the standard advice is that you should bend the stalk ...
Hugo's chef wins top culinary award
Original at MaineToday.com
• Tue, May 5
ME - Dennis Hoey Fore Street, a restaurant in Portland's Old Port, was one of five finalists for best restaurant in the country but lost out to Jean Georges, a New York City-based restaurant. Maine's only previous winner in the best chef category was Sam Hayward, ...
Best romantic date place in NYC: JoJo
Original at Examiner.com
• Sat, Apr 18
Jean-Georges Vongerichten has created the perfect atmosphere for romantic dining at casually elegant, JoJo, discreetly positioned just inside Lexington Avenue on East 64th Street. When you arrive, you are treated like guests in a close friend's home. ...
W scores J&G Steakhouse
Original at Bizjournals.com
• Tue, Apr 7
W scores J&G Steakhouse The W hotel in DC said Jean-Georges Vongerichten will open a J&G Steakhouse inside the hotel. Ed Baten. general manager of the W, confirmed the news on Tuesday. Vongerichten, a collector of stars from Michelin and the New York Times and the author of ...
2009 Opinionated About Dining Survey Results Released
Original at Eater
• Thu, Apr 2
By Amanda The results from Steve Plotnicki's annual Opinionated About Dining Survey will be unleashed today. For those unfamiliar with the Plotz, his dining guide covers 900 restaurants in the USA and Canada, chosen by a collective of diners operating under a... The results from Steve Plotnicki's a...
Restaurant review: Maximo
Original at Dallas Morning News
• Wed, Mar 25
TX His executive sous-chef, Joey Villarreal, came to Maximo via Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Spice Market in New York, where he was executive sous-chef. Owners Mark Maguire ( Maguire's) and David Knouse (former VP of operations and general manager at Cafe ...
What the Fork? - Michigan Journal
Original at Michigan Journal
• Tue, Mar 24
What the Fork? subscription), MI Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Ferran Adriá, respectively, are setting the curve of culinary intelligence and deserve every accolade ever given to them. If you want to get to the really good stuff, and actually understand the basic building blocks of ...
Beard Award Nominations Announced
Original at New York Times
• Mon, Mar 23
NY Nominated for outstanding restaurant are Babbo and Jean Georges in Manhattan, Boulevard in San Francisco, Fore Street in Portland, Me., and Highlands Bar & Grill in Birmingham, Ala. José Andrés was nominated for outstanding chef for his work at Minibar ...
The Incredible Expanding JGV: 50 New Restaurants by 2014
Original at Eater
• Mon, Mar 23
By Amanda Fortune runs an interesting piece today on Jean-Georges Vongerichten's plans to open as many as 50 restaurants in the next five years, under the company he runs with partner Phil Suarez, Starwood Hotels, and the private equity firm behind Outback... Fortune runs an interesting piece toda...
Jean-Georges in the Country; Locavorism Comes to the iPhone
Original at New York Magazine
• Fri, Mar 20
USA Jean-Georges Vongerichten loves his weekend home in Waccabuc, where he drives a pickup truck, takes "big naps," and is considering getting some chickens to raise from Martha Stewart. [WSJ] • A new iPhone app called Locavore helps users find the nearest ...
Outstanding Alumni Award Winners
Original at frenchculinary (Blogspot)
• Thu, Mar 19
By noreply@blogger.com (The International Culinary Center) Tyler Kord is the Owner and Chef of No. 7 in Brooklyn. After graduating from the FCI in 2002, Tyler stayed on at The FCI and worked as a Sous Chef in the a la carte kitchen for Alain Sailhac and Patrick Farrel. He then went on to work for Jean Georges Vongerichten at Perry Street, for 2 years, as Sous C...
World's End Not Yet Nigh: Top Restaurants Still Hiring
Original at Eater
• Thu, Mar 19
By Amanda The Breslin at the Ace Hotel Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges Gordon Ramsay at the London Harvest Restaurants Hillstone Restaurants Mercer Kitchen Momofuku Restaurants Resto The Standard Hotel Sugar and Spice Wyndham Garden Hotel Midtown Convention Center
Times Like These: On the Burst of the Restaurant Bubble
Original at Eater
• Wed, Mar 18
By Amanda · Joachim Splichal, the chef of the Patina Restaurant Group: “I was one of the celebrity chefs who started opening more and more restaurants, and now we are totally overbuilt." · Elizabeth Blau, partner in four Las Vegas restaurants: “Las Vegas is like the subprime mortgage market of rest...
Rainbow Room Owners Seek a ‘Great Restaurateur’
Original at New York Times
• Tue, Mar 10
NY Of prominent restauranteurs in New York, Phil Suarez — Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s partner — and Drew Nieporent said they had not been approached about running the restaurant. Daniel Boulud would not say whether he’d been approached, but said he would ...
De Niro's restaurants to pay $2.5m
Original at Stuff.co.nz
• Mon, Feb 2
New Zealand Among those named in suits were US pop star Justin Timberlake's Southern Hospitality BBQ restaurant, Jay Z's 40/40 Club and Jean Georges owned by French chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Top Chef TV show judge Tom Colicchio's Craftbar in New York was ...
Restaurant Week Review: French Food and Gourmet Glimpses at JoJo
Original at Jaunted
• Wed, Jan 28
Walking into JoJo, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Upper East Side joint around the corner from Bernie Madoff's penthouse, feels for all the world like stumbling into a stranger's posh apartment: Located in the bottom two floors of a brownstone, ...
Timothy Hollingsworth Wins Bocuse D'Or USA
Original at Super Chef
• Sun, Sep 28
By noreply@blogger.com (Juliette Rossant) Chef Olympics: Bocuse D'Or 2009 World in My Kitchen: Bocuse Chez McDonald's Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging
Restaurant Review Jean Georges New York City
Original at Associated Content
• Mon, Sep 22
By By info@associatedcontent.com (Lindsay Woodland) Jean George Vongerichten is one of the best known chefs in the world but the lunch bargain at his eponymous NYC restaurant is one of NYCs bestkept fine dining secrets
EaterWire: A Look at Madam Geneva, Jean-Georges' Tribute, and Emeril's new Gig
Original at Eater
• Thu, Sep 18
By Amanda MIDTOWN WEST— During the month of October Jean-Georges in New York, Jean Jojo in Chicago, and Hubert Keller in San Francisco will pay tribute to their mentor Paul Haeberlin by serving Haeberlin’s signature Salmon Soufflé dish in their restaurants. The three chefs all trained under Haeb...
Review: Vong’s Thai Kitchen
Original at Chicagoist
• Thu, Sep 4
IL - An oasis of good taste and value in a section of River North dominated by large chains like PF Chang’s, VTK was created by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten in ...
Jean-Georges' Rebuttal: Platt Just Doesn't Get it
Original at Eater
• Wed, Aug 20
By Amanda In a post titled "Lost in Translation" on Jean-Georges Vongerichten 's blog, the chef takes a moment to explain why Platt was dead wrong in his one star slam, published this past Monday. First of all, JGV did spot the giant Plattster on each of his five visits and assumed he was enjoying the fo...
Bocuse d'Or Update: the Final Judges Announced!
Original at Eater
• Fri, Aug 15
By Amanda · Michel Bouit, Bocuse d’Or USA Director, ‘87-’07 Chicago, IL · Alain Sailhac, French Culinary Institute NY, NY · Andre Soltner, French Culinary Institute NY, NY · Laurent Tourondel, BLT Restaurants NY, NY · Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jean-Georges NY, NY
Week in Reviews: Matsugen Gets the Tres
Original at Eater
• Wed, Aug 13
By Amanda Krieger, 6/26/08 The Brunz says his part on the Jean-Georges Vongerichten/Matsushita soba palace Matsugen. He doesn't give it four stars, but his rave of a three star review reads like he was considering it: "Apart from being an excellent...
BruniBetting: Matsugen
Original at Eater
• Tue, Aug 12
By BL Tomorrow, Frank Bruni reviews Matsugen, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's new traditional Japanese noodle house in Tribeca. Today, the Eater oddsmakers have set the action as follows:Zero Stars: 15-1 One Star: 9-1 Two Stars: 5-1 Three Stars: 3-1
The Times, Jean-Georges on Absentee Chefs
Original at Eater
• Fri, Jul 25
By Amanda It is so intense and it takes so much staff to maintain a three-star restaurant...You cannot make money on only one restaurant if you operate at that level. Which is why you see many top restaurants in hotels...These days, to be a successful chef/entrepreneur, you need to open restaurants in more...
Opinion: Good News/ Bad News Matsugen
Original at Eater
• Tue, Jun 24
By Amanda Jean-Georges' newest project Matsugen, a soba house in the old 66 space, opened to little fanfare a week and a half ago. As was JGV's want, the opening attracted only a modicum of press coverage. But of course the good people on Yelp, eGullet or Chowhound still caught wind of the arrival. The co...
Eater Sneak Peek: Matsugen's Dining Room, Menu
Original at Eater
• Mon, Jun 16
By Amanda amp;set=72157605646070537">?o=0'>?o=0' style='font-size: 9px; text-align: center;'>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Team Jean Georges is being a bit cagey with the (online) press when it comes to its JGV's newest property Matsugen. Whether it's beca...
Recipe: May Birthday: Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes ~ 軟心岩漿巧克力蛋糕
Original at L' Atelier Vi
• Tue, May 6
By Venus ~ Vi I found the recipe on the food and wine website and it was by Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. To learn more about him, click here. I like this recipe above others because it is simple. Many recipes I found in my books said to make the ...
Recipe: Cook the Book: Water Chestnuts, Sugar Snap Peas, and Shiitakes
Original at Serious Eats
• Fri, Nov 16
By Robyn Lee This easy water chestnuts, sugar snap peas, and shiitakes recipe by Jean-Georges Vongerichten combines the textures of crunchy water chestnut and snap peas with soft shiitake mushrooms and is simply flavored with ginger, soy sauce, ...
Recipe: Cook the Book: Garlic Fried Rice
Original at Serious Eats
• Thu, Nov 15
By Robyn Lee In his recipe for ginger fried rice, Jean-Georges Vongerichten tops a dome of fried rice (he recommends using rendered chicken fat) with a mix of minced garlic and ginger, sautéed until crisp, and a fried egg. Drizzles of soy sauce and ...
Recipe: links for 2007-11-14
Original at kathryn yu dot com
• Tue, Nov 13
By kathryn Jean Georges calls his roast chicken with chunky miso sauce and grapefruit recipe, which combines crème fraîche, miso, yuzu juice, grapefruit and Thai chile, "the quintessential Vong dish, half French and half Asian." ...
Recipe: Spaezle
Original at Chowhound's Latest » Home Cooking
• Sun, Oct 28
Has anyone made the spaetzle with chestnut flour recipe? It is the the book Simple to Spectacular by Jean Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman. I've always been intrigued by it but haven't tried it.
Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges by Jean Georges Vongerichten
Original at Random House
• Mon, Oct 22
Jean-Georges Vongerichten, chef and owner of 18 restaurants around the world, pioneered Asian-fusion cuisine and cooks this food better than anyone on the planet. In Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges, he presents dozens of recipes for reproducing the dishes that have made his restaurant...
Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Original at time.com
• Thu, Oct 4
Page 2 of 3Previous1|2|3|Next Next: Kaiseki: Perfection On a Plate >> On the road with Jean-Georges Fusion pioneer Jean-Georges Vongerichten never stops testing culinary boundaries. On the road with the busiest chef in the biz. Photographs for TIME by Mark Peterson Espresso Ita...
Podcast: Food, Glorious Food: Minneapolis-Saint Paul Farmers Markets Serve up Regional and Organic Bounty
Original at PR Web
• Tue, Sep 18
By podcrew@extrahoop.com Minneapolis, MN (Vocus) September 17, 2007 -- Meet Minneapolis today released its list of the fall’s best picks for restaurants using regional and organic ingredients from Minneapolis-St. Paul farmer’s markets. Deliciously diverse and ever-evolving, the Minneapolis dining scene p...
Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: New Lawsuit for Restaurateur
Original at New York Times
• Thu, Jul 26
By JAMES BARRON For the second time this month, the restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten, left, has been sued over workers’ wages and the division of tips. The allegations, in a lawsuit filed yesterday in Federal District Court, involve Mr. Vongerichten’s flagship restaurant, Jean-Georges, at 1 C...
Manhattan: Ex-Restaurant Workers Sue
Original at New York Times
• Mon, Jul 9
By JAMES BARRON Jean-Georges Vongerichten has become the latest restaurateur to be accused of stealing waiters’ tips and cheating on wages. The allegations, in a lawsuit filed yesterday in Federal District Court by six former employees, involve the restaurant V Steakhouse in the Time Warner Center a...
Saju Just Snuck Into Midtown
Original at New York Magazine
• Mon, Jul 2
Chef Hung Nguyen, meanwhile, was trained under David Bouley and Jean Georges Vongerichten, and his menu is all about delicate but notably westernized dishes: Vietnamese bouillabaisse with king prawns, grilled marinated pork loin with ...
Jesse and Jean-Georges
Original at Seattle Post Intelligencer
• Sat, Apr 22
By hsiaochingchou@seattlepi.com (Hsiao-Ching Chou) JEAN-GEORGES Since we promised to vacate our table at Jesse by 6:30 p.m., it was still early enough to go visit the Bund, where tourists congregate at night to admire the well-lit cityscape. At the base of No. 3 on the Bund is a Giorgio Armani boutique. Upstairs, is Jean-Georges, the Shanghai bra...