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Jean-Georges Vongerichten
About Me
The first thing you should know about me is that I'm a
country boy at heart. I grew up on a farm in Alsace where my
mother and grandmother taught me to eat and cook according
to the seasons. It was there I fell in love with food-fresh
herbs and vegetables and the warmth of our local
Franco-German flavors. Though I've been living an urban life
since 1973, I'm still most at home in the country.
Since my departure from Alsace, I've lived, trained, and
cooked all over France, in Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Boston, and New York. Now, I'm rooted in New York, in my
little Perry Street neighborhood and in the hills of
Westchester County. But I also feel at home in my other
restaurants around the world.
Wherever I go, I always want to cook both globally and
locally. If you've been to my restaurants, you've probably
guessed that I love Asian flavors. My first trip to the
open-air market in Bangkok remains one of my most
influential culinary experiences, and I've since adopted
those herbs and spices as my own. Everything I cook has to
have a little heat. (Even at home, my wife, who's
Korean-American, keeps our fridge stocked with kimchi.)
As for life outside the kitchen, I enjoy relaxing with my
family. In the country, I often go fishing in my little pond
and, while the weather's still nice, chop wood for the
fireplace. In the city, I take my chefs out to eat after
work and catch up with friends when we're cooking together
for charity events. The greenmarket is one of my favorite
places to stroll. I guess you can see that I love food. It's
my passion. It's my life. Discover the many restaurants and
fine cuisine of this gourmet chef who pleases many a palate.
Read a newsletter and check recipes. As Mark Bittman so
correctly states in his informative introduction, one of the
many talents of Jean-Georges is his capacity to make what
seem like simple preparations taste so incredibly complex.
Regular customers to Jean-Georges Vongerichten's restaurants
and food enthusiasts from coast to coast have anticipated
Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef as
eagerly as they would the debut of one of Vongerichten's
celebrated restaurants. Jean-Georges Vongerichten's cooking
is as remarkable for its simplicity as it is for its
brilliance |
