When you do a menu at a restaurant, you have to be the engineer of that menu. It has to be a crowd-pleaser. Jean-Georges Vongerichten crowdengineermenu Change image and share on social
I love cooking, but I love the business, too. It's important because a lot of chefs forget the business side and have to shut down after six months. Jean-Georges Vongerichten businesschefcook Change image and share on social
A chef and a restaurateur are different jobs: One is about pleasing people with what's on the plate; the other is about understanding the market. I'm a chef, but I think I'm a savvy businessperson, too. Jean-Georges Vongerichten businesspersonchefjob share on social
This is what I grew up on in Alsace. It's choucroute. I'd wake up every morning with the smell of cabbage and potatoes and pork. Jean-Georges Vongerichten alsacecabbagechoucroute Change image and share on social
I landed in 1980 in Bangkok, and I stopped to eat ten times between the airport and the hotel. It was all lemongrass and ginger and chilies. Jean-Georges Vongerichten airportbangkokchily Change image and share on social
I spent seven years in France. Then, I went to Asia for five years. I came to London in 1984 and then America in 1985. In 1991, I opened my first restaurant in New York City. Jean-Georges Vongerichten americaasiacity Change image and share on social
I love creating new things. It's difficult to be creative once a restaurant's open. People want the same dishes. For me, the creativity is in opening a new place and starting a new menu. Jean-Georges Vongerichten createcreativecreativity Change image and share on social
The Hamptons remind me of my childhood vacations. I love the beach, restaurants, and produce found on the East End. Jean-Georges Vongerichten beachchildhoodeast Change image and share on social
At ABC Cocina and Kitchen, 90 percent of our produce and vegetables come from Union Square, and that's all from upstate New York farmers. We are simply committed to this idea of local, organic food. Jean-Georges Vongerichten abccocinacommit Change image and share on social
