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Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Favorite Hotels

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Chef

The traditional meaning of the word “chef” doesn’t quite cover it. Jean-Georges Vongerichten is in charge of a lot more than a kitchen — he may be a cook first, but he’s an entrepreneur as well, and has parlayed his European training and considerable Asian experience into a growing global network of three- and four-star restaurants.

Jean-Georges’ cooking is built on a classical French foundation, but his approach was shaped by early assignments all across Asia, from Bangkok to Singapore to Hong Kong. Today he’s known for his hybrid style, which manages to produce all the richness of French cuisine out of the light broths, oils and juices of the Asian traditions.

He’s written several award-winning cookbooks, made innumerable television and magazine appearances, and, together with his business partner Phil Suarez, opened somewhere on the order of two dozen restaurants all over the world, from New York to Paris to Bora Bora. Among his accolades are star after star from the Guide Michelin, including a three-star rating for his signature restaurant, Jean Georges.

And of course he’s no stranger to the hotel world. Some of his most inspired work has appeared on the tables of our favorite hotels, from his earliest postings at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok and the Mandarin in Hong Kong to the Chambers Kitchen at the Chambers Minneapolis and new outposts of his Spice Market restaurant at the W Atlanta Midtown and the W Istanbul. We spoke with Jean-Georges about some of his favorite experiences on the other side of the table, as a guest in three extraordinary Tablet hotels.

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Jean-Georges Vongerichten's Favorite Hotels

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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