8 Jean-Georges Vongerichten,
Michelin chef and consultant
The Middle East welcomed Jean-Georges Vongerichten with open arms in 2009, when he partnered up with Starwood to introduce two of his restaurant concepts to W Doha Hotel. Spice Market, inspired by the street food in South East Asia, and Market by Jean-Georges, a melting pot of international cuisines wrapped up in an Arabic guise took Doha’s F&B offerings to international standards.
Asian flavours are nothing new to Vongerichten, who released a cookbook in 2007 of recipes from both Spice Market and his other restaurant brand, Vong. It was the latest in a long line of publications – his first coming in 1990, an unpretentious and easy-to-understand book titled Simple Cuisine.
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He soon proved himself as an astute businessman and restaurateur – not just a great chef, and has a wide range of acclaimed restaurants in the US, UK and Shanghai, including three-star offerings. He is also chef in residence for CITY magazine, and master cook for Food & Wine magazine.
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