Jean Georges is a restaurant at 1 Central Park West on the Lobby Level of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, Manhattan, named after its owner Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Jean Georges remains one of the few restaurants in the city awarded four stars by The New York Times.[1] The current executive chef is Mark LaPico.
The restaurant is divided into two main dining areas – the 70-seat Jean Georges dining room and the Nougatine Café bar-lounge, a slightly more casual dining room. In good weather there is also seating on the Mistral Terrace. The restaurant was designed by architect and restaurateur Adam Tihany.[2]
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A prix-fixe menu is available with a two-course lunch and a four-course dinner. Two seven-course tasting menus are also available: the Jean Georges menu of signature dishes, and a seasonal menu highlighting fresh produce.
Signature dishes include:
Desserts are produced by highly regarded pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini, who is also the head judge on the reality competition show Top Chef: Just Desserts.[3]
Besides the aforementioned 4 stars from The New York Times, Jean Georges has received the James Beard award for Best Chef and Best New Restaurant, and Esquire Magazine voted Chef Vongerichten the Chef of the Year in 1997. Jean Georges restaurant also holds 3 Michelin stars, one of 5 NYC restaurants currently holding the accolade.[4]
Jean Georges made the Gayot Top 40 Restaurants in the US list in 2004–2008. In 2008 it received a 18/20 "Excellent" rating. In 2009 it won the James Beard Foundation Award for outstanding restaurant.[5]
In 2007, Jean Georges executive sous chef Lia Bardeen was featured as a contestant on season 3 of Top Chef, the cooking reality competition on the Bravo network.
In 2010, Jean Georges won the James Beard Award for "Outstanding Wine Service".[6]