Education L'Auberge de L'lll Name Jean Joho | Role Chef | |
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Books The Eiffel Tower Restaurant Cookbook: Capturing the Magic of Paris Awards James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant Nominations James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef | ||
Great chef jean joho and his beef put au feu style
Jean Joho is a French-American chef and restaurateur. He is chef/proprietor of Everest in Chicago (founded in 1986), Paris Club Bistro & Bar and Studio Paris in Chicago, The Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Las Vegas, and Brasserie JO in Boston.
Contents
- Great chef jean joho and his beef put au feu style
- Famed chef jean joho of everest restaurant makes risotto escargot on the dinner party
- Early life and education
- Career
- Written works
- Personal life
- Awards and accolades
- References
Famed chef jean joho of everest restaurant makes risotto escargot on the dinner party
Early life and education
Born in Alsace, France, Joho was already working in his aunt's restaurant kitchen, peeling vegetables in full chef uniform and hat, by age six. At age 11, he spent his summer making cheese in Marseilles. His formal training began at age 13 at L'Auberge de L'lll under master chef Paul Haeberlin. Joho honed his craft in other kitchens throughout Europe.
Career
By age 23, Joho was the sous chef at a Michelin three-star restaurant where he commanded a 35-person staff. While studying at the Hotel Restaurant School in Strasbourg, Joho immersed himself in the hotel and restaurant business, as well as the arts of pastry, cheese and wine.
Joho’s rise to international success began on the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange with Everest, which is now one of the world’s premier dining rooms and a Relais & Chateaux property. He is a managing partner at Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises and has establishments across the country as well as partnership in several other concepts, including Chicago’s Nacional 27 and M Burger.
In 2013, Chef Joho and his team at Everest were awarded four stars by Phil Vettel in his re-review in the Chicago Tribune He was named Restaurateur of the Year for 2012 by Gayot.
Written works
Jean Joho is the author of The Eiffel Tower Cookbook (Chronicle Books, 2008, ISBN 0811860477, 144 pp.). In this cookbook, he shares 50 of his signature dishes.
Personal life
Joho resides in Chicago.