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Geoffrey Zakarian (born July 25, 1959) is an American Iron Chef, restaurateur, television personality and author. He is the executive chef of several restaurants in New York City, Atlantic City and Miami.〔Gillespie, Nick and Amanda Winkler (2013-11-25) (Iron Chef Geoff Zakarian Talks Food, Freedom, and the Future of American Cuisine ), ''Reason.com''〕 He is featured on several television programs on the Food Network, including ''Chopped'' and in 2011, ''The Next Iron Chef'', where he won the right to join ''Iron Chef America''.〔 ==Career== Zakarian was born in 1959 and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts.〔 He began his culinary career with an associate's degree from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.〔 As an apprentice chef, he began his work under chef Daniel Boulud at ''Le Cirque'', where he was named "Chef de Cuisine" from 1982 to 1987.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ICA Morimoto vs. Zakarian )〕 In 1990, he became the executive chef at ''44'', a restaurant described by ''The New York Times'' as "trendy" and "chic," located at the Royalton Hotel in midtown Manhattan. William Grimes, also of ''The New York Times'', described Zakarian as "... the reason that ''44'' in the Royalton Hotel was always a lot better than it needed to be" in 2001. Previously, in 1992, ''44'' had received only 2 stars from ''The New York Times'' columnist Bryan Miller.〔 In 1996, he was hired to oversee Old Navy's ill fated coffee bar and coffee cart division with David Brody of Z100 WHTZ. He then went on to work for the ''Blue Door'' of the Delano Hotel in South Beach, Miami. In 1998, he became the executive chef at ''Patroon'' in Manhattan, which was awarded 3 stars (excellent) by NY Times critic Ruth Reichl. In the spring of 2000, Zakarian worked with Alain Passard, a renowned French chef at the three-Michelin star restaurant ''Arpège'' in Paris.〔 His style is described as "modern" with roots in French cuisine, or as he describes, "dynamic American." Zakarian owned two restaurants, ''Town'' and ''Country'', both of which are in Manhattan. They have been rated with 3 stars by ''The New York Times''.〔 His restaurant ''Town'' was located in the East Side of Midtown Manhattan in the ''Chambers Hotel'' and opened in Spring 2001 but closed in 2009. ''Country'' is located in the ''Carlton Hotel'' near Madison Square Park and opened in 2005. The restaurant has earned a Michelin Star. Zakarian is now a consultant and executive chef at the Water Club in Atlantic City and the Lamb's Club in New York City, respectively.〔 In the spring of 2006, Zakarian released his first book, ''Geoffrey Zakarian's Town / Country''. It was quoted as being "...one of the best of 2006" by ''The New York Times'' columnist Amanda Hesser. The book features 150 recipes for family, friends and "Life Around the Table." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geoffrey Zakarian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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