It’s July 14, 1973, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten is washing dishes to kick off an apprenticeship at Auberge de l'Ill in Alsace, France. It’s not a grand entrance into the industry. “The only thing I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. The Jean-Georges in question is, of course, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who ...

Jean-Georges Vongerichten treats his 19 restaurants in New York City as if they were his children. On a typical day, he drives around Manhattan in his matteblack Mercedes G-wagon (“gangsta,” he calls ...

At press time, there were still seven seats available for tonight’s class on Thanksgiving wines at the cooking school of our friend and renowned chef/ cooking school guru Jean Pierre. The instructor ...