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I've been working in boutique hotels my whole life.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Been Hotels Life Whole Working

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Everybody these days wants to be a star, including myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm a chef but you want to market yourself and your projects.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Chef Days Everybody Get Including Market Me Myself Projects Star Want Wants Wrong You Your Yourself

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When you have a chef that wants to be in the spotlight, maybe after one or two appearances on a show, they think they're at a certain level that they haven't reached yet in the kitchen. Shows like 'Top Chef', 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: After Appearances Attention Bring Certain Certain Level Chef Culinary Hell Helped Kitchen Level Like Maybe One Or Two Reached Show Shows Spotlight Think Top Top Chef Two Wants World You

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Chestnuts are my favorite ingredient to use in the fall, especially for the holidays. I always find that they are meaty, hearty and have a mysterious refinement when cooked or roasted over sea salt.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Always Cooked Fall Favorite Find Hearty Holidays Ingredient Mysterious Over Refinement Salt Sea Use

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The Lamb's Club is going to be a luxury bar and grill; we're not doing an overly fancy restaurant. We wanted to make a space that people will come to every day, almost like a very high-end bistro.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Almost Bar Club Come Day Doing Every Every Day Fancy Going Grill High-End Lamb Like Luxury Make Overly People Restaurant Space Very Wanted Will

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Shows like 'Top Chef,' 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world on a whole, but you have to be cautious it doesn't get out of hand.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Attention Bring Cautious Chef Culinary Get Hand Hell Helped Kitchen Like Out Shows Top Top Chef Whole World You

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I've never missed a flight. And I don't see any reason in cutting it close because airports are pleasurable for me: You can go to the restaurant, get a massage, browse books, sit at a bar, check emails.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Airport Any Bar Because Books Browse Check Close Cutting Emails Flight Get Go Massage Me Missed Never Pleasurable Reason Restaurant See Sit You

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If we have meetings, I try to schedule the meetings at different restaurants I want to try - so I always suggest the restaurants.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Always Different Meetings Restaurants Schedule Suggest Try Want

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I always request a king-size bed, and if I can't, I try to work that out right after I land. I unpack immediately so the clothes don't get wrinkled. I go the gym. I adjust the temperature; I like the room kind of warm. And then turn on CNBC.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Adjust After Always Bed Clothes Get Go Gym Immediately Kind Land Like Out Request Right Room Temperature Then Try Turn Warm Work

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Everyone could use instructions on every aspect of cooking: pantry, storage, refrigeration, cooking, what to buy. Everyone that I come into contact with could use help.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: Aspect Buy Come Contact Cooking Could Every Everyone Help Instructions Storage Use

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Chef

Born: July 25th, 1959

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