OPENINGS, AWARDS AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

1980 – 1985 Opens 10 restaurants around the globe
1986 Lands in Manhattan at Lafayette in the Drake Swissôtel; garners a four-star review from The New York Times at the age of 29
1991 Opens JoJo on New York City’s Upper East Side, named “Best New Restaurant of the Year” by Esquire; receives three-stars from The New York Times
1992 Opens Vong in New York City
1995 Opens Vong in Knightsbridge area of London
1997 Opens Jean Georges in the Trump International Hotel and Tower, earning a four-star review from The New York Times; opens Vong in The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong; named "Newcomer of the Year," by The London Evening Standard
1998 Receives “Best New Restaurant” (Vong), “Outstanding Chef,” and “Who’s Who of Food and Beverage” awards from the James Beard Foundation during the same year, an unprecedented accomplishment; opens Mercer Kitchen in New York City; opens Prime Steakhouse in the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas; Vong named “Best Restaurant in the World” by The Robb Report
1999 Opens Vong Chicago (redesigned and renamed Vong’s Thai Kitchen in 2001)
2000 Opens Dune at The Ocean Club in the Bahamas
2001 Opens Market in Paris
2003 Opens 66 in TriBeCa neighborhood of New York City; named a “Legend” by Bon Appétit
2004 Opens Spice Market in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, earning a three-star rating from The New York Times; opens Bank in Houston; opens Jean Georges in Shanghai, his first restaurant in Mainland China
2005 Opens V and Rama in London; Café Martinique at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas; and the acclaimed Perry St in Manhattan
2006 Jean Georges in Manhattan earns a second four-star review from The New York Times and a three-star rating from the Michelin Guide; opens Lagoon at the St. Regis Resort in Bora Bora; opens Chambers Kitchen in the Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007 Michelin Guide awards Jean-Georges Vongerichten a total of six Michelin stars; three stars for Jean Georges, and one star each for Vong, JoJo and Perry St
2008 Opens Spice Market in W Atlanta Midtown and W Istanbul, Turkey, Matsugen in NYC, Market Jean-Georges in One & Only Palmilla and J&G Steakhouse at the Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona.
2009 Jean Georges wins Best Restaurant at James Beard Awards. Opens Market by Jean-Georges at Shangri-La Vancouver and W Boston; Spice Market and Market by Jean-Georges at the W Doha; J&G Steakhouse at the W Washington D.C., Kauai Grill at the St. Regis Princeville Resort, Hawaii, J&G Grill at the St. Regis Deer Crest Resort in Park City, Utah and Jean Georges Steakhouse at Aria, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2010 Opens The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges at The Mark Hotel, NYC and ABC Kitchen in ABC Carpet & Home. Jean-Georges has made culinary history and a reputation almost as remarkable as his food.