Jean Joho

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Jean Joho
Born
Barr, Bas-Rhin, France [1]
EducationL'Auberge de L'lll
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
Previous restaurant(s)
Award(s) won
  • Restaurateur of the Year (Gayot)
    Best Chef of the Year (Bon Appetit)
    Best American Chef: Midwest (James Beard Foundation)
Website http://www.chefjoho.com/

Jean Joho is a French-American chef and restaurateur. He was chef and proprietor of Everest in Chicago (founded in 1986, closed 2020), [2] [1] Paris Club Bistro & Bar and Studio Paris in Chicago, The Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Las Vegas, and Brasserie Jo, first in Chicago, then in Boston.

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Early life and education

Born in Barr, 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. [3] His formal training began at age 13 at L'Auberge de L'lll under master chef Paul Haeberlin. [4] 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. [4] While studying at the Hotel Restaurant School in Strasbourg, he 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, [1] [4] 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 Chicago Tribune journalist Phil Vettel. [2] He was named Restaurateur of the Year for 2012 by Gayot . [1]

In December 2020, Joho closed the Everest Restaurant. He said in an interview with the Chicago Times that he was closing the restaurant after 35 years due to the expiration of its lease. [5]

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. [2]

Awards and accolades

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Digonnet, Anaïs (19 July 2012). "Jean Joho, le businessman des cuisines de Chicago". France-America News (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Vettel, Phil (11 July 2013). "Revisiting Everest, Les Nomades". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Joho, Jean (2012). "Jean Joho, 2012 GAYOT Best Restaurateur in the U.S." (Interview). Interviewed by Sophie Gayot. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
  4. 1 2 3 Alfano, Elysabeth (15 January 2014). "The Charm and Finesse of Everest's Chef Joho". Huffington Post .
  5. ↑ "After nearly 35 years on Chicago's fine-dining summit, Everest restaurant is closing". Chicago Tribune. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  6. ↑ "Accolades". Everest Restaurant. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.


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