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Chef
Laurent Tourondel
BLT Steak,
BLT Fish, BLT Prime, New York City, NY
Many
of us know Laurent Tourondel from his acclaimed
Cello restaurant in Manhattan. Laurent has moved
on now after a two year hiatus, to his own trio
of restaurants, the BLT Steak (BLT stands for
"Bistro Laurent Tourondel"), BLT Fish,
and BLT Prime. Rather than open one restaurant
of monumental proportions, Laurent chose to make
each smaller restaurant a haven for the actual
residents who travel the streets of New York to
and from their places of work and favorite places
of relaxation.The first doors opened in March
2004. The concept worked.
Laurent is a chef of many talents, and we have
gathered together Food and Beverage International’s
own collection of recipes photographed at the
Mondavi Great Chef event in 2000. We hope you
enjoy these.
About Laurent Tourondel
Tourondel graduated from the Saint Vincent Ecole
de Cuisine in Montlucon, France, with a "d'Aptitude
Professionnelle de Cuisinier" to embark on
a career that would take him through some of the
most esteemed kitchens in the world, but not before
cooking in the French military.
Afterwards, Tourondel traveled to London's famed
Gentleman's Club, Boodles, then followed his dream
all the way to New York City for a star-studded
tenure as executive chef at celebrity caterers
Tentations, Potel & Chabot and as pastry chef
for Restaurant Beau Geste. Eager to refine his
French technique, Tourondel returned to France
to work under Jacques Maximin at Restaurant Ledoyen.
After honing his skills, the culinary journey
continued, taking him to Moscow's Restaurant Mercury,
then ultimately back to the stoves of France for
a two-year stint at Michelin three-star Relais
& Chateau Troigros. Tourondel had found his
calling - in the kitchen.
Tourondel became executive chef of C.T. (Claude
Troisgros), his debut restaurant in New York City.
There, Tourondel received three stars from Ruth
Reichl of The New York Times. After a leave of
absence to work under Joel Robuchon, Tourondel
returned to the States, and upon C.T.'s closing,
traveled west to Las Vegas where he was chosen
to commandeer the kitchen of the Palace Court
Restaurant at the World Famous Caesar's Palace
Hotel & Casino.
In 1998, Tourondel was honored as one of Food
& Wine Magazine's "Ten Best New Chefs."
Tourondel eventually returned back to New York
City, where he received three stars from William
Grimes of The New York Times in 1999 for Cello,
which closed its doors in late 2002.
Restaurants
BLT Steak
106 East 57th Street (between Park and Lexington
Avenues)
New York City, NY
(212) 752-7470
BLT Fish
21 West 17th Street (between Fifth & Sixth
Avenues)
New York City, NY, 10011
(212) 691-8888
BLT Prime
111 East 22nd Street (between Park and Lexington
Avenues)
New York City, NY
(212) 995-8500
info@bullfrogandbaum.com
http://www.bltrestaurants.com/
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