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Laurent Tourondel

1998 Best New Chef Award Profile
Laurent Tourondel
Photo © Melissa Hom

Background Born in the Auvergne, France. Worked at Ledoyen, Paris; Potel & Chabot, Moscow; Troisgros, Roanne, France; C.T., New York City.

How he got into cooking "I was very bad at school; I had no choice."

First food memory "Grandmother's quail with raisins and foie gras, my favorite dish when I was eight."

Favorite equipment Peppermill.

Favorite cookbook The 1870 edition of Brillat-Savarin's Physiology of Taste.

Favorite place to eat Brasserie Lipp, Paris.

Favorite cocktail Caipirinhas, the potent Brazilian drink made with sugarcane liquor and lime juice.

Weirdest food he's ever eaten Snake, in Africa.

Food forecast "Russian food will get really popular one day."

Favorite 1 A.M. meal Country bread with melted mozzarella and tapenade.

Food vice Spicy chicken wings.

Recipe tip When you crush garlic, cover it in plastic wrap first to keep your cutting board from smelling.

Won Best New Chef at: Palace Court, Las Vegas (closed)

Restaurants
Arlington Club
1032 Lexington Ave. New York, NY, United States
(212) 249-5700
BLT Burger
Shop 301, Level 3, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
852-2730-2338
BLT Burger Hong Kong
Shop B224A, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay Hong Kong, China
852-2506-1500
BLT Burger
The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
(702) 792-7888
BLT Steak
The W Atlanta Downtown, 45 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. Atlanta, Georgia, United States
(404) 577-7601
BLT Steak
The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte, 110 North College St. Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
(704) 972-4380
BLT Steak
Shop G62, Ground Floor, Ocean Terminal Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
852-2730-2338
BLT Steak
The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Dr. Miami Beach, Florida, United States
(305) 673-0044
BLT Steak
Ritz-Carlton San Juan Hotel, 6961 Avenida los Gobernadores Carolina, Puerto Rico
BLT Steak
Camelback Inn, 5402 E. Lincoln Dr. Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
(480) 905-7979
Brasserie Ruhlmann
45 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY, United States
212-974-2020
LT Burger Bryant Park
8 W. 40th St. New York, NY, United States
(212) 582-8200
LT Burger Sag Harbor
62 Main St. Sag Harbor, NY, United States
(631) 899-4646
LT Signature
Manrey Hotel, Calle Uruguay Panama City, Panama
507-203-0042
24 recipes by Laurent Tourondel
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