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America's Best New Chefs

BEST NEW CHEFS

1998
Laurent Tourondel

Laurent Tourondel

BLT Burger
470 Sixth Ave.
New York, New York
212-243-8226

BLT Burger
Shop 301, Level 3, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
852-2730-2338

BLT Burger
The Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, Nevada
702-792-7888

BLT Fish Shack
21 W. 17th St.
New York, New York
212-691-8888

BLT Market
The Ritz-Carlton New York, 1430 Ave. of the Americas
New York, New York
212-521-6125

BLT Prime
111 E. 22nd St.
New York, New York
212-995-8500

BLT Steak
106 E. 57th St.
New York, New York
212-752-7470

BLT Steak
The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte, 110 North College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina
704-972-4380

BLT Steak
Ritz-Carlton San Juan Hotel 6961, Ave. of the Governors
Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico
787-253-1700 ext. 4240

BLT Steak
Ritz-Carlton White Plains, Three Renaissance Sq.
White Plains, New York
914-467-5500

BLT Steak
Camelback Inn, 5402 East Lincoln Dr.
Scottsdale, Arizona
480-905-7979

BLT Steak
Shop G62, Ground Floor, Ocean Terminal
Kowloon, Hong Kong
852-2730-3508

BLT Steak
The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Dr.
Miami Beach, Florida
305-673-0044

BLT Steak
1625 Eye St. N.W.
Washington, D.C.
202-689-8999

BLT Steak
8720 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, California
310-360-1950

BLT Steak
The W Atlanta Downtown, 45 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd.
Atlanta, Georgia
404-577-7601

BLT Steak
Trump International Hotel, Waikiki Beach Walk, 223 Saratoga Rd.
Honolulu, Hawaii
808-683-7440

BLT Fish
21 W. 17th St.
New York, New York
212-691-8888

<p>Other restaurants: BLT Burger, Las Vegas; BLT Steak, Washington, DC and San Juan, Puerto Rico; bltrestaurants.com.</p>
1998 Best New Chef Award Profile

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)


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