birth_place birth_date article_title education name
maywood , new jersey october 9 , 1961 october 9 , 1961 george morrone
 the new york culinary institute of america , hyde park , george morrone
george morrone

george morrone -lrb- born october 9 , 1961 in maywood , new jersey -rrb- is an american , , and -lsb- -lsb- `` author -rsb- '' -rsb- .
morrone attended the culinary institute of america at the urging of his mentor , john kutrovacz .
for over two decades , diners and critics have heralded george morrone as one of the most creative and accomplished chefs in the country .
after graduating from the cia in hyde park , new york , the foundation of his career started as sous chef for restaurateur michael `` buzzy '' o'keefe and chef charlie palmer at the river cafe in brooklyn , new york .
after the river cafe , he moved out west to san francisco to work as executive sous chef at the landmark campton place with chef and restaurateur bradley ogden .
morrone then got his chance at the top toque as the youngest executive chef for the hotel bel-air in los angeles , where for 5 years he cooked for dignitaries and a-list celebrities that included mick jagger , keith richards , michael jordan , grace jones , pele etc while later opening for madonna 's luxury restaurant in the hotel delano in miami , florida .
morrone then returned to his san francisco roots to open the legendary restaurant aqua -lrb- where he mentored chef and restaurateur michael mina . -rrb-
, and held dual roles as founder/co-owner and executive chef .
it was at aqua where he earned his first four star review for his innovative seafood creations , establishing him as one of the country 's great culinary talents .
from aqua , morrone moved on to other prolific projects -- including reuniting with ogden at one market restaurant -- before helping to create and open the award -- winning fifth floor restaurant with aabi shapoorian .
fifth floor , under george marrone , received wine spectator 's grand award and was listed as one of the top 20 restaurants in the united states .
it was at this landmark restaurant , morrone also met julia child and prepared for her a private dish in celebration of her 80th birthday .
the instant accolades at fifth floor culminated in his second four-star review .
voted chef of the year respectively in 1992 and 2002 , is the only bay area chef ever to be awarded four-stars twice , frequently featured in the pbs series ' great chefs , morrone has fomented many of the region 's major culinary trends , and his sensibilities regarding flavor , technique , and aesthetics have influenced california 's culinary lexicon .
after the fifth floor , morrone open redwood park and reunited with his old partner , michael mina .
after redwood park , morrone opened the aptly named restaurant tartare ; dedicated to the delicacies of raw and rare .
known not only for his culinary talents , morrone collaborated with san francisco designer michael brennan .
it was through this collaboration whereby esquire magazine highlighted tartare restaurant for its exceptional design .
travel has also been an integral component to morrone 's development as a chef .
he spent a year in france immersing himself with the best of the country 's contemporary cooking .
in 2003 , his travels took him to australia , where he turned his talents to helping an old friend -- chef mark miller -- open his new venture , wild fire .
with morrone 's help the 300-seat , 450-cover , `` restaurant-as-theater '' concept has quickly become sydney 's hottest destination dining room .
for several more years , morrone had the opportunity to travel around the world with other renowned chefs on five-day tours sponsored by hudson valley fois gras , cooking in such far-flung places as moscow , jerusalem , buenos aires , and many others .
during these tours he worked side-by-side with his most important mentor , jean-louis palladin .
returning back to the bay area for a third tour , morrone continued his craft helming and consulting with other notable restaurants that include chef michael chiarello 's bottega ristorante in napa valley , san francisco 's cliff house , boca steak and seafood in marin county , california , the corinthian yacht club in tiburon , california , and in 2014 , gusto in san carlos , california .
morrone 's legacy and influence over the culinary community continues to thrive .
many well respected and notable chefs cite morrone as mentor and influencer .
chefs that include : ron siegel , traci des jardins , steven geddes , chris cosentino , suzanne tracht , joseph humphrey , -lsb- http://www.walnuts.org/resources/people/nicholas-ciccone/ nicholas ciccone , stephen fretz , michael nemac , robert curry , christopher lee , sean o'brien , jake godby , patrick prager , jason hall , rene rodriguez , brian pekarcik , chris curtiss , jason weiner , patrick roney , jonnatan levia , james ormsby , daniel sudar , art jackson , phillip kaufman , ravi kapur , adrian carpenter etc george morrone currently lives in san francisco and has a daughter named sydney .
