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New Restaurant Manager & Chef De Cuisine At “MARKET by Jean-Georges”

Market by Jean-Georges is located in the Shangri-La at 1128 W. Georgia | 604-695-1115 | marketbyjgvancouver.com
Market by Jean-Georges is located in the Shangri-La at 1128 W. Georgia | 604-695-1115 | marketbyjgvancouver.com

The GOODS from Market by Jean-Georges

Vancouver, BC | MARKET by Jean-Georges is pleased to welcome new faces to its team. Montgomery Lau, former Senior Sous Chef at MARKET, has been promoted to Chef de Cuisine, and David Auer, former General Manager at Le Gavroche, has been named MARKET’s new Restaurant Manager.

Montgomery Lau, Chef de Cuisine | Montgomery Lau has come a long way from shopping in the local fresh foods markets in Hong Kong with his mother. Lau grew up in Hong Kong, where weekly dim sum outings made up a huge part of his childhood memories.

Lau later moved to Vancouver and grew up around the diversity that the city has to offer. This exposed him to foods from around the world. After a decision to turn his passion into a career, Lau enrolled at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. This led him to working at his first culinary job at French restaurant L’Emotion.

Lau joined the opening team for the MARKET by Jean-Georges after completing his apprenticeship. While preparing for the Winter Olympics of 2010, Lau was recruited for the opening of the new Westin Wall Centre at the Vancouver Airport and in 2011, Lau was chosen to represent B.C. and contend for the title of ‘Canada’s Chef of the Year’ at the National Chefs’ Conference.

Lau returned to MARKET as Senior Sous Chef in 2012 where his love for international flavours combined with his passion for local and produce was a perfect fit. Proving himself to be a talented chef whose culinary philosophy mirrors that of Jean-Georges Vongerichten himself, Lau has been promoted to Chef de Cuisine. As the leader now in the kitchen, Lau is committed to working with his team and local producers to delivering top notch product that honors the restaurant’s namesake and gives local Vancouver residents and visitors a truly world class experience.

David Auer, Restaurant Manager | After working his way through some of the Europe’s finest restaurants, David Auer has taken the helm as Restaurant Manager at MARKET by Jean-Georges. Bringing with him a depth of industry experience and education, Auer looks forward to exploring new opportunities and sharing with the new team his deep passion for food, wine and hospitality.

Upon completion of his Restaurant Management and Hospitality Diploma as well as his Sommelier Diploma in Wine & Cheese from the Gastronomic Catering Business School in Vienna, Auer went on to work throughout Austria and Switzerland in top restaurants including Gueard Val, and Restaurant Edelweis in the Löwen Hotel Schruns where he was at the time, the youngest Michelin star restaurant manager in the country.

After falling in love with his future wife, Auer followed her to a job in Vancouver where he started at the Divino Wine Bar as General Manager and later moved to Uva Winebar & Cibo Trattoria. Prior starting at MARKET, Auer was positioned as General Manager at Le Gavroche.

Known as an innovator, Auer is unafraid to try new things and to challenge the status quo. Auer wants to create experiences that people will remember. Whether it is visits from high profile chefs, restaurants swaps or unique restaurant promotions, guests of MARKET by Jean-Georges can look forward to memorable meals and an exciting calendar of events to come.

Details

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1115 Alberni Street, 3rd Floor, Vancouver, BC V6E 0A8
Telephone: 604-695-1115
Website: www.marketbyjgvancouver.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/marketbyjeangeorgesvancouver
Twitter: @scullyatmarket | @davidatmarket | @oliatmarket | @barjonesing

Gallery

  • Black Truffle Pizza
  • Restaurant Manager - Brittany Anderson
  • MARKET by JEAN-GEORGES
  • Tuna Tartare
  • Steamed Shrimp Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
  • MARKET by JEAN-GEORGES
  • Seared Scallops, Caramalized Cauliflower
  • Seasonal Terrace
  • Bubbles, Beats & Brunch on MARKET Terrace
  • Brown Butter Waffle
  • Market by Jean-Georges
  • Express Lunch - Grilled Pork Loin
  • MARKET by JEAN-GEORGES
  • Shangri-La Vancouver_MARKET By Jean-Georges Bar
  • MARKET Bar
  • Beet Salad
  • Beef Tenderloin, Carrots and Miso
  • Bathrooms
  • B.C. Blueberry Caipirinha

About MARKET by Jean-Georges

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A dining destination & bar, where we promise to shake & stir you to the core! Located on the 3rd floor of the Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver, MARKET by Jean-Georges offers four distinct dining experiences; the intimate and casual Georgia Room with fireplace; a heated covered outdoor terrace; an enticing bar with lounge seating; and a modern dining room featuring three private rooms, accommodating 10 to 30 guests. Most recently nominated for Best New Restaurant in 2010 by Vancouver Magazine and rated as AAA Approved Four Diamond restaurant, Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten brings his vibrant cuisine to Vancouver with his unique dishes inspired from his travels through South East Asia.

Recent Press

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THE VANCOUVER SUN – Mia Stainsby | It’s been too long since I’ve visited New York… So it was really nice of New York to come and visit me. Market at Shangri-La in Vancouver borrowed chef Anthony Ricco from New York’s Spice Market to bring some of his food here. Both restaurants are operated by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, whose name is spoken in reverential tones even in that jaded city.

We shared four à la carte dishes, plus a dessert. Shaved tuna with chili tapioca, Asian pear and lime ($14) was, if I may speak in rhyme, sublime: Petals of sashimi-grade tuna and a quenelle of tuna broth sorbet were served over a coconut kaffir lime broth. Vietnamese chicken curry ($22) featured half a chicken chopped into eight pieces in a beautiful coconut curry broth; fresh cut herbs
rained down upon it…

Ricco says he was impressed by the passionate, hard-working crew at Market. By his reckoning, this generation of New York chefs are getting a little too soft.

In Vancouver, Market impressed me once again, with casual but impeccable service. Case in point: a server saw us switching dishes and swooped in with the proper cutlery for each of us. The congenial professionalism is just right.

@MONTECRISTO_Mag | MONTECRISTO Magazine | Congratulations to MONTE Spirits contributor @BARJONESING on his appointment to Lead Bartender for Market by Jean-Georges @ShangriLaHotels.

@Miss604 | Rebecca Bollwitt | RT @BARJONESING Pleased to announce my new role as Lead Bartender at Market by Jean-Georges @ShangriLaHotels Vancouver – on the bar Friday

@scoutmagazine | Andrew Morrison | Jay Jones Takes Over The Bar At MARKET in The Shangri-La Hotel – http://tinyurl.com/4raoq9s

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