A Day in the Life: Jean-Georges Restaurant Director of Restaurants Vincenzo Decaria

Jean-Georges Director of Restaurants Vincenzo Decaria was raised in Crotone, Italy surrounded by hotels and restaurants. While studying for a law degree, he worked nights at restaurants and bars. He then started working at a private members club, Café Royal and visited New York for a consultancy job and ended up staying.

Decaria has been with Jean-Georges Management for seven years and played a fundamental part in opening many of Jean-Georges’ restaurants including L’Italien and L’Asiatique in Marrakech, Curiosa in Doha, Happy Monkey in Greenwich, Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen in Kyoto and Tin Building in New York.  He started in the role of Manager and left for nine months to open The Edition hotel open in Times Square. He came back to Jean-Georges Management as a multi-unit General Manager (Mercer Kitchen and The Inn at Pound Ridge. After a few years, he was promoted to Service Director and then Director of Restaurants.  

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