Photo: Vongerichten FamilyThe house was also my father George’s workplace. My great-grandfather started the company when coal from northern France was delivered to the house on canal barges. On Sundays, my job in the kitchen was to peel and chop, and get my mother what she needed. For my 16th birthday, my parents took my sister and me to Auberge de L’lll, a three-star restaurant 45 minutes from Strasbourg. Five years later, I opened my first New York restaurant, JoJo, with my brother, Philippe.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2018 14:48 UTC