Cutthroat kitchen geoffrey zakarian biography
Cutthroat kitchen geoffrey zakarian biography
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Geoffrey Zakarian
Armenian-American celebrity chef
Geoffrey Zakarian (born July 25, 1959) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author.
He is the executive chef of several restaurants in New York City, Atlantic City, and Miami.[1] He is featured on several television shows on the Food Network, including Chopped and The Next Iron Chef. In 2011, on The Next Iron Chef he won an opportunity to join Iron Chef America.[1]
Early life and education
Zakarian was born July 25, 1959, in Worcester, Massachusetts to an Armenian-American father, musician George Zakarian, and a Polish-American mother, Viola (née Hekowicz).[1][2][3] Geoffrey has a sister, Virginia, and a brother, George.[4] Geoffrey graduated from Burncoat High School in 1977.[5] He earned a degree in economics from Worcester State University and then went to France, where he decided to be a chef.[1]
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