Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian tells his Incredible Career Journey From Working for Free to Opening 3-star Restaurants, Plus Cooking for Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, and His Secret French Fry Recipe Loved By Calvin Klein

All on the Table with Katie Lee Biegel · Jan 30, 2025 · 44m

Katie talks with her co-host of Food Network’s, The Kitchen, Geoffrey Zakarian. Prior to becoming one of the most well-known television food stars, Geoffrey had a successful career as a professional chef in New York City. He shares his fascinating story of apprenticing for free at his first big restaurant job and climbing his way up to the top as head chef of his own 3 star restaurant.

He recounts his days of opening a restaurant with Ian Schrager of Studio 54 at the Royalton Hotel, which became the “it” restaurant for CEOs, magazine editors, fashion designers, and celebrities. Geoffrey tells…