![]() ![]() In March 2010 it was announced that Vigneron would star in Marcel's Quantum Kitchen, a reality television show that aired on the Syfy cable network. In 2008, he was an Executive Sous Chef at The Bazaar in the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Vigneron made it to the finals, finishing as runner-up behind winner Ilan Hall. ![]() Vigneron characterized the event as more like a drunken assault, and confirmed that the attack on him came before the other contestants shaved their heads, contrary to how the footage was edited. Activity in the blogosphere eventually attracted the attention of entertainment news outlets, some of which commented that the creative editing was done in an attempt to downplay interpersonal conflicts. Several Top Chef viewers blogged about discrepancies in the sequence of events relating to the hair shaving incident, including one clip that shows contestant Elia Aboumrad during the shave attempt with all of her hair intact, despite being shown shaving her head earlier in the sequence. This led to Cliff being kicked off the show. He also notably clashed with many of the show's other contestants, culminating in an incident in which several of the show's contestants egged on contestant Cliff Crooks to pin down Vigneron and shave his head. On the show, he became known for his molecular gastronomy techniques, especially his use of foams. At the time of his appearance on Top Chef, he was a Master Cook at Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas, Nevada. Vigneron appeared in season two of Bravo’s reality series Top Chef, which was filmed in 2006, and aired during late 2006 and early 2007. At the CIA Vigneron enrolled in the teaching assistant program, where he served as the sous chef to Dwayne Lipuma at the school’s Ristorante Caterina de’ Medici. The two played a lot of frisbee together and became best friends they would later compete together on the 5th season of The Next Iron Chef. There, Vigneron met fellow chef Spike Mendelsohn. Vigneron attended the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in New York and achieved his associate degree in Culinary Arts. Eater has reached to Andrés' team for any comment about the name similarity.Vigneron is originally from Bainbridge Island, Washington. "Jose is one of my mentors I've learned so much from him," he said. Vingeron acknowledges the fact the restaurant has the same name as Andrés' new venture he said he actually told the chef his idea (and restaurant name) about a year ago at the Cayman Cookout, but didn't elaborate on any potential issues there. I want to be in the restaurant every day actually cooking the dishes." ![]() "I think a lot of restaurateurs expand too much too quickly I want to do whatever I'm doing really, really well. eventually, but California is his focus right now. He doesn't rule out Beefsteak making its way to D.C. "I don't want to give too much away," he said. Tomorrow, diners should expect dishes like a cauliflower steak cooked in coconut oil with turmeric and black pepper seasoning, as well as a kale salad with fruit, vegetables and a creamy almond dressing. It will be fast-casual and affordably priced, he says. He's signed a lease for his first location there, and has been doing pop-up events in San Francisco. He moved to Los Angeles in January and thought the area would be a natural fit for Beefsteak, due both to the number of diners interested in a plant-based diet, and the easy and affordable access to good produce. "I'm kind of a vegetarian by day, omnivore by night kind of guy." "I just noticed a huge shift in my overall energy and overall health," he said. UPDATE: Vigneron said his concept has been about two years in the making he started cooking healthier about three years ago for clients, which led to eating that way himself and developing new recipes. They're not sure yet exactly what the chef will be cooking. A publicist for Mendelsohn confirmed the pop-up today, though details were limited. He's cooking at fellow Top Chef veteran Spike Mendelsohn's Bearnaise restaurant all day. connection: Vigneron will be in town tomorrow promoting his own version of Beefsteak. this time from Top Chef veteran Marcel Vigneron. And now Eater has received word of another restaurant named Beefsteak coming soon to L.A. Time will tell, but sounds like at least two are in the works. José Andrés announced plans for his Beefsteak restaurant last week. Is there room for two vegetable-centric restaurants called Beefsteak in this world? ![]()
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