Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate Greenberg Ambiance. Great Food. Buzz. It takes all of those and more to turn a restaurant into a destination, and right now no one is doing it better than Geoffrey Zakarian, the master of modern cooking. Zakarian graduated […]The post The Overhead Compartment with Geoffrey Zakarian appeared first on Pursuitist.

Shining a spotlight on celebrities and athletes who love to travel. Created and developed by Stacy Steponate GreenbergAmbiance. Great Food. Buzz. It takes all of those and more to turn a restaurant into a destination, and right now no one is doing it better than Geoffrey Zakarian, the master of modern cooking. Zakarian graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and quickly moved through various kitchens, ultimately landing as the executive chef at the prestigious 21 Club in New York City. From there he took over the kitchen at ?44? at The Royalton Hotel, and started the trend of chic restaurants with good food in hotels. He went on to open his own restaurants, publish cookbooks, create a line of kitchen products, and now can be seen on a number of hit shows on the Food Network, including Chopped and Iron Chef. His latest endeavor is the restaurant Point Royal at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, FL, which includes an impressive raw bar, along with Counter Point, anchored in the hotel lobby, offering coffee, juices, snacks and light bites all d...