Gray Kunz
Gray Kunz | |
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| Born | February 24, 1955 |
| Died | March 5, 2020 (aged 65) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
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| Cooking style | French, Fusion |
| Website | graykunz |
Gray Kunz (February 24, 1955 – March 5, 2020) was a Singaporean-born Swiss restaurateur, chef, and cookbook writer based in New York. Kunz spent his early childhood in Singapore, which influenced his fusion style of cooking later in his life. He had a career that spanned three continents and was one of Manhattan’s most acclaimed chefs of the 1990s, when he worked for nine years at Lespinasse.[1]
Biography
Born in Singapore on February 24, 1955, Kunz was raised there as well as in
Cuisine
Kunz's dishes reflected his travel and educational experience. They married classic French technique with Pan-Asian flavors and ingredients that he became familiar with in Singapore as a child and later in
Restaurants
- Café Gray – a 225 seat establishment in the Time Warner Center(opened in 2004, closed in 2008)[8]
- Grayz (closed in 2008)
- Café Gray Deluxe Hong Kong (opened in 2009, will close permanently on 1 January 2021)[9][10]
- Salt and Char (opened in 2016, left restaurant in summer 2016)[11]
The Elements of Taste
Peter Kaminsky teamed up with Gray and the two published "The Elements of Taste" in 2001.[12]
References
- ^ "Gray Kunz Opening Steakhouse in Saratoga". 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ a b Moskin, Julia (March 6, 2020). "Gray Kunz, 65, Dies; Four-Star Chef Fused France and Asia". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Chef Gray Kunz of Kunz Food - Biography". Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Gray Kunz Spoon". Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ a b "The Return of the Prodigal Chefs". New York Magazine. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Why Legendary Chef Gray Kunz Has Returned to New York — With an Upstate Steakhouse". 14 July 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Crowley, Chris (July 14, 2016). "Why a Legendary Chef Has Returned to New York — With an Upstate Steakhouse". Grub Street.
- ^ "Gray Kunz Heads to Hong Kong, With One Eye on New York". 14 April 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kong Taste Festivals". Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Café Gray Deluxe Bids Farewell". Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Forbes: Salt and Char". Forbes. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Fabricant, Florence (September 2004). "Gray Kunz: Out of the Fire, Into the Frying Pan". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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