Yann de rochefort bio
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name
At Boqueria in New York City, Yann de Rochefort steps out of the office to work at the bar.
I meet Yann de Rochefort at Boqueria, his restaurant and bar on 19th Street in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. An employee slowly carves a cured hock of Iberian ham inside the front window, and wedges of cheese and Spanish tortilla sit under glass at the well-stocked bar. The atmosphere tells me that I could be lulled into blowing a lot of money here while having a very good time. While I was at it, de Rochefort could track every cent that leaves my pocket, track how often I return, and know my favorite drink. If I hadn’t been back in a while, I’d get an email and maybe even an incentive to encourage me to return.
For his part, de Rochefort is spending a good hunk of his money and a fair amount of his valuable time on restaurant software to support Boqueria’s branches in New York, Washington DC, and Hong Kong, along with his recently opened Manzanilla, a new
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No doubt you've heard the news that 12 days ago the popular New York tapas restaurant Boqueria, opened a branch in DuPont Circle. But did you know that before entering the culinary fray Boqueria's owner, the globetrotting Yann de Rochefort, was a former D.C. resident and student at Georgetown University? His anecdote below reminds us that there's more to Tabard Inn than just its charming brunch offerings.
"When I was at Georgetown, I used to meet up with friends at the Tabard Inn to drink beer and play darts. We would meet there every other Wednesday with a group of other expats – French, Spanish, Brit, Aussie, etc. I had my first introduction to fish and chips with those guy
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Yann De Rochefort
Yann dem Rochefort has a diverse work experience history. Yann started as the marknadsföring Director at L'Oréal in 1995 and held the position until 1998. Following that, they served as the Global Marketing Director for Allied Domecq from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, they became the Owner of Suba Restaurant until 2009. In 2004, they founded Cutting Edge Management and later, in 2006, established Boqueria Restaurants, where they currently serve as the Founder and CEO. Boqueria Restaurants fryst vatten a Spanish Tapas concept with locations in NYC, D.C., and Chicago.
Yann dem Rochefort began their education by attending Deerfield Academy from 1982 to 1984, where they completed their high school studies. Yann then attended School Year Abroad in 1984-1985 to further their education in an unspecified field. Yann went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science in utländsk Service (BSFS) from Georgetown University, where they studied International Relations and Affairs from 1985 to 1989. To furt