Montgomery Lau, Chef de Cuisine
Montgomery Lau has come a long way from shopping in the local fresh foods markets in Hong Kong with his mother. Lau grew up in Hong Kong, where weekly dim sum outings made up a huge part of his childhood memories.

Lau later moved to Vancouver and grew up around the diversity that the city has to offer. This exposed him to foods from around the world. After a decision to turn his passion into a career, Lau enrolled at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. This led him to working at his first culinary job at French restaurant L’Emotion.

Lau joined the opening team for the MARKET by Jean-Georges after completing his apprenticeship. While preparing for the Winter Olympics of 2010, Lau was recruited for the opening of the new Westin Wall Centre at the Vancouver Airport and in 2011, Lau was chosen to represent B.C. and contend for the title of ‘Canada’s Chef of the Year’ at the National Chefs’ Conference.

Lau returned to MARKET as Senior Sous Chef in 2012 where his love for international flavours combined with his passion for local and produce was a perfect fit. Proving himself to be a talented chef whose culinary philosophy mirrors that of Jean-Georges Vongerichten himself, Lau has been promoted to Chef de Cuisine. As the leader now in the kitchen, Lau is committed to working with his team and local producers to delivering top notch product that honors the restaurant’s namesake and gives local Vancouver residents and visitors a truly world class experience.

David Auer, Restaurant Manager
After working his way through some of the Europe’s finest restaurants, David Auer has taken the helm as Restaurant Manager at MARKET by Jean-Georges. Bringing with him a depth of industry experience and education, Auer looks forward to exploring new opportunities and sharing with the new team his deep passion for food, wine and hospitality.

Upon completion of his Restaurant Management and Hospitality Diploma as well as his Sommelier Diploma in Wine & Cheese from the Gastronomic Catering Business School in Vienna, Auer went on to work throughout Austria and Switzerland in top restaurants including Gueard Val, and Restaurant Edelweis in the Löwen Hotel Schruns where he was at the time, the youngest Michelin star restaurant manager in the country.

After falling in love with his future wife, Auer followed her to a job in Vancouver where he started at the Divino Wine Bar as General Manager and later moved to Uva Winebar & Cibo Trattoria. Prior starting at MARKET, Auer was positioned as General Manager at Le Gavroche.

Known as an innovator, Auer is unafraid to try new things and to challenge the status quo. Auer wants to create experiences that people will remember.  Whether it is visits from high profile chefs, restaurants swaps or unique restaurant promotions, guests of MARKET by Jean-Georges can look forward to memorable meals and an exciting calendar of events to come.

MARKET by Jean-Georges is the first restaurant in Canada for he three-star Michelin chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and the signature restaurant of Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver. MARKET, open seven days a week from breakfast through dinner, is located on the hotel’s third floor and accessible through the hotel or directly off Alberni Street. Reservations can by made by telephone at (604) 695-1115 or via the restaurant’s website:www.marketbyjgvancouver.com