"If I were ever to branch out and do something more than a 30-seat restaurant, this seemed like a really good opportunity for me." I don't do a lot of outside events or lend my name or the restaurant's name to much," he said. "I'm generally pretty selective about who I work with. Yu said the partnership with American Express was alluring because it allows him to expand the Oxheart brand without opening another restaurant, which he has resisted for years because of his commitment to being at his restaurant during service. According to, American Express is spending $7 million to build out an 8,596-square-foot space in Terminal D for the lounge featuring premium food and beverage offerings, work stations and on-site staff to assist in travel-related services such as airlines, hotels, restaurant reservations and even sports and entertainment tickets.Īmerican Express has partnered with chefs in other airports with Centurion Lounges: With Food Network star Scott Conant of Scarpetta (at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas) chef Dean Fearing of Fearing's in Dallas (at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport) Cedric Vongerichten, chef du cuisine at Perry St Restaurant in New York (at LaGuardia Airport in New York and San Francisco International Airport) Michelle Bernstein of Crumb on Parchment and Seagrape Restaurant in Miami (at Miami International Airport). Yu, who last month took home the James Beard Award for Best Chef Southwest (the nation's most prestigious food honor), will develop the menu for all meal service at the lounge that is complimentary for Amex Platinum and Centurion Card members and their immediate family or two travel companions. The lounge is expected to open later this month.
The newly minted James Beard Award winner Justin Yu of Oxheart restaurant has been tapped by American Express as the chef for the new Centurion Lounge under construction in Terminal D.
Some of the most elite flyers in and out of George Bush Intercontinental will be able to dine on food from one of the city's most elite chefs. Nick de la Torre Show More Show Less 7 of7 Oxheart's carrot mousse glazed in Greenway coffee with sable breton and citrus. American Express Show More Show Less 6 of7 Oxheart: Roasted and charred sun chokes with salted cream, jasmine tea, honey, and Meyer lemon. Shown: Details from the Centurion Studio, opened in 2015, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Justin Yu of the award-winning Oxheart restaurant will oversee the menu at the lounge, open only to Platinum and Centurion card members. American Express Show More Show Less 5 of7 American Express is opening a Centurion Lounge at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in late June 2016. Shown: The entrance to the Centurion Lounge at Miami International Airport where chef Michelle Bernstein is the partner chef. American Express Show More Show Less 4 of7 American Express is opening a Centurion Lounge at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in late June 2016. The lounge will be open only to Platinum and Centurion card members and their guests. ( Nick de la Torre / ) Nick de la Torre Show More Show Less 3 of7 American Express is opening a Centurion Lounge at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in late June. Justin Yu, chef-owner of Oxheart restaurant, photographed, Friday, May 29, 2015, in Houston. Show More Show Less 2 of7 NOTE: THIS PHOTO IS FOR TOP 100 RESTAURANTS. 1 of7 James Beard Award winning chef Justin Yu of Oxheart.
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