All of His Life Mr. Alberti Has Been at Home in The Restaurant
Jean’s culinary passions are embodied in Jean Alberti business decisions. His belief in mealtime excellence led to venture partnerships that created heralded restaurants in the United States, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Macao and Shenzhen. His savoring of exquisite tea led him to establish a company dedicated to discovering and retailing the finest and rarest of authentic Chinese teas. Mr Alberti was invited by the managing director of Ignite Media Group to help create Southern China’s first high-end gourmet print and online magazine; Tasting Kitchen (Now TK) is the glossy result.
All of his life, Mr. Alberti has been at home in the restaurant. Raised in a restaurant family, he acquired a refined taste for food preparation. This genetic stamping, as it were, led to graduation with honors from the French Ecole Hoteliere in Alsace and a subsequent participation as the "best apprentice in France." He quickly moved through Michelin-starred restaurants in France and England before leapfrogging the Atlantic to become, at age 27, the executive chef of the Tower a notable Los Angeles, Calif, restaurant. His early success was a prelude to a sparkling career.
Mr. Alberti’s work ethic and business sense were evident during creation of his tea retailing company. The provocatively titled Wild & Bare Co. was built upon the expertise of Mr. Alberti and selected tea masters. Together, they culled superbly crafted teas from ordinary ones. They searched out original tea farming clans in China to acquire authentic tea of ancient lineage. They cultivated relationships in these outlying areas to assure future delivery of superior product. In short, Mr. Alberti rebuilt a local tea merchandising system into a global enterprise.
His move to the Far East in 2006 led to founding and partnering in several companies.
In 2008, I became a founding partner of Wild & Bare, a fair-trade tea sourcing company known for its commitment to organic and wild teas.
In 2012, I was invited by the managing director of Ignite Media Group to help create Southern China’s first high-end gourmet print and online magazine, and Tasting Kitchen (now TK) is the glossy result.
In 2015 I founded Scyntil in Macau and Hong Kong firm specializing in F&B businesses, Scyntil is wide-ranging in scope, offering conceptual, design, construction, management and culinar
Jean’s culinary passions are embodied in his business decisions. His belief in mealtime excellence led to venture partnerships that created heralded restaurants.