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Gregory Gourdet (born (1975-07-25)July 25, 1975) is an American chef, writer, restaurateur, and former finalist on the twelfth and seventeenth seasons of Bravo's American reality television series, Top Chef.[1] He is of Haitian descent. He is the owner of the restaurant Kann and the former executive chef and culinary director of Departure at The Nines in Portland, Oregon. His book, Everyone’s Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health, is a national bestseller.

Gregory Gourdet
Born	(1975-07-25) July 25, 1975 (age 47) New York City
Education	NYU University of Montana Culinary Institute of America
Occupation	Chef
Awards	James Beard Award
Website	gregorygourdet.com

Early life and education

Gourdet was born on (1975-07-25)July 25, 1975, in New York City to Haitian immigrant parents.[2] He was raised in Queens, and graduated high school from St. Andrew's (Delaware). He attended NYU for one year, where he studied pre-med. He then attended University of Montana (UM), where he studied wildlife biology before graduating with a degree in French.

During his time at UM, Gourdet discovered his passion for cooking, and went on to enroll in The Culinary Institute of America.[3] From there, he earned an internship with chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and was mentored by him for almost seven years.[4]

Career

After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America in 2000, Gourdet went to work full-time for chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, honing his craft at three of Vongerichten's restaurants before climbing the ranks to become one of his chef de cuisines.

In 2010, Gourdet took the helm as Executive Chef of Departure Restaurant and Lounge in Portland, Oregon, where he created modern Asian cuisine by combining local ingredients of the Pacific Northwest with flavors and traditions of Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Korea. In 2016, he was promoted to Culinary Director when the brand expanded to Denver, Colorado.^{[citation needed]}

In 2019, Gourdet ended his 10-year tenure with Departure to focus on opening his own restaurant, Kann, a wood-fired concept that strives to bring the cuisine of his Haitian heritage and the Caribbean diaspora to the American spotlight. In 2020, after COVID-19 pushed back plans to open the restaurant, Gourdet launched a Portland Kann pop-up in Portland.[5] Kann opened in Portland in July 2022.^{[citation needed]}

Book

In 2021, Gourdet published his first cookbook, Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health,[6] a guide to cooking globally inspired dishes free of gluten, dairy, soy, legumes, and grains. The book was written with J.J. Goode and published by Harper Wave Books on May 11, 2021.[7] The book is a national bestseller aiming to make healthy eating accessible. On June 11, 2022, Everyone's Table won the James Beard Award for Best Cookbook. [8]

Television appearances

Gourdet first achieved television fame in 2015 when he competed on Bravo's Top Chef Season 12 and finished runner-up. He went on to make numerous other TV appearances, including competing once more on Top Chef: All-Stars L.A., and finishing again as a finalist.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role
2011	Extreme Chef	Contestant
2014	Into the Underbelly	Self
2014	Cutthroat Kitchen	Contestant
2015	Top Chef (Season 12)	Contestant
2015	Watch What Happens: Live	Self
2016	Portlandia	Gregory Gourdet
2018	Iron Chef Showdown	Challenger
2020	Top Chef (Season 17)	Contestant
2020	Race in America: A Movement Not A Moment (TV Special)	Self
2020	DotGay Presents: The Library (TV Miniseries Documentary)	Self
2020	Today	Self
2021	Top Chef (Season 18)	Guest Judge
2021	Top Chef Amateurs	Guest Judge
2021	Top Chef Family Style	Guest Judge
2022	Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend	Challenger

Awards

Gourdet was named "Chef of the Year" in 2013 by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.^{[citation needed]} In 2014, he was given the same honor by Eater Portland.^{[citation needed]}

He is a three-time James Beard Award semifinalist, and, in 2020, received his first nomination as a finalist for the award in the category Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific.^{[citation needed]}

In 2022, Gourdet's book Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health won for Best General Cookbook [9]

Personal life

Gourdet is an avid long-distance runner. He is openly gay and lives in Portland.[10]

See also

• List of LGBT people from Portland, Oregon

References

External links

• Gregory Gourdet at Bravo
• Gregory Gourdet at IMDb

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