Gregory Gourdet


Gregory Gourdet is a chef who competed on the twelfth and seventeenth seasons of the American reality television series Top Chef.

Early life and education

Gourdet was born in New York City and raised in Queens. His parents are Haitian. Gourdet graduated from The Culinary Institute of America.

Career

Gourdet competed on the twelfth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. He also appeared in an "all-stars" season of the series in 2020.
Gourdet currently serves as executive chef and culinary director of Departure at The Nines in Portland, Oregon.
His book, Everyone's Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health, is expected to be published by Harper Wave Books in 2021.

Personal life

Gourdet has a tattoo which reads, "To Thine Ownself Be True".