Gabriel Kennedy (born November 17, 1990) is an American businessman, chef, and TV host.[1] He is the co-founder of Plant People, a health and wellness company focusing on mushroom and herbal supplements.[2] Gabe is also the Chef and Partner at Checker Hall, a restaurant and bar in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Kennedy was born on November 17, 1990 in Portland, Oregon. His father is a chiropractor and his mother an acupuncturist, which helped introduce Kennedy to Chinese herbal medicine and a belief in the curative powers of food.[3] He graduated first in his class from The Culinary Institute of America,[4] and is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He is also a Deans Distinguished Lecturer for the School of Hotel Administration.[5]

Career

Kennedy started his career at age 14 working in local Boulder, Colorado restaurants.[6] He worked his way up to the NYC establishment Bouley by David Bouley,[7] and in 2015 he was the visiting executive chef of Bon Appétit Magazine.[8] Kennedy is a co-founder of Plant People, a cannabis wellness brand,[2] which produces and sells herbal, mushroom and CBD-based supplements based in New York City.

In 2015, Kennedy was named as ambassador of Concern Worldwide U.S.[9] In April 2015 in Haiti, Kennedy worked to provide food service and hospitality education.[10][3] In 2015, Kennedy won the third season of ABC's reality series The Taste.[11][12]

In 2016, Kennedy hosted the Saturday morning cooking competition show on the CW network called Dinner Spinner.[13] In November 2016, Kennedy partnered with Taiwan's Tourism Bureau to explore the country’s cuisine.[7]

In 2020, Kennedy was named in Forbes 30 under 30 in the food and drink category[14] In 2021, Kennedy appeared on Selena Gomez's HBO cooking show, Selena + Chef.[15]

He is also the Director of Culinary and Innovation for the vegetarian restaurants Little Beet and Little Beet Table.[16]

References

  1. ^ Wartzman, Emma (2022-09-29). "Drop These Frozen Coffee Pods in Water and You're Done". The Strategist. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  2. ^ a b Goldberg, Emma (2021-10-28). "The 37-Year-Olds Are Afraid of the 23-Year-Olds Who Work for Them". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  3. ^ a b Willits, Bryan (24 July 2015). "Chef Gabe Kennedy: Living Below the Line". Irish America Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Grad Wins "The Taste"". The Culinary Institute of America. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ^ Auditorium, Statler. "Speaker: Gabriel J. Kennedy '13, Chef and Entrepreneur". Cornell SHA. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Porter, William. "Boulder chef Gabe Kennedy wins top honors on ABC's "The Taste"". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b Lee, Wendy (23 November 2016). "Hip American chef Gabe Kennedy comes to Taiwan on a food journey". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ^ Willits, Bryan (23 April 2015). ""Live Below the Line" Begins April 27". Irish America Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Chef Gabe Kennedy, winner of ABC's "The Taste," joins Concern Worldwide as our newest ambassador and takes on the Live Below the Line challenge". Concern Worldwide. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Chef Gabe Kennedy Visits Haiti with Concern". Concern. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  11. ^ Porter, William (28 January 2015). "A chef grows in Brooklyn, but his award-winning roots are in Boulder". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  12. ^ Newell, Tessa (21 December 2016). "Get To Know The Winner Of 'The Taste', Chef Gabe Kennedy". Foodbeast. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  13. ^ Katz, A.J. (14 September 2016). "From Website to Magazine to TV Show, Allrecipes Comes to The CW". Adweek. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Gabe Kennedy, 29". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  15. ^ Selena + Gabe Kennedy, Selena + Chef, 2021-11-11, retrieved 2022-07-13
  16. ^ "Chef and Consulting Work". Gabe Kennedy. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabe_Kennedy
No tags for this post.