G. Garvin
Birth Name:
Gerry Garvin
Birth Place:
Georgia, United States
Profession
Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Established the One Bite at Time Foundation to teach teenagers about the culinary industry
- Nominated for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Personality/Host in 2013
- Earned his first job in the hospitality business in high school after giving up sports to pursue a career as a chef
- His career began as a line cook for the dining room at the Ritz Carlton in Atlanta, GA
- Opened his first restaurant, G Garvin's, in Los Angeles
- After learning the ropes at the Ritz Carlton in Atlanta, he would be hand-picked to help open the hotel's newest location in Palm Springs
- Following some time in Palm Springs, he would relocate to Los Angeles to work as a sous chef before eventually being named a head chef at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills
- Known for his appearances in the series "Roadtrip with G․ Garvin" and "Turn Up the Heat with G․ Garvin․"
- At 20-years-old, he relocated to Europe to train for various well-known chefs such as Jean Pierre Maharebacha
- Published his first book, "Turn Up the Heat" in October 2006