Graham Elliot

Graham Elliot
Born Graham Elliot Bowles
(1977-01-04) January 4, 1977
Seattle, Washington, US
Education Johnson & Wales University

Culinary career

Graham Elliot[1] (born Graham Elliot Bowles, January 4, 1977)[2][3] is an American chef, based in Chicago, Illinois.

Early life

Graham Elliot Bowles was born in Seattle, Washington, a self-described "Navy brat".[4][5] He dropped out of high school at the age of 18 and began a career in the food business, as a dishwasher and bus boy.[3] He attended culinary school at Johnson & Wales University.[5]

Career

Elliot's first position following culinary school was at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, a five diamond/five-star property in Dallas, working under Chef Dean Fearing, who has no recollection of ever working with him. He then went to The Jackson House Inn & Restaurant in Woodstock, Vermont. It was there that he was named one of the ten Best New Chefs of 2004 by Food & Wine Magazine.[6][7] Elliot then moved to Chicago to work under the famed Charlie Trotter and Rick Tramonto at TRU. He later worked at Avenues at The Peninsula hotel, also in Chicago, where he received numerous accolades. Under Elliot, Avenues earned a four-star rating from the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago magazine as well as a AAA Five Diamond Award.

At the age of 27 he was the youngest Four Star Chef to be named in any city, also earning himself a spot on Crain's Chicago Business list of "40 Under Forty", putting him in an elite club that includes luminaries such as President Barack Obama, for whom Elliot had the privilege of cooking on his 49th birthday.[8]

In 2007, Elliot faced off against Iron Chef Bobby Flay on the TV show Iron Chef America, with the secret ingredient of chocolate. Elliot narrowly lost to Flay by a total score of 49-47. He afterwards appeared on Today.[4]

In May 2008, he opened his first restaurant, the eponymous Graham Elliot, which was the first bistronomic restaurant in Chicago.[7] It received three stars from the Chicago Tribune and two stars in the 2013 Michelin Guide.[9] The restaurant was one of just three restaurants in the city to hold two Michelin stars. (Only three Chicago restaurants have received the top honor of three stars.) In 2009, he appeared on the TV show Top Chef Masters. In the show, he cooked for The Heart and Stroke Foundation due to his nephew needing a heart transplant.

He has been nominated for a James Beard Award three times.[10]

In 2010, Elliot became a judge on the US version of the reality show MasterChef, along with Gordon Ramsay and Joe Bastianich. He also opened his second Chicago restaurant, Grahamwich. He has worked as the Culinary Director at Lollapalooza, a three-day music festival in Chicago, every year since 2010, where he has cooked for both the public as well as backstage for the performers.[11] In June 2012, he opened Graham Elliot Bistro in Chicago’s West Loop. The bistro uses old-school techniques and ingredients to showcase its take on classic American cuisine.[12] That same year also saw Elliot named Chef of the Year and inducted into the Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame.[13] Additionally, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proclaimed September 19 “Graham Elliot Day” in the city of Chicago. [14]

From 2013 to 2015, Elliot was a judge for the cooking competition television series MasterChef Junior.[15][16]

In 2016, Elliot joined the judging panel as the head judge on the Food Network cooking competition show Cooks vs. Cons, hosted by Geoffrey Zakarian.[17]

Personal life

Elliot and his wife Allie have two sons, Conrad and Jedediah Lindsay.[18] Elliot has another son, Mylo, from a previous marriage.[19]

Elliot sings and plays guitar.[20]

In the summer of 2010, he changed his name professionally "after a lifetime of confusion and typos", according to his publicist.[1]

In October 2014, he and his wife ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. They both finished with 6:00:40 elapsed times. It was the first marathon for them both.

References

  1. 1 2 Vettel, Phil "Graham Elliot Bowles is just Graham Elliot now", Chicago Tribune blog, July 29, 2010
  2. ↑ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  3. 1 2 Graham Elliot Bowles, Chef, Blackbook, February 11, 2010
  4. 1 2 Front Burner: Graham Elliot Bowles, Chicago, June 2008 (accessed June 24, 2011)
  5. 1 2 Graham Elliot at starchefs.com
  6. ↑ Best New Chefs 2004, FoodAndWine.com, 2004.
  7. 1 2 Bio: Graham Elliot Bowles at BravoTV.com
  8. ↑ "GEB Chicago - Graham Elliot Bistro :: 841 w. randolph st. chicago, il 60607 :: ph 312.888.2258". www.gebistro.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  9. ↑ Michelin Chicago Guide 2013: Alinea, L2O, Graham Elliot grab top honors, Chicago Tribune, 13 November 2012 (accessed December 15, 2012)
  10. ↑ "Gordon Ramsay Has A New Fox Show". TV.com. 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Graham Elliot Bio : Food Network". www.foodnetwork.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  12. ↑ "Graham Elliot's G.E.B. Opens in the West Loop". seriouseats.com. 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Chicago Chefs Hall of Fame inducts Graham Elliot and Jacquy Pfeiffer | The Local Tourist". chicago.thelocaltourist.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  14. ↑ "Put on Your Party Hat: It's Graham Elliot Day in Chicago". eater.com. 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Junior MasterChef". Fox.com. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  16. ↑ . ew.com http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/18/graham-elliot-leaving-masterchef. Retrieved December 18, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ "It’s Anyone’s Game in a Culinary Battle of Cooks vs. Cons". 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Graham Elliot Welcomes Son Jedediah Lindsay". People. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  19. ↑ "Graham Elliot Is Looking Forward to Fatherhood – Times Three!". People. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  20. ↑ "Graham Elliot". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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