Gavin Kaysen

Gavin Kaysen (born in Thousand Oaks, California) is executive chef and owner of Spoon and Stable, Bellecour Bakery, Demi, Socca, and Mara all in Minneapolis.

[6] Before becoming executive chef at Cafe Boulud, he worked at Domaine Chandon in Yountville, California, under Robert Curry, at Auberge de Lavaux in Lausanne, Switzerland, and under Marco Pierre White at L'Escargot in London, England.

After the elimination, he explained to judge Michael Ruhlman that the problem had been that the food had been stored improperly by the tech crew of the show, and had become submerged in an ice water bath, leaching out the salt and seasonings.

[17] A virtual cooking class series called GK at Home, was created during the winter of 2020, a pivot while his restaurants were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

His fourth restaurant, Mara, serves Mediterranean cuisine and opened in the Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis alongside Socca, a casual café.

Chef Kaysen in July 2022.
Chef Kaysen preparing food at his restaurant Demi with chef de cuisine Adam Ritter in April 2019.
A broad, bright kitchen space with mostly silver and gray tones and warm yellow lights and several chefs at various stations preparing food
Team USA, including Gavin Kaysen (of Spoon and Stable, kitchen pictured), Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud , won a silver medal in the 2015 Bocuse d'Or . [ 9 ]