[3] In 2016 he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Scottsdale Culinary Hall of Fame.

It consistently earned recognition, including 2015 Best French Restaurant from Phoenix New Times, 2015 Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator, and 2015 Diner's Choice from Open Table.

He served on panels with Jacques Pepin and Julia Child at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, and he and his recipes are in cookbooks and television shows, including the Julia Child PBS[6] series, and the cookbook "In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs," "Chef's Night Out," "Best of Food & Wine," "Art Culinaire," "America's Best Chefs," and "Grand Finales."

Gross began the Arizona chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food and served as its founding chairman.

He is on the National Council for the American Liver Foundation,[7] was the co-founder of the American Liver Foundation's “Flavors of Phoenix” events,[8] and was a former Chair of the Share Our Strength's “Taste of the Nation” events.