Gabriel was awarded La Croix de Chevalier (Knight's Cross) in L'ordre du mérite agricole (Order of Agricultural Merit) in the year 2000.
[3] Gabriel was born in the Loire Valley in France in 1955, and lived in Beaupréau in Maine-et-Loire[1] where the family grew their own vegetables and made their own wine.
[2] Gaté came to Australia in 1977 with his Melbourne-born wife,[4] and has since established himself as a popular chef in Melbourne and a leading influence on the way Australians cook today.
[citation needed] As a modern cookery show presenter, Gabriel's credits include: He has presented cookery segments on many lifestyle programs including Taste Le Tour (SBS Television, as part of the coverage of the Tour de France), Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton (10 Network, Everybody (ABC Television) and Body and Soul (Nine Network).
On 14 July 2000 (Bastille Day) Gaté was presented with one of France's highest honours, La Croix de Chevalier dans L'Ordre du Merite Agricole, for his contribution to promoting French gastronomy.