Gale Gand facts for kids
| Born | November 21, 1956 Evanston, Illinois |
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| Cooking style | Contemporary American cuisine |
| Education | B.F.A. from Rochester Institute of Technology awarded 1981, La Varenne summers of 1982 and 1983 |
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Previous restaurant(s)
Gotham Bar and Grill, Jams, Bella Luna, Trio, Brasserie T, Vanilla Bean Bakery, Tru, Osteria di Tramonto, Tramonto's Steak & Seafood, RT Lounge, Gale's Coffee Bar, Spritzburger
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Television show(s)
Sweet Dreams
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Award(s) won
Food & Wine Magazine 's Top Ten Best New Chefs, 1994; "Pastry Chef of the Year", The James Beard Foundation, 2001; "Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year", Bon Appetit Magazine, 2001
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| Official website | |
| http://www.galegand.com | |
Gale Gand is a famous pastry chef from Chicago. She is also a cookbook author and a television star. In 2001, she won a big award called the James Beard Foundation Award for being an amazing pastry chef. You might have seen her as the host of the Food Network show Sweet Dreams. She also helped start a fancy restaurant called Tru. Gale Gand and her team at Tru won another James Beard Foundation Award in 2007 for their excellent service. She has even appeared on TV shows like Iron Chef America and Top Chef.
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Biography
Early Life and Career
Gale Gand grew up in Deerfield, Illinois. She started working in restaurants in 1976. First, she was a line cook and waitress in Cleveland, Ohio. Later, she became a pastry chef in Rochester, New York. She also made desserts in New York City and in England.
Opening Restaurants
In 1993, Gale Gand opened a restaurant called Trio. She worked with her culinary partner, Rick Tramonto, and Henry Adaniya. Trio was in Evanston, Illinois. In 1994, Food and Wine Magazine named her one of the Top Ten Best New Chefs.
In 1999, she opened another restaurant called Tru. She worked with Rick Tramonto and Rich Melman. The next year, she started making her own special soda pop. It was called Gale's Root Beer. This soda had cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla flavors. She made 60,000 bottles every year, and it was sold all over the country.
Television Star
In 1996, a famous chef named Julia Child chose Gale Gand for her TV show. Gale appeared on two episodes of the PBS show Baking with Julia.
Gale Gand was the host of the Food Network show Sweet Dreams. This show was on TV from 2000 to 2008. She got the show very easily. She just called the network to confirm a date for another show.
On July 30, 2006, Gale Gand and Rick Tramonto appeared on Iron Chef: America. They competed against Mario Batali.
Awards and Recognition
In 2014, Gale Gand was honored in the Chicago Chef's Hall of Fame. This is a special group for great chefs in Chicago. In 2018, she was also added to the American Academy of Chefs.
In 2016, Gale Gand worked with other chefs to create special jerky products. She made flavors like "Sriracha Honey Turkey Jerky." She also created "Original Turkey Sticks" and "Sesame Teriyaki Beef Jerky."
Gale Gand has three children. She also enjoys playing the mandolin and the ukelele.
Books
Gale Gand has written many cookbooks, mostly about delicious desserts!
- Tramonto, Rick, and Gale Gand. 1997. American Brasserie. New York: Wiley.
- Gand, Gale, Rick Tramonto, and Julia Moskin. 1999. Butter Sugar Flour Eggs: Whimsical Irresistible Desserts. New York: Clarkson Potter.
- Gand, Gale and Julia Moskin. 2001. Gale Gand's Just a Bite: 125 Luscious Little Desserts. New York: Clarkson Potter.
- Gand, Gale and Julia Moskin. 2004. Gale Gand's Short and Sweet: Quick Desserts with Eight Ingredients or Less. New York: Clarkson Potter.
- Tramonto, Rick, Gale Gand, and Mary Goodbody. 2004. Tru: A Cookbook from the Legendary Chicago Restaurant. New York: Random House.
- Gand, Gale and Lisa Weiss. 2006. Chocolate and Vanilla. New York: Clarkson Potter.
- Gand, Gale, with Christie Matheson. 2009. Gale Gand's Brunch!: 100 Fantastic Recipes for the Weekend's Best Meal. New York: Clarkson Potter.
- Gand, Gale, with Christie Matheson. 2014. Gale Gand's Lunch!. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
