Chef Gavin Grabe

I was born and graduated culinary college in South African and moved to American by way of 15 years in London and three years in Spain.

I developed a cooking style both British and European in its origin but always added my South African personality.

I started out as a young chef in some of Londons prestigious restaurants but catering was my immediate passion. I soon became involved with celebrity as well as royal house holds expanding my base and knowledge cooking all over the world.

“Having to plan my menus from local markets, conditioned me to plan meals according to the seasons and to what was fresh at the markets and I soon developed a taste for simple Mediterranean cuisine”.

Since arriving in the US in 2007, I absorbed and ingrained myself in American food culture from both east and west coasts as well as my favorite, Louisiana and Southern cooking.

Working in Alaska is teaching me to respect the environment and land where our food comes from and preserve traditions, methods and knowledge handed down through the generations.