Episode 4 Cultural Appropriation

This week we chatted with Chef Kenny Gilbert about his candid Zaggot interview.

Chef Kenny Gilbert is best known for his appearance on “Top Chef” Season seven, where he was voted Fan Favorite. Throughout his career, Kenny has traveled the world, staging in some of the top restaurants in Japan, Spain, France and the Caribbean. He has cooked at the James Beard House, participated in wine & food festivals around the country, cooked for the Sports Illustrated Super Bowl party and appeared on the “Today Show,” “CBS Saturday Morning,” Jacksonville’s FOX 30, the LA Times, and as a contestant on Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen” and “Beat Bobby Flay,” both of which he won. Kenny has cooked for the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Stedman Graham, Ava Duvernay and Jeff Bezos to name a few. In March 2015, Kenny opened Gilbert’s Underground Kitchen in Fernandina Beach, FL with his wife Anna, serving seasonal deep southern cuisine, and in October 2016, the pair opened their second restaurant, Gilbert’s Social, in Jacksonville proper, serving seasonal and creative modern Southern fare with international influences. This Spring he will open Cut & Gather in Raleigh, NC. The restaurant will feature an all- day menu of wood fired Southern-style cuisine as well as weekend brunch. Guests can expect an authentic flavor-forward menu of meats, BBQ, seafood, and other regional dishes cooked on custom-made wood burning ovens, grills, and smokers.