Peter Gordon (chef)
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Peter Gordon ONZM
(born 1963) is a New Zealand
-born, London
-based chef.
Born in the coastal town of Wanganui
, New Zealand
, he moved to Melbourne
, Australia
, in 1981 where he worked for five years before travelling through Asia
for a year, and then returned to New Zealand. He moved to London
in 1989 where he has lived since. In 1994 he was a bone marrow donor to his sister Tracey who was suffering from leukaemia. In 2005, he was ranked as one of Britain's 100 most influential gay and lesbian people.
, New Zealand
in 1986 followed by two British incarnations in London's Notting Hill
in 1996 and in West Soho, London in 1998.
In 2001 he set up The Providores and Tapa Room Restaurant on Marylebone High Street with his partner Michael McGrath and 2 other partners. Michael and Peter are now sole owners of the business, along with the owners of changa restaurant in Istanbul (Tarik Bayazit and Savas Ertunc,) and UK based Annie Smail.
In 2004, he set up the "dine by Peter Gordon" restaurant in the SKYCITY Grand Hotel in Auckland
followed soon by the Bellota
tapas bar in 2006.
Peter and Michael are also co-owners of the lauded vineyard Waitaki Braids in North Otago, New Zealand.
Peter's personal website can be found at www.peter-gordon.net
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
(born 1963) is a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-born, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based chef.
Born in the coastal town of Wanganui
Wanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, he moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, in 1981 where he worked for five years before travelling through Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
for a year, and then returned to New Zealand. He moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1989 where he has lived since. In 1994 he was a bone marrow donor to his sister Tracey who was suffering from leukaemia. In 2005, he was ranked as one of Britain's 100 most influential gay and lesbian people.
Career
Peter set up the kitchen of the original "The Sugar Club" restaurant in WellingtonWellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1986 followed by two British incarnations in London's Notting Hill
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
in 1996 and in West Soho, London in 1998.
In 2001 he set up The Providores and Tapa Room Restaurant on Marylebone High Street with his partner Michael McGrath and 2 other partners. Michael and Peter are now sole owners of the business, along with the owners of changa restaurant in Istanbul (Tarik Bayazit and Savas Ertunc,) and UK based Annie Smail.
In 2004, he set up the "dine by Peter Gordon" restaurant in the SKYCITY Grand Hotel in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
followed soon by the Bellota
Bellota
Bellota is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Bellota fascialis Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan* Bellota formicina — Peru* Bellota livida Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan...
tapas bar in 2006.
Peter and Michael are also co-owners of the lauded vineyard Waitaki Braids in North Otago, New Zealand.
Peter's personal website can be found at www.peter-gordon.net
Restaurants
- The Providores and Tapa Room (London, UK)
- Kopapa (Covent Garden, London, UK)
- dine by Peter Gordon at SKYCITY Grand Hotel (Auckland, New Zealand)
- Bellota tapas bar at SKYCITY (Auckland, New Zealand)
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen - consultancy (various UK sites)
- changa, and müzedechanga restaurant (IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
) - PUBLIC - helped set up (New York, USA)
- The Sugar Club - Head chef at(now closed - Wellington, New Zealand, and London, UK)