Gordon Naccarato | |
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 Gordon Naccarato in 2008 | |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) [1] |
| Education | Stadium High School, University of Washington, Loyola Law School |
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| Website | www |
Gordon Naccarato (born 1954) is a chef and restaurateur from Tacoma, Washington.
Naccarato was born in Tacoma, [2] and grew up in the Tacoma area. He is the son of Stan Naccarato, a vice-president of the Tacoma Stars soccer team, and a restaurant owner. [3] [4]
He graduated from Stadium High School in 1972, [4] and then attended the University of Washington. He met his wife Rebecca, also from Washington, while living in Washington. [5] [6] After UW, he attended Loyola Law School at Loyola Marymount University for two years, then dropped out in 1977. [4] [5] [6]
Naccarato started his restaurateur career as a chef working for Michael's in Santa Monica in 1979. [7] While there, he received Food & Wine Best New Chef award in 1988. [8]
Gordon Naccarato and his wife Rebecca Naccarato opened Gordon's Restaurant and Rebecca's Bakery in Aspen, Colorado in 1984. [6] [9] [10]
Naccarato and his wife were granted a divorce, with Rebecca employed at a grill in Kirkland and later opening a Seattle restaurant with brother Tim Towner in 1990. [11]
Gordon moved back to Tacoma in July 2001 [2] [12] after working under Mark Peel of Campanile and in other Los Angeles restaurants, including Monkey Bar and Le Colonial, in the 1990s. [13] [14] [15] He started the Beach House restaurant in Purdy in 2002. [4]
In Tacoma, Naccarato is president of Naccarato Restaurant Group, which operates Pacific Grill. [16] He opened Smoke + Cedar restaurant in 2014. [4] [17] The Classics Cafe at America's Car Museum is owned by Naccarato. [18] His brother Steve opened Shake Shake Shake in Tacoma. [2] [19]
In September 2020, Naccarato announced the closure of the Naccarato Restaurant Group permanently closing Pacific Grill restaurant and Pacific Grill Events & Catering. The reasoning was due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business. [20]
In addition to the Best New Chef 1988 award noted above, Naccarato was named by Aspen Magazine in 2014 as one of 40 individuals creating modern Aspen, a former "culinary wasteland". [21]
Other chefs have noted the influence Naccarato had on their expression. [22]
Naccarato was profiled as a prominent openly gay businessperson by The Advocate in 2013. [16]
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