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In the late 1980s, Gordon moved to London where he worked in various restaurants before landing a job at Harveys.
Harveys was run by famous British chef Marco Pierre White, whose training inspired him to study French cuisine and work for French chef Albert Roux at Le Gavroche in Mayfair.
Gordon later lived in both the French Alps and Paris, working for Michelin-starred chefs Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon.
In 1993, Gordon returned to London and was the head chef at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant La Tante Claire in Chelsea.
Gordon and his wife Tana, an English TV broadcaster and author of cookery books (Image: GETTY )