Portland chef Gregory Gourdet adds cookbook author to his resume, 'Everyone's Table' tops bestseller lists The Top Chef alum shares 200 paleo-friendly recipes packed with global flavors that you can easily make as a home cook. Author: Nina Mehlhaf Updated: 7:52 AM PDT May 11, 2021 PORTLAND, Oregon — One of Portland's best and most well-known chefs has his first cookbook coming out tomorrow. Gregory Gourdet rose to Portland fame as executive chef of Departure at the top of The Nines hotel downtown. He's now preparing to open his own restaurant, Kann, next year. You can chat live with Gourdet tomorrow night in a virtual Powell's author talk to celebrate his book "Everyone's Table." It's at 5 p.m. on Zoom. Find the link to sign up here. The link to order the book at Powell's is here.