Chef Eric Greenspan

Eric Greenspan Eric Greenspan began his foray into the restaurant business as a dishwasher at the Berkeley breakfast establishment Café Med. Only two weeks later he became its head chef, and for the next three years served as both head chef and general manager for the café. Following his graduation from UC Berkeley’s prestigious Haas School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Eric attended the acclaimed Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris. He went on to train in New York with such celebrated chefs as Alain Ducasse, David Bouley, and Rocco DeSpirito, as well as apprenticing at three-star Michelin chef Ferran Adria’s El Bulli in Rosas, Spain. As executive chef for almost two years at Los Angeles’ acclaimed Patina, Eric garnered critical acclaim for his imaginative and bold cuisine and was named one of Angeleno Magazine’s “Eight Hot Chefs” in 2003. His kitchen was the top-ranked French restaurant in the 2004 Zagat Guide. In spring 2007, Eric opened The Foundry on Melrose to similarly rave reviews and resounding success. The Foundry was runner-up for Los Angeles Magazine’s “Best New Restaurant.” With its swanky bar, live music, and unsurpassed cuisine, the restaurant earned a swath of accolades. Condé Nast Traveler named it Best New Restaurant; it made Los Angeles Magazine’s Top 75, as well as the “Essential 99” restaurants of LA Weekly Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold. The Foundry was also a semi-finalist for The James Beard Foundation’s Best New Restaurant in America. Eric has competed, judged and made appearance on numerous food shows, including Food Network’s: "Cutthroat Kitchen” (judged) “Cutthroat Kitchen: Super Sabotage” (competed, winner) “Cutthroat Kitchen” (judged) “Guy’s Superstar Grocery Games” (competed, finalist) "Guy's Grocery Games" (judged, multiple episode) "Chopped: All-Stars Tournament" (competed) “The Next Iron Chef” (competed) “The Next Iron Chef: Redemption" (competed) “Rachael vs. Guy: Kid’s Cook-Off” (judged) “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” “The Best Thing I Ever Made” “Big Cheese” (on Cooking Channel) And NBC’s “Food Fighters,” Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” Travel Channel’s “Man Finds Food” and “The Traveler’s Guide to Life,” FYI’s “Man vs. Master” and “Man vs. Child,” Esquire’s “Knife Fight,” among many others. In 2011, Eric hosted the A&E home improvement show “Fix this Kitchen” and in 2015, he had his own series—“Eric Greenspan Is Hungry”—on National Geographic. Greenspan has been profiled by such publications as The New York Times, Wine Spectator, Art Culinaire, Los Angeles Confidential, Angeleno, and Los Angeles Magazine. Named 944 Magazine’s “Most Buzzworthy Chef in America.” He also won the 2008 Grilled Cheese Invitational. He is the Executive Chef and Owner of The Roof On Wilshire, Greenspan’s Grilled Cheese and Maré. He lives in LA with his wife and son, Max. .

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