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Grant Scott Gordon

Birth: 24 Apr 1986
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death: 25 Aug 2014 (aged 28)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial: Beth Israel Memorial Garden

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134939390/grant_scott-gordon: accessed ), memorial page for Grant Scott Gordon (24 Apr 1986–25 Aug 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134939390, citing Beth Israel Memorial Garden, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Pat McArron (contributor 47348594).

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A native Houstonian and Memorial High School grad, Gordon left Houston to attend the prestigious Culinary Institute of America. Upon his graduation in 2006, Gordon took a position at Cafe Boulud in New York City, where he was part of a team that earned a coveted three-star rating from the New York Times. From there he moved on to the two-star Michelin restaurant Cyrus in California, where he worked alongside fellow Houstonians Matt Marcus (Eatsie Boys) and Roy Shvartzapel (Common Bond).

Upon his return to Houston five years ago, Gordon accepted a position at Tony's, where he quickly rose through the ranks. By his 25th birthday, he had earned a four-star rating from Chronicle critic Alison Cook, who praised the way Gordon worked "with a discipline and assurance beyond his years." Under Gordon's direction, the consensus seemed to be that one of Houston's oldest and most well-regarded fine dining restaurants again had food that matched its service and atmosphere. Gordon's work at Tony's landed him on the Forbes magazine 30 under 30 list of rising stars in the food and beverage world.

"It's very tragic. My thoughts and prayers are with his family," Tony's owner Tony Vallone tells CultureMap about Gordon's death. "It's a shock to everyone."

The funeral will be held Thursday August 28 at 1 p.m. at Congregation Beth Israel 5600 North Braeswood Blvd.

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Grant Gordon, one of the most promising young chefs to emerge in Houston in recent years, was found dead Monday in his home at the age of 28. The cause of his death has not been determined.

Only last week Gordon and his partners David Keck and Paul Petronella announced they were opening a restaurant in Montrose called The Edmont, a project that would be Gordon’s return to the Houston dining scene since leaving his position at Vallone’s steakhouse in February.

The Houston restaurant community reacted with shock and sorrow Tuesday.

Tony Vallone, the owner of Tony’s, the restaurant that launched Gordon’s culinary career in Houston, said he was proud of his young chef’s accomplishments. “I enjoyed being a mentor to him. We had a wonderful working relationship. I’m very sad over this tragic news,” Vallone said. “We had good teamwork. He loved to learn. His mind was open. He was a great student and had a quest for knowledge.”

Matt Marcus, a partner at Eatsie Boys, said he and Gordon became friends when they both worked at Cyrus, the Michelin two-star restaurant in Healdsburg, CA. But years before that, Gordon had called Marcus to get his advice about attending the Culinary Institute of America, where Marcus was enrolled. “I told him it’s not a party school. You go there to learn to be a chef,” he said. “That’s all Grant wanted to do.”

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