Gordon Naccarato's guest appearances

Gordon Naccarato

Move to Tacoma Podcast

Evan Smith

Michael Robinson

Jessica Gavre

Tacoma Podcast

Erik Hanberg

Marilyn Strickland

Kristina Walker

Marty Campbell

Melissa Santos

Michael Sullivan

Jonathan Murray

Marguerite Giguere

Mary Dunaway

Maureen Sorenson

Rachel Ervin

OwlTail

Today we sat down with Chef Gordon Naccarato, a native Tacoma son who found fame in LA and Aspen and then returned to Tacoma to open several successful Tacoma restaurants with partners including Pacific Grill, Smoke + Cedar, and Shake Shake Shake. Gordon is food famous outside of Tacoma- in addition to being noted as one of the “10 best chefs” by Food &amp; Wine Magazine for many years his restaurant, GORDON’S, in Aspen, Colorado, was considered the “Best Place to eat Between the Coasts.” (NY TIMES) Gordon with Governor Jay Inslee at Smoke + Cedar Gordon tells us his story of how he went from being a law student to line cook and eventually being a chef to the stars.  Gordon shares his insights into the challenges of opening and running a restaurant today- and what it takes to make a restaurant successful in Tacoma and beyond. Show Notes: Pacific Grill – Gordon’s first restaurant in Downtown Tacoma Smoke + Cedar – Gordon’s newest restaurant at Allenmore Golf Course in Central Tacoma Shake Shake Shake – Gordon’s brother’s restaurant Gordon’s Awards: “10 BEST NEW AMERICAN CHEFS OF THE YEAR,” Food &amp; Wine Magazine “TRAVEL HOLIDAY AWARD,” Great Chefs of Los Angeles “Best Chefs of Los Angeles,” by City of Los Angeles Mayoral Proclamation “Best Seafood Menu in the United States,” Seafood Leader Magazine “Chef Stars 1987,” Rockefeller Center Tribute, New York City   . Check out other episodes of the Move to Tacoma Podcast: 001 – Commute Hacks with Justin Camarata 002 – Tacoma is not Portland North with Erik Hanberg 003 – Tacoma’s Next 10 Years with Mayor Marilyn Strickland The post Opening a Successful Restaurant in Tacoma with Chef Gordon Naccarato appeared first on Move to Tacoma.

Today we sat down with Chef Gordon Naccarato, a native Tacoma son who found fame in LA and Aspen and then returned to Tacoma to open several successful Tacoma restaurants with partners including Pacific Grill, Smoke + Cedar, and Shake Shake Shake. Gordon is food famous outside of Tacoma- in addition to being noted as one of the “10 best chefs” by Food &amp; Wine Magazine for many years his restaurant, GORDON’S, in Aspen, Colorado, was considered the “Best Place to eat Between the Coasts.” (NY TIMES) <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Screen-Shot-2015-03-25-at-11.19.07-PM.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Gordon with Governor Jay Inslee at Smoke + Cedar Gordon tells us his story of how he went from being a law student to line cook and eventually being a chef to the stars.  Gordon shares his insights into the challenges of opening and running a restaurant today- and what it takes to make a restaurant successful in Tacoma and beyond. Show Notes: <a href="http://www.pacificgrilltacoma.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pacific Grill </a>– Gordon’s first restaurant in <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/neighborhoods/downtown-tacoma/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Downtown Tacoma</a> <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/breakfast-happy-hour-at-smoke-and-cedar-yes-please/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smoke + Cedar</a> – Gordon’s newest restaurant at Allenmore Golf Course in <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/neighborhoods/central-tacoma/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Central Tacoma</a> <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/shake-shake-shake-a-retro-burger-joint/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shake Shake Shake </a>– Gordon’s brother’s restaurant Gordon’s Awards: “10 BEST NEW AMERICAN CHEFS OF THE YEAR,” Food &amp; Wine Magazine “TRAVEL HOLIDAY AWARD,” Great Chefs of Los Angeles “Best Chefs of Los Angeles,” by City of Los Angeles Mayoral Proclamation “Best Seafood Menu in the United States,” Seafood Leader Magazine “Chef Stars 1987,” Rockefeller Center Tribute, New York City . Check out other episodes of the Move to Tacoma Podcast: <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/podcast-commute-hacks-with-justin-camarata/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">001 – Commute Hacks with Justin Camarata</a> <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/podcast-002-tacoma-is-not-portland-north-with-erik-hanberg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">002 – Tacoma is not Portland North with Erik Hanberg</a> <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/podcast-003-mayor-marilyn-strickland-on-tacomas-next-10-years/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">003 – Tacoma’s Next 10 Years with Mayor Marilyn Strickland</a> The post <a href="https://movetotacoma.com/podcasts/opening-a-successful-restaurant-in-tacoma-with-chef-gordon-naccarato-18/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Opening a Successful Restaurant in Tacoma with Chef Gordon Naccarato</a> appeared first on <a href="https://movetotacoma.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move to Tacoma</a>.

Opening a Successful Restaurant in Tacoma with Chef Gordon Naccarato