Today’s guest is Chef Gregory Gourdet! This is a special episode for a couple different reasons, first and foremost, because Gregory’s restaurant Kann was very recently awarded Best Restaurant in the Country 2023 by the James Beard Foundation. Congrats Chef Gregory. Gregory is a chef of Haitian descent, and Kann is brilliant depiction of intention and skill.  Stephen and Gregory chat about Kann’s origin story, Gregory’s journey to sobriety, his time on Top Chef, the future of Kann’s direct-to-consumer coffee… and the best part, in which Stephens declare Portland, Oregon the very best food city in the USA.Learn more about Chef Gregory and Kann work at https://kannrestaurant.comFollow us and watch clips of this episode on IG and YouTube @whetstonemedia. Learn more about Whetstone Media at whetstonemagazine.comProduced by Whetstone Radio Collective