COOKING HIS WAY HOME
Food & Wine|August 2023
AT KANN IN PORTLAND, OREGON, GREGORY GOURDET OFFERS A DEEPLY PERSONAL INTERPRETATION OF HAITIAN CUISINE.
KORSHA WILSON
COOKING HIS WAY HOME

"THE GRIYO TOOK FIVE YEARS TO DIAL IN,

chef Gregory Gourdet says to me in a small office above his restaurant, Kann. It's early afternoon, and the building on Ash Street in Portland, Oregon, is buzzing with team members getting ready for that evening's dinner service: line cooks eating a family meal of pasta and salad, managers printing menus for review, servers polishing glassware and setting up the dining room. Despite the activity going on around us, Gourdet is calm, almost quiet, as he tells me about the most popular dish on Kann's menu.

This story is from the August 2023 edition of Food & Wine.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the August 2023 edition of Food & Wine.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM FOOD & WINEView All
The Gilda Age - How to perfect the world's best bar snack at home
Food & Wine

The Gilda Age - How to perfect the world's best bar snack at home

In the late 1940s, Rita Hayworth turned heads in Hollywood with her sultry, sharp-tongued, titular role in the movie Gilda. Hayworth's character also made a lasting impression further afield in Spain, at Casa Vallés bar in Donostia-San Sebastián, inspiring the creation of a pintxo-a tiny, toothpick-speared snack-that still bears her character's name today. The new pintxo was so popular that it was quickly adopted by other spots throughout the city. It is now Basque country's most iconic bar snack

time-read
2 mins  |
September 2024
Tasting Tasmania - Australia's stunning island state is home to stellar cool-climate wines, a vibrant dining scene, and the freshest air on earth.
Food & Wine

Tasting Tasmania - Australia's stunning island state is home to stellar cool-climate wines, a vibrant dining scene, and the freshest air on earth.

Australia's stunning island state is home to stellar cool-climate wines, a vibrant dining scene, and the freshest air on earth.asmania smells fresh. Parks and wilderness cover 40% of the island, and much of the rest is farmland. Swept by the Roaring Forties-intense westerly winds that buffet the southern hemisphere- the atmospheric station at Cape Grim in the state's northwest corner regularly records the earth's most pristine air. Down here in Australia's southernmost state, not far from Antarctica, simply taking a breath is delicious. But that's not all that's delicious. Grapes retain mouthwatering acidity in the chilly, maritime climate of Tasmania (or Lutruwita, as it's called in palawa kani, the local Aboriginal language). Having loved Tolpuddle Vineyard's earthy Pinot Noirs, full of cranberry and orange-peel flavors, back in New York, I'd made a pilgrimage to the island for its wine.

time-read
6 mins  |
September 2024
Autumn Pairings - Our favorite sommeliers share their go-to dishes and wine pairings for when the weather starts to cool.
Food & Wine

Autumn Pairings - Our favorite sommeliers share their go-to dishes and wine pairings for when the weather starts to cool.

Our favorite sommeliers share their go-to dishes and wine pairings for when the weather starts to cool. Translating to "mashed eggplant," baingan bharta is a popular North Indian dish that combines grilled eggplant with ripe tomatoes, vibrant fresh ginger, and warm spices like cumin and cloves. Cut long, deep slits down each eggplant before grilling to help the centers steam and soften as the outside chars. Serve this smoky, spreadable dish warm or at room temperature with roti or naan.

time-read
10 mins  |
September 2024
Lowcountry Pickled Shrimp
Food & Wine

Lowcountry Pickled Shrimp

Snappy pickled shrimp from North Carolina native Ben Barker are perfect for late-summer meals.

time-read
2 mins  |
September 2024
Beat the Heat!
Food & Wine

Beat the Heat!

What to pair with every type of spicy food

time-read
2 mins  |
September 2024
TAKE BACK SUNDAY
Food & Wine

TAKE BACK SUNDAY

Chef Fermín Núñez's answer to the Sunday scaries? Porrón pours and paella for a crowd.

time-read
10+ mins  |
September 2024
COOKING WITH GRAPES
Food & Wine

COOKING WITH GRAPES

GRILLED BRAISED, BAKED STEWED OR FROZEN THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A SNACK.

time-read
10+ mins  |
September 2024
CITY THAT RICE BUILT
Food & Wine

CITY THAT RICE BUILT

A hunger for rice laid Charleston's foundation. Could a love for the grainand the city that grew from it—be the way to a more unified future?

time-read
10+ mins  |
September 2024
The California Wine Lover's Guide
Food & Wine

The California Wine Lover's Guide

55 bottles that will tell you everything about the past, present, and future of California wine

time-read
6 mins  |
September 2024
Beef Sukiyaki Pasta
Food & Wine

Beef Sukiyaki Pasta

In the hands of cookbook author Hiroko Shimbo, the flavors of beef sukiyaki become an easy weeknight meal.

time-read
4 mins  |
June 2024