It's Your Boy G. Garvin!: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Monday, December 22, 2008

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Hey everyone!

Thank you so much for all of your support this year! You all came out to my book signings, live appearances, watched the show and purchased my spices and books. It has been such a pleasure meeting so many of you face to face, hearing your stories and sharing the love. There were many cities that I haven't been able to visit yet, and I hope to come to your spot soon!

I wish everyone a cheerful and joyous holiday season and send you many blessings.

God Bless,

P.S. If you haven't checked out www.ChefGarvin.com, then you're missing out! Make sure to stop by for your last minute gift shopping ;)

10 comments:

Lonias said...: I PRAY THAT YOUR HOLIDAYS ARE BLESSED [AND THAT YOU COME TO OKLAHOMA/TEXAS SOON! ;)]; December 22, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Darius T. Williams said...: What's up Chef. I've been to ur site. You're an inspiration...keep doing ya thing!

-DTW
www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com; December 22, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Nicketa said...: Happy Holidays!
ps- In 2009, you have to add the Nation's Capital to your list of places to visit. :) Nicketa
pss- Every time I see the new commercials on TV One, they make me smile. I'm glad you are a part of the Bounce contest.; December 22, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Sandra D Christmas said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; December 26, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Sandra D Christmas said...: Sir Garvin: I would like to Chat, chatter and talk with you on the subject of vegetarian as I watch your show for the first time ever on December 24th. You just had issues with us vegetarian...LOL! I bet I could cook a veggie meal that would curl your toes and rock your world at the same time. If you ever get on this blog and truly read your emails ask me to cook a meal for you when in Chicago. Sense you need some cheese with that wine...No woman has ever cook for you. Come I will cook for you vegetarian style...
sandradxmas@yahoo.com; December 26, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Sandra D Christmas said...: PS

Sir Garvin I did put a profile out there if you click on my name so you can see who will do that vegetarian cooking for you Chicago Style Bro...I hope you will be my guess one day; December 26, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Jaz said...: Recently, I purchased your new cookbook, "Dining In". I must say, this is your best book yet. It’s a good read. The fact that key pages are handwritten makes it all the more personal. The dedications to your friends and family are very sincere, the pictures are beautiful, you look gorgeous, and your daughter is cutie pie!!

I appreciate your work and I know that you give so much more than any of your fans really know. So, ...

“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”
-Author Unknown-

Blessings, Blessings and more Blessings,

Jaz; December 26, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Chef Garvin,

I really enjoy your show. When will you be touring Atlanta? Any advice on planning a simple cocktail party? Thanks so much.
lovetosail25@gmail.com; December 29, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Lorraine said...: Hello Chef Garvin. Happy New Year. I have been wacthing your show on TV One for about a year. I am intrigued by your drive to continue to strive for more and by the way you artistically create a masterpiece everytime you cook. When you are hosting a show, You generate a positive vibe. You are handsome and you are a doctor of culinary.... what a combination!
I pray that God will continue to Bless you.; January 3, 2009 at 12:52 AM
shulvr33 said...: Hi Chef Garvin!!

I just received an autographed copy of your cookbook as a Christmas gift. Little did my friend know that I went to your book signing at the Grove and bought one for myself! Now I have two and I am not sharing! I have made many of the dishes already. Are you going to be posting some of the photos taken at the book signings?? I would love to see them, since it seems like I was getting snapped quite a bit.

Thank you so much and much continued success.; January 3, 2009 at 12:25 PM

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Bio

Acclaimed chef, cookbook author and host Gerry Garvin (a.k.a. G. Garvin) is most widely known for his television series, Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin, now in its fifth season on TV One. The show’s increasing popularity earned the talented artist a second series on the same network entitled G. Garvin: The Road Tour, which premiered in 2007 and is currently in its second season.

Garvin’s impressive resume and philanthropic efforts has warranted such accolades as the 2007 Man of the Year award by Women Moving Forward in Business and Third Best TV Chef by Southwest Airlines’ Spirit Magazine in 2006 (behind Jacques Pepin and Emeril Lagasse.) Additionally, Garvin has been a popular guest on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Good Morning America.

Garvin is also a notable author. His first cookbook, Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin (Meredith Books) debuted in October 2006. Its widespread success quickly prompted a second printing and won an American Literacy Award. It was also chosen as a participant in the 2006 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Garvin’s highly anticipated sophomore effort, Make it Super Simple with G. Garvin, a collection of recipes for super simple, healthful and delectable dishes, was released in February 2008. Garvin’s third cookbook, aptly titled, Dining In, releases on October 7, 2008 and features all new, fine dining recipes that will provide even the most inexperienced cooks with recipes to create the most impressive gourmet meals in their own homes.

Garvin has mastered offering a “one-size-fits-all” approach to cooking- sophisticated simplicity- proving that even the most basic cooking palate can create the most flavorful of dishes. Ever the entrepreneur, Garvin has developed his own line of spices, called G. Garvin Spices, and is currently working on national distribution.

To further make an indelible mark on culinary history, Garvin is working passionately on opening a culinary camp in Chicago in 2009. The camp will cater to young adults and will offer an experiential education in hospitality and restaurant operations management, as well as culinary arts. Through this effort, he hopes to aid in breaking down the diversity barriers within not only the cooking industry, but the silos to which chefs of color are often kept – categorized more often by race than profession. Also in 2009, we can expect the release of his memoir, “The Making of A Chef.”

Garvin has great plans for his growing empire. His production company, “Garvin Productions,” will soon begin producing several distinct made for television programs. In a very unique way, he will use the culinary experience to help resolve conflict, teach life lessons, and bring a new platform to help youth and adults cope with many of life’s common social issues.

Beyond possessing business and cooking savvy, Garvin also holds a deep commitment to giving back. Raised by a single mother, and victim of domestic violence, he has been a continued supporter of the Jenesse Center, the oldest domestic violence intervention program in South Los Angeles. He has also become involved with Second Harvest, the nation’s largest charitable hunger relief organization, through ongoing partnerships with iconic brands such as Kraft and Tyson.

Garvin’s popular success as chef, author, entrepreneur, and television host, did not happen overnight. The Atlanta native began building his culinary repertoire during childhood. His earliest experience came with cutting and peeling vegetables alongside his mother in the kitchen of Atlanta’s Jewish Home for the Aging.

Being raised by a single mother and surrounded by four sisters, the determined 13 year-old Garvin traded after-school football practice for a job at The Old Vinings Inn in Atlanta, soaping dishes while soaking up the inner workings of a high-end kitchen operation. Two years later, he became the youngest cook at the downtown Ritz-Carlton, where he held summer and academic year positions.

Garvin moved to the West Coast for the first time in 1988 to open the Ritz-Carlton’s Rancho Mirage resort in Palm Springs. Soon after, at the age of 20, he moved to Europe to further his informal culinary training and serve as an apprentice to Jean Pierre Maharebacha. There, he gained a wide range of on-the-job experience, taking kitchen positions in Paris, Hamburg, and Warsaw, documenting everything he learned. After nearly two years, he returned to Atlanta to become sous chef of the award-winning Italian restaurant, Veni, Vidi, Vici. However, the lure of the West Coast drew him back- this time to Los Angeles.

During the 1990s, he served as executive chef at Morton’s, where he orchestrated dinner for the 2^nd Annual Vanity Fair Oscar fete, as well as a lavish banquet for the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The opportunity to do “really good food” led him to the former Hollywood watering hole Kass Bah, where he shaped a creative menu appealing to serious gourmets and show-biz partiers alike. A year later, he became executive chef at the restaurant Reign, which became an instant smash and earned Garvin his then-best reviews and highest salary.

Yearning for both business and creative success with food, he left Reign to independently cater high-profile events, including two exclusive dinners for President Clinton, a private brunch for Senator Hillary Clinton and other notable clients. After two years, he teamed with a catering client to open a restaurant. In fall of 2001, G. Garvin’s opened to critical acclaim, then expanding two years later to more than double its size.

Plans for a series of cooking DVDs brought him to the attention of TV One in early 2004, where his sophisticated simplicity and infectious enthusiasm seemed perfect for a new network looking to bring a broad range of lifestyle programming and entertainment to the tremendously underserved African-American audience. It was then the idea of Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin, came to fruition.

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