Justin Bogle is an American Chef. He was the executive chef at Gilt restaurant in

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. In 2009, Bogle became the youngest American chef, at age 28, to earn two

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. Bogle has been described as a quiet, but equally talented version of chef Paul Liebrandt of Corton.

Career

Bogle received his culinary education at the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in

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, graduating in 2002. He went to work for chefs Jose Garces and Douglas Rodriquez at Alma de Cuba. In 2004, after a backpack trip through Spain, Bogle continues his training at the Striped Bass restaurant in Philadelphia under the tutelage of chef

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, who later became executive chef at Gilt after Paul Liebrandt's departure in 2006.

Gilt

Bogle was executive chef at Gilt in The New York Palace Hotel in

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. In 2006, Bogle started as a

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under executive chef Christopher Lee. Bogle's inventive menu at Gilt included such dishes as sashimi-style scallops with rhubarb, buckwheat, horseradish snow, salted cucumber and lavender; rib-eye blue cheese, heirloom tomatoes, bordelaise; and foie gras with pancetta spice, candied black olive, kumquat mostarda, fennel and pine nuts. Gilt received Michelin's two-star rating in 2009, 2010 and 2011 under Bogle's culinary leadership, but closed in December 2012.

Le Coucou

Bogle has served as the Chef de Cuisine of Le Coucou Restaurant, a Starr Restaurant, in New York City, since 2016.

Manhatta

In 2022, Bogle was brought on to helm the culinary program as Executive Chef at Union Square Hospitality Group's Manhatta.

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