Chef Mark Gasquet
American Personal & Private Chef Association
(504) 733-3796 Fax:( 504) 736-0651
Email: mgasquet@aol.com

CHEF MARK GASQUET loves to cook and has been doing it very well for almost 50 years! His professional training began courtesy of Uncle Sam and the U.S. Army's Cooks' and Bakers' School at Fort Lee, Virginia in 1954.

He has worked with chefs of the French army while stationed in Berlin, taken classes at le Cordon Bleu in London , Le Cordon Bleu and Ritz Carlton in Paris. Peter Kump's New York School of Cooking, and the C.I.A. (Culinary Institute of America) in California.

He continues his culinary training through attending workshops such as Ecole Ritz Escoffier in Paris.

For the past few years he has conducted culinary arts classes for Delgado Community College, and the Jefferson Parish (county) Recreation Department.

His classes Introduction to Cooking, Introduction to Gourmet Cooking, and A Culinary Journey have met with great success.

For the last several years Chef Mark has enjoyed demonstrating the true cuisine of New Orleans at several culinary events and schools; one of which has been the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Currently he has produced a cookbook, Healthy New Orleans Cuisine which has over 225 recipes representing delicious Creole and Cajun cuisine designed to meet the nutritional values and exchanges for diabetics and others who are seeking great flavors without “bad” fats and salt but keeping the fantastic tastes of the Crescent City. To order, just call (504) 733-3796 or e-mail mgasquet@aol.com. Cost?   $22.00 postage included.

He is an active member of the American Personal & Private Chef Association.

Chef Mark Gasquet's 15 Favorite Restaurants in Greater New Orleans