Govind Armstrong Explained

Govind Armstrong
Birth Place:	Inglewood, California, U.S.

Govind Armstrong is an American chef who specializes in California cuisine. He has appeared on the Bravo series Top Chef as a guest judge as well as the Food Network series Iron Chef America as a contestant.^{[1] [2]} He is also the author of the cookbook Small Bites, Big Nights: Seductive Little Plates for Intimate Occasions and Lavish Parties.^[3]

Early life

Armstrong grew up Encino, California (in a home originally owned by F. Scott Fitzgerald) with one older brother, an older sister, and two younger sisters. His mother is from Costa Rica, his father was African American, and his grandfather was from India.^[4]

Career

Armstrong began his culinary training at the age of 13 at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant in West Hollywood.^[5] He also worked under Mark Peel of Campanile in Los Angeles,^[6] and Juan Mari Arzak of Arzak in San Sebastián, Spain.^[5]

Currently, Armstrong is the chef and co-owner of Post & Beam restaurant in Los Angeles^{[7] [8] [9]} while also serving as Executive Chef for The Lobster on the Santa Monica Pier.^[10]

Restaurants

• Post & Beam in Los Angeles
• 8 Oz. Although the Los Angeles and Miami locations are closed, there are 8 Oz. Burger Bars in Seattle, and within Horseshoe Casinos in Mississippi and Louisiana.

External links

• • Review of Table 8 from the New York Times
• 8 Oz. Burger Bar

Notes and References

1. News: Maria de los Angeles . Top Chef 3 Miami: Episode 7 - Sayonara Sara . August 16, 2007 .
2. News: Flay vs. Armstrong . 2009-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090129100851/http://www.foodnetwork.com/iron-chef-america/flay-vs-armstrong/index.html . 2009-01-29 . dead .
3. News: Armstrong, Govind . Small Bites, Big Nights: Seductive Little Plates for Intimate Occasions and Lavish Parties . April 10, 2007 . Clarkson Potter . 978-0307337931 .
4. News: Kims . Katherine . Time Out with Govind Armstrong . 6 May 2019 . Time Out.
5. News: Goldstein, Marianne . Small Plates, Big Flavors . CBSnews.com . July 21, 2007 .
6. Web site: Six degrees of Campanile chefs . Los Angeles Times . 29 September 2012 . 23 March 2019.
7. Web site: Kang . Matthew . Aug 9, 2012 . ROFL Cafe Serves Melrose, Menu by Govind Armstrong . 2019-11-06 . Eater.
8. Web site: Tomicki . Hadley . Aug 9, 2012 . ROFL Cafe Now Open on Melrose, With Menu by Govind Armstrong . 2019-11-06 . New York Grub Street.
9. Web site: Almendrala . Anna . Sep 3, 2012 . Govind Armstrong Back On Melrose Avenue With ROFL Cafe (PHOTOS) . 2019-11-06.
10. Web site: SCATTERGOOD . 2019-03-11 . Chef Govind Armstrong is still cooking — at the beach . 2023-08-30 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.