Talented chef Gabriel Gaté is the Gourmet Pearl Couscous Ambassado

Gabriel has that rare combination; he learned his craft from some of the great Master Chefs of France. He knows the reality of being a family cook with too little time, and he communicates with dazzling success both the joys of cooking and how to make tasty food that is simple, easy and, above all, achievable.

Gabriel was born in France in the Loire Valley in a small village where his father grew all the family’s vegetables. He first learned to cook from his grandmother and mother then later trained as a chef in some of the best restaurants in France.

Gabriel has written twenty-four cookbooks. Titles include Family Food, Good Food Fast, Television Recipes, Good Food for Men, How to Teach Kids to Cook, Délicieux and So French So Sweet. Many of his books have been national bestsellers, and sales have reached well over a million. ‘Good Food for Men’ won an Australian Food Writer’s award, while both Anyone Can Cook and The Chocolate Lovers won the international awards for ‘Best Children’s Cookbook.’

Gabriel is known to most as the original Master Chef on Australian television.

He has presented cookery on television for many years. Some of his television credits include The Good Food Show (ABC) and What’s Cooking (Channel 9). For more than twelve years he presented a weekly cooking segment with Bert Newton on Good Morning Australia (Channel Ten).

For the last 15 years, Gabriel has produced and presented Taste Le Tour with Gabriel Gaté, a lifestyle series of gourmet segments on French gastronomy shown nationally on SBS television during the Tour de France bicycle race in July each year.

Gabriel aims to help people discover the joys of cooking and become better cooks.

He became the Gourmet Pearl couscous ambassador because he loves the versatility and the ease of cooking it in 10 minutes. All can enjoy the delicious couscous and prepare it in so many exciting ways. Above all, he likes its healthy appeal – it is satisfying, has a low GI, is perfect for vegetarians and vegans, and children love it.