Gavin Kaysen (born 1979 in Thousand Oaks, California) is executive chef and owner of Spoon and Stable Restaurant in Minneapolis, MN, Bellecour in Wayzata, MN, and Demi in Minneapolis. He was, before that, the Executive Chef and Director of Culinary operations for Daniel Boulud in New York City, over seeing Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach, Toronto and New York City. He previously headed the kitchen at El Bizcocho in San Diego. In 2007, he represented U.S.A. at the Bocuse d'Or. He was a competitor on The Next Iron Chef, eliminated during the third challenge, "Resourcefulness".