Kann by Chef Gregory Gourdet

Haitian cuisine meets the bounty of the Pacific Northwest at Kann, a live-fire restaurant from James Beard Award winning chef and “Top Chef” finalist Gregory Gourdet. The restaurant honors his heritage and culture while also showcasing the local, seasonal ingredients of Oregon. The name Kann ("cane" in Haitian Creole) is a tribute to one of Chef Gregory’s favorite childhood memories in Haiti, where he'd listen for sugar cane vendors to come by with wheelbarrows overflowing with the freshly-harvested snack.

At Kann, Gourdet has tapped into that memory and more for inspiration for a menu that showcases traditional Haitian flavors along with new dishes inspired by the cuisines of the African & Caribbean diaspora, featuring Caribbean and tropical ingredients such as Scotch bonnet chili, coconut, plantains, root vegetables, and aromatics like djon djon, sour orange, thyme, clove, cinnamon, allspice, and vanilla. Kann won the James Beard Award for America’s Best New Restaurant for 2023 (among many other accolades), and now it’s shipping nationwide!