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Kevin Gillespie • chef / owner

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Gunshow • Nàdair

Career History

2024
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Nàdair

Kevin Gillespie opened Nàdair in Atlanta in May 2024 as an intimate, personal project drawing on Scottish heritage and years of wood-fire cooking. The restaurant has been framed as a culmination of his long-running creative arc.
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2022
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Gunshow

james_beard • Outstanding Restaurateur • nominee
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2019
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Cold Beer

Kevin Gillespie debuted Cold Beer in July 2019 along Atlanta’s Eastside BeltLine as a bold, two-story restaurant and bar with an eclectic, cross-cultural menu. The concept signaled a stylistic expansion beyond his earlier Southern work while keeping his signature wood-fire sensibility.
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2015
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Revival

Kevin Gillespie opened Revival in Decatur in July 2015 as his modern take on Southern family-style dining and the meat-and-three tradition. The restaurant was positioned as a deeply personal project rooted in the food and rituals of his upbringing.
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2013
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Gunshow

Kevin Gillespie opened Gunshow in Atlanta in May 2013 with an open-kitchen, cart-driven service style that brought the action directly to diners. The format helped distinguish the restaurant in Atlanta’s dining scene and cemented his post–Top Chef trajectory.
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2006
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Fife Restaurant

Kevin Gillespie served as Executive sous chef at Fife Restaurant (Aug 2006–early 2008).
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2005
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Atlanta Grill at The Ritz-Carlton

Kevin Gillespie served as Chef de partie at Atlanta Grill at The Ritz-Carlton (pre-2006).
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2005
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TWO Urban Licks

Kevin Gillespie served as Sous chef at TWO Urban Licks (pre-2006).
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2007–2012
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Woodfire Grill

Kevin Gillespie helmed the kitchen at Woodfire Grill on Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta for several years before departing in 2012. Sources note he was promoted to executive chef in 2009 and later became a partner, helping define the restaurant’s live-fire, Southern-leaning style.
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