Eli Sussman

Eli Sussman is a chef, restaurateur, and digital creator. Sussman is the executive chef and a partner of gertrude’s located in Prospect Heights Brooklyn which received a glowing New Yorker review and was included in the NYT Top 8 dishes of 2023. He was a semifinalist for the James Beard Rising Star Award, was awarded a Zagat 30 under 30, has authored four cookbooks and has presented at The Welcome Conference in NYC.  His first hospitality industry comedy book titled “Me Chef, You Chef, Oui Chef” will be released by Clarkson Potter/Penguin Random House. He hosts an Instagram interview show called Talkin In The Walk-in where he speaks to chefs inside of their restaurant’s walk-in. He makes hospitality industry memes and reels on his account @thesussmans.