Age, Biography and Wiki
Elka Gilmore was born on 17 March, 1960 in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., is an American chef and restaurateur (1960–2019). Discover Elka Gilmore's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
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| Occupation |
Chef, restaurateur |
| Age |
59 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
17 March, 1960 |
| Birthday |
17 March |
| Birthplace |
San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Date of death |
6 July, 2019 |
| Died Place |
San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Elka Gilmore Height, Weight & Measurements
At 59 years old, Elka Gilmore height not available right now. We will update Elka Gilmore's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Elka Gilmore Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Elka Gilmore worth at the age of 59 years old? Elka Gilmore’s income source is mostly from being a successful Chef. She is from United States. We have estimated Elka Gilmore's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Elka Gilmore (March 17, 1960 – July 6, 2019) was an American chef and restaurateur.
Her San Francisco restaurant, Elka, earned national acclaim.
Elka Ruth Gilmore was born on March 17, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas.
Her first restaurant job, as a dishwasher, was at Café Camille in Austin, when she was around 12 years old.
She left home at age 16 to live with her grandmother in Madison, Wisconsin.
As a teenager, she worked as a prep cook at L’Étoile in Madison; when the chef quit, Gilmore was promoted to chef.
At 18, she travelled to Boston, New York, and Provence (where she apprenticed at a restaurant in Cotignac), before settling in Los Angeles in 1982.
There, she worked at restaurants Tumbleweed, Checkers, and Palette.
She was the co-owner of Camelion's, which served French-inspired cuisine.
In 1991, at the age of 31, she opened her restaurant Elka in the Miyako Hotel in San Francisco's Japantown, serving a blend of Asian and French cuisine.
The restaurant was met with national acclaim.
The New York Times Magazine described the restaurant's dishes as "light and memorable" with "deep and husky flavors"; it called Gilmore "the enfant terrible of the modern California kitchen" and "an iconoclastic cook."
In 1993, she co-founded the organization Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, along with fellow San Francisco chefs Barbara Tropp and Joyce Goldstein.
In 1994, she was nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award for Best California Chef.
In 1994, she was nominated for the James Beard Foundation's Award for Best California Chef.
In 1995, she opened Liberté, a French-American restaurant, in San Francisco.
It closed after a few months.
She was later hired by the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in New York to open and run Kokachin, a seafood restaurant.
In 1998, she returned to San Francisco and opened Oodles, an Asian fusion restaurant; it closed shortly thereafter.
Reviewing Oodles, Mark Bittman of The New York Times wrote that "[d]espite the angular, not-especially-attractive interior, the restaurant is comfortable and inviting, and the brazen nature of the food gives a meal here a true sense of excitement."
Gilmore was recognized as a champion of women chefs.
She was also credited for her mentorship of fellow lesbian cooks.
She died on July 6, 2019, in San Francisco, of cardiac arrest due to a series of ongoing medical issues.
