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Flynn McGarry first stepped into the kitchen at the age of 10, cooking for his mother’s friends and creating a full-fledged supper club, Eureka, in their family home. In the years that followed, he staged in some of the top restaurants in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle, including Alma, Eleven Madison Park, and Alinea—all before he was 16.

At age 19, McGarry opened his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side neighborhood. In November that same year, he was the subject of the documentary Chef Flynn that debuted in theaters nationwide. In 2022, he opened Gem Wine, a wine bar in New York City showcasing the varied breadth of low-intervention and biodynamic winemakers he personally works with.