Gordon Hamersley is an American chef based in Boston and cookbook author. Arguably his roast chicken is his most acclaimed recipe. It was part of a meal he cooked for Julia Child in her show In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs. His personal trademark is his ever-present Red Sox cap. His book Bistro Cooking At Home, which he wrote with Joanne McAllister Smart, won the International Association of Culinary Professionals won the 2004 Cookbook Award in the Chefs and Restaurants Category.