Career
He is a former co-owner and executive chef at Woodfire Grill in Atlanta. He opened Gunshow, a restaurant in Atlanta, in 2013 and Revival, a restaurant in Decatur, Georgia, in 2015. Gillespie was a finalist in the sixth season of, Bravo"s cooking competition show and was voted as the "Fan Favorite" contestant for the season.
As a prize for winning one of the episodes, Gillespie was invited to compete in the Bocuse d"Or United States of America cooking competition, for the opportunity to be the United States. representative in the 2011 international Bocuse d"Or, but later withdrew due to not having enough time to prepare.
In a 2012 interview, chef Wolfgang Puck stated that Gillespie is his favorite alumnus. Gillespie voiced himself in the season six episode "Asbestos I Can" on the animated series Squidbillies.
Gillespie also voiced a truck driver in the animated series Archer.
