Who was Aaron Grissom and how did the Top Chef star die?
AARON Grissom was a former contestant on season 12 of Top Chef who tragically died Tuesday in a motorcycle accident.
He was only 34 years old.
The reality star chef was reportedly returning to his home state of Washington as a surprise when the accident happened.
Who was Top Chef star Aaron Grissom?
Aaron Grissom was a former Top Chef contestant who recently passed away.
Grissom, who hailed from Tacoma, Washington, appeared on Top Chef and on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
After his television stints, he was reportedly traveling the world cooking for artists on tour, including Billie Eilish.
He also worked at North Hollywood’s Bow & Truss.
How did he die?
Grissom succumbed to “multiple blunt force injuries” that occurred as a result of the motorcycle accident.
The Pierce County medical examiner ruled his death an accident.
When did he appear on Top Chef?
Grissom appeared in season 12 of Top Chef in 2014.
Yu Nanakornphanom, a restaurant owner who worked alongside Grissom on his Moshi Moshi ramen bar after the show ended, told Tacoma News Tribune that Grissom had selflessly donated a kidney to him during a battle with diabetes.
Yu revealed: “After we opened Moshi Moshi, we talked about it. ‘I have this condition, I don’t know how much I can take with the business.’
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“Then we were joking around, and he said, ‘I can give you a kidney.’ We happened to be a match — we’re both Type O. It’s very rare to find Type O.”
He said Grissom had been living in Mexico during the coronavirus pandemic, and his return to Washington was a surprise.
Yu added: “He had a lot going on. I think he had a good future ahead of him. He’s always learning to do something. He was driven. He lived his life fully.”