Tom Victor Gausdal

Who is Tom Victor Gausdal?

Tom Victor Gausdal is a Norwegian chef, and silver medalist of the 2005 Bocuse d'Or. The margin separating Gausdal from gold medal winner Serge Vieira was one point. Gausdal had a period of apprenticeship at Statholdergaarden under Bent Stiansen and was from 1997 to 2008 a member of the Norwegian national chef team. Intent since childhood on a culinary profession, Gaustad considered for a while on becoming a pastry chef.

Among Gausdal's book publications are Husmannskost and several collaborations with chef/sommelier Ole Martin Alfsen, including Mat og drikke, Mer and Familiekokeboka. Gaustad is also a syndicated newspaper columnist, often with Alfsen.

In 2010, Gausdal joined Eyvind Hellstrøm and Jan Vardøen as judges on the Norwegian TV3 version of the cooking challenge TV program MasterChef.