Eric Greenspan graduated both from Berkeley's Haas School of Business and the Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Paris. He has trained with celebrated chefs including Alain Ducasse, David Bouley, and Joachim Splichal. While executive chef at the renowned Patina, he was named one of Angeleno Magazine's "Eight Hot Chefs" and his kitchen garnered both a 27/30 rating and a "Top French Restaurant" from Zagat. 944 Magazine recognized Eric as one of the "Most Buzzworthy Chefs in America."

In Spring 2007, Greenspan opened The Foundry on Melrose to similarly rave reviews and resounding success. The Foundry was runner-up for Los Angeles Magazine's "Best New Restaurant." With its swanky bar, live music and unsurpassed cuisine, the restaurant earned a swath of accolades. Condé Nast Traveler named it Best New Restaurant, and it made Los Angeles Magazine's Top 75 as well as the "Essential 99" restaurants of then LA Weekly's Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold. The Foundry was also a semifinalist for The James Beard Foundation's Best New Restaurant in America.

Greenspan was recently the host of National Geographic's "Eric Greenspan Is Hungry." He has competed on numerous culinary-competition and food-reality shows, including Food Network's "Cutthroat Kitchen All-Stars," "Chopped All-Stars," "Guy's Grocery Games All-Stars," "The Next Iron Chef," "The Next Iron Chef: Redemption," "Iron Chef America Countdown" and "Iron Chef America," where he defeated Bobby Flay in a throw-down.  

Greenspan has been profiled by such publications as The New York Times, Wine Spectator, Art Culinaire, Los Angeles Confidential, Angeleno and Los Angeles Magazine. He also won the 2008 Grilled Cheese Invitational. Greenspan is the executive chef and owner of Greenspan's Grilled Cheese, The Roof on Wilshire and Maré. He lives in LA with his wife and son, Max.