Best Chef Great Lakes
Graham Elliot Bowles, Avenues, The Peninsula Chicago, Chicago, IL
Zack Bruell, Table 45, Cleveland, OH
Michael Bulkowski, Revolver, Findlay, OH
Suzy Crofton, Crofton on Wells, Chicago, IL
Jean-Robert de Cavel, Jean-Robert at Pigall's, Cincinnati, OH
Luciano Del Signore, Bacco, Southfield, MI
Kendal Duque, Sepia, Chicago, IL
Mark Kelly, Mosaic, Detroit, MI
Carrie Nahabedian, Naha, Chicago, IL
Martial Noguier, One Sixtyblue, Chicago, IL
Steven J. Oakley, Oakley's Bistro, Indianapolis, IN
Brian Polcyn, Five Lakes Grill, Milford, MI
Bruce Sherman, North Pond, Chicago, IL
John Somerville, The Lark, West Bloomfield, MI
Michael Symon, Lola, Cleveland, OH
David Tallent, Restaurant Tallent, Bloomington, IN
Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, Chicago, IL
Paul Virant, Vie, Western Springs, IL
Alex Young, Zingerman's Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI
Best Chef Mid-Atlantic
Michael Adams, The Farmhouse, Emmaus, PA
Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA
Alison Barshak, Alison at Blue Bell, Blue Bell, PA
Jim Burke, James, Philadelphia, PA
Steven Cameron, Blue, Surf City, NJ
Jay Caputo, Espuma, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Melissa Close, Palladio, Barboursville, VA
Michael DiBianca, Moro, Wilmington, DE
Douglass Dick, Bona Terra, Sharpsburg, PA
Jose Garces, Amada, Philadelphia, PA
Carole Greenwood, Buck's Fishing & Camping, Washington, D.C.
Frits Huntjens, 1 North Belmont, Richmond, VA
Todd Jurich, Todd Jurich's Bistro, Norfolk, VA
Matthew Levin, Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA
Maricel Presilla, Cucharamama, Hoboken, NJ
Joe Romanowski, Bay Avenue Trattoria, Highlands, NJ
Daniel Stern, Rae, Philadelphia, PA
Koji Terano, Sushi-Ko, Washington, D.C.
Cindy Wolf, Charleston, Baltimore, MD
Eric Ziebold, CityZen, Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C.
Best Chef Midwest
M.J. Adams, The Corn Exchange, Rapid City, SD
Isaac Becker, 112 Eatery, Minneapolis, MN
Jennifer Coco, The Flatiron Cafe, Omaha, NE
George Formaro, Centro, Des Moines, IA
Colby Garrelts, Bluestem, Kansas City, MO
Jason Gorman, Dream Dance, Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, WI
Ted Habiger, Room 39, Kansas City, MO
Tami Lax, Harvest, Madison, WI
Tim McKee, La Belle Vie, Minneapolis, MN
Andrew Meek, Sage, Des Moines, IA
Shinji Muramoto, Restaurant Muramoto, Madison, WI
Thomas Peschong, The Riversite, Mequon, WI
Alexander Roberts, Restaurant Alma, Minneapolis, MN
Michael Roberts, Atlas Restaurant, St. Louis, MO
Lou Rook, III, Annie Gunn's, Chesterfield, MO
Lenny Russo, Heartland, St. Paul, MN
Adam Siegel, Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, Milwaukee, WI
Matt Steigerwald, Lincoln Cafe, Mount Vernon, IA
Nathan Strei, Monte's Downtown, Fargo, ND
Jim Webster, Wild Rice, Bayfield, WI
Best Chef New York City
Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern
April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig
Terrance Brennan, Picholine
Marco Canora, Hearth
David Chang, Momofuku Ssam Bar
Polo Dobkin, Dressler
Wylie Dufresne, WD-50
Iocopo Falai, Falai
Kurt Gutenbrunner, Wallse
Gabrielle Hamilton, Prune
Craig Koketsu, Park Avenue
Gabriel Kreuther, The Modern
Marc Ladner, Del Posto
Anita Lo, Annisa
Andy Nusser, Casa Mono
Michael Psilakis, Anthos
Bill Telepan, Telepan
Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto
Michael White, Alto
Naomichi Yasuda, Sushi Yasuda
Best Chef Northeast
Mike Andrzejewski, Sea Bar, Williamsville, NY
Addison Chase/Meg Chase/Penny Chase/Phoebe Chase/Ted LaFage, Chase's Daily, Belfast, ME
Patrick Connolly, Radius, Boston, MA
Rob Evans, Hugo's, Portland, ME
Clark Frasier/Mark Gaier, Arrows Restaurant, Ogunquit, ME
Billy Grant, Restaurant Bricco, West Hartford, CT
Rich Hanson, Cleonice, Ellsworth, ME
Brian Hill, Francine Bistro, Camden, ME
Andy Husbands, Tremont 647, Boston, MA
Peter Ireland, Carpenter & Main, Norwich, VT
Steve Johnson, Rendezvous in Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Peter Xaviar Kelly, Xaviar's at Piermont, Piermont, NY
Michael Leviton, Lumiere, West Newton, MA
Amanda Lydon, Straight Wharf Restaurant, Nantucket, MA
Tony Maws, Craigie Street Bistrot, Cambridge, MA
Marc Orfaly, Pigalle, Boston, MA
Guy Reuge, Mirabelle, St. James, NY
Bruce Tillinghast, New Rivers, Providence, RI
Sai Viswanath, DeWolf Tavern, Bristol, RI
Nicola Zanghi, Zanghi, Stamford, CT
