Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs of 2010

Since 1988 Food & Wine Magazine has recognized up and coming young chefs with their Best New Chef Awards. Young, but none the less experienced, nominees have been in charge of a kitchen for no more than five years. The magazine consulted with restaurant critics, food writers and other culinary experts around the country to identify outstanding chefs.

Many of today's culinary superstars were once relatively unknown. Food & Wine had the foresight to recognize their genius. Past winners include Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Rick Bayless, Gary Danko, Todd English, Allen Susser, Tom Colicchio, Gale Gand, Suzanne Goin, John Besh, and other greats. Food & Wine's Editor-in-Chief Dana Cowin said, "This year we have one of the most exciting rosters of Best New Chefs ever. They represent every frontier of cooking in America today, from an avant-garde chef in a remote area of Virginia to the mastermind behind the Korean taco-truck boom in Los Angeles. The future of cooking in this country is in excellent hands."

Food & Wine's Best New Chefs 2010

• Roy Choi Kogi -- BBQ truck, Los Angeles
• Matt Lightner -- Castagna, Portland, OR
• Clayton Miller -- Trummer's on Main, Clifton, VA
• Missy Robbins -- A Voce, New York City
• Jonathon Sawyer -- The Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland, OH
• Alex Seidel -- Fruition, Denver
• Mike Sheerin -- Blackbird, Chicago
• John Shields -- Town House, Chilhowie, VA
• Jason Stratton -- Spinasse, Seattle, WA
• James Syhabout -- Commis, Oakland, CA