BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA PRESENTED BY AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
"CHEFS WHO HAVE SET NEW OR CONSISTENT STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. CHEFS MAY BE FROM ANY KIND OF DINING ESTABLISHMENT AND MUST HAVE BEEN A WORKING CHEF FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE THREE MOST RECENT YEARS MUST HAVE BEEN SPENT IN THE REGION WHERE CHEF IS PRESENTLY WORKING." - James Beard Foundation
CATEGORY: BEST CHEF: PACIFIC (CA, HI)
- Traci Des Jardins
Jardiniére
San Francisco, CA 94102 -
Douglas Keane
Cyrus
Healdsburg, CA -
Rolan Passot
La Folie
San Francisco, CA -
Craig Stoll
Delfina
San Francisco, CA -
Michael Tusk
Quince
San Francisco, CA
CATEGORY: BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
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Cathal Armstrong
Restaurant Eve
Old Town Alexandria, VA -
RJ Cooper
Vidalia
Washington, DC -
Jose Garces
Amada
Philadelphia, PA -
Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, NJ -
Frank Ruta
Palena
Washington, DC
CATEGORY: BEST CHEF: MIDWEST (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
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Colby Garrelts
Bluestem
Kansas City, MO -
Tim McKee
La Belle Vie
Minneapolis, MN -
Alex Roberts
Restaurant Alma
Minneapolis, MN -
Adam Siegel
Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro
Milwaukee, WI -
Celina Tio
The American Restaurant
Kansas City, MO
CATEGORY: BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES (IL, IN, MI, OH)
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Grant Achatz
Alinea
Chicago, IL -
Carrie Nahabedian
Naha
Chicago, IL -
Bruce Sherman
North Pond
Chicago , IL -
Michael Symon
Lola
Cleveland, OH -
Alex Young
Zingerman's Roadhouse
Ann Arbor, MI
CATEGORY: BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS)
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Terrance Brennan
Picholine
New York, NY -
Floyd Cardoz
Tabla
New York, NY -
Wylie Dufresne
wd-50
New York, NY -
Gabriel Kreuther
The Modern
New York, NY -
David Waltuck
Chanterelle
New York, NY
