BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA
"Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in their respective regions. Each candidate may be employed by any kind of dining establishment and must have been a working chef for at least the past five years. The three most recent years must have been spent in the region where chef is presently working."
BEST CHEF: PACIFIC (CA, HI)
Douglas Keane
Cyrus
Healdsburg, CA
David Kinch
Manresa
Los Gatos, CA
David Myers
Sona
Los Angeles
Craig Stoll
Delfina
San Franciso
Michael Tusk
Quince
San Francisco
BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Cathal Armstrong
Restaurant Eve
Alexandria, VA
Jose Garces
Amada
Philadelphia
Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, NJ
Cindy Wolf
Charleston
Baltimore
Eric Ziebold
CityZen
Washington, DC
BEST CHEF: MIDWEST (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Isaac Becker
112 Eatery
Minneapolis
Colby Garrelts
Bluestem
Kansas City, MO
Tim McKee
La Belle Vie
Minneapolis
Alex Roberts
Restaurant Alma
Minneapolis
Adam Siegel
Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro
Milwaukee
BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Graham Elliot Bowles
Avenues
Chicago
Carrie Nahabedian
Naha
Chicago
Bruce Sherman
North Pond
Chicago
Michael Symon
Lola
Cleveland
Alex Young
Zingerman's Roadhouse
Ann Arbor, MI
BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS)
Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern
Terrance Brennan
Picholine
David Chang
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Wylie Dufresne
WD-50
Gabriel Kreuther
The Modern
BEST CHEF: NORTHEAST (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Patrick Connolly
Radius
Boston
Rob Evans
Hugo's
Portland, ME
Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier
Arrows
Ogunquit, ME
Michael Leviton
Lumière
West Newton, MA
Marc Orfaly
Pigalle
Boston
BEST CHEF: NORTHWEST (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Scott Dolich
Park Kitchen
Portland, OR
Maria Hines
Tilth
Seattle
Holly Smith
Café Juanita
Kirkland, WA
Ethan Stowell
Union
Seattle
Jason Wilson
Crush
Seattle
BEST CHEF: SOUTHEAST (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Hugh Acheson
Five and Ten
Athens, GA
Arnaud Berthelier
The Dining Room
The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead
Atlanta
Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene
Atlanta
Mike Lata
Fig
Charleston, SC
Robert Stehling
Hominy Grill
Charleston, SC
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
Saipin Chutima
Lotus of Siam
Las Vegas
Sharon Hage
York Street
Dallas
Ryan Hardy
Montagna
Aspen, CO
Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson
Frasca Food and Wine
Boulder, CO
Andrew Weissman
Restaurant Le Rêve
San Antonio, TX
BEST CHEF: SOUTH (AL. AR, FL, LA, MS)
Zach Bell
Café Boulud
Palm Beach, FL
Michelle Bernstein
Michy's
Miami
John Currence
City Grocery
Oxford, MS
Chris Hastings
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Brimingham, AL
Douglas Rodriguez
Ola
Miami Beach, FL
