BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA
Presented by American Express®Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in their respective regions. Candidates must have been working as chefs in any type of dining establishment for at least the past 5 years. The 3 most recent years must have been spent in the region where the chef is presently working.
Best Chef: Pacific (CA, HI)
Jeremy FoxUbuntu
Napa, CA
Douglas Keane
Cyrus
Healdsburg, CA
Loretta Keller
Coco500
San Francisco
David Kinch
Manresa
Los Gatos, CA
Daniel Patterson
Coi
San Francisco
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Cathal ArmstrongRestaurant Eve
Alexandria, VA
Jose Garces
Amada
Philadelphia
Peter Pastan
Obelisk
Washington, D.C.
Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, NJ
Vikram Sunderam
Rasika
Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Isaac Becker112 Eatery
Minneapolis
Gerard Craft
Niche
St. Louis, MO
Colby Garrelts
Bluestem
Kansas City, MO
Tim McKee
La Belle Vie
Minneapolis
Alexander Roberts
Restaurant Alma
Minneapolis
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Koren GrievesonAvec
Chicago
Arun Sampanthavivat
Arun's
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 AnthonyGramercy Tavern
Terrance Brennan
Picholine
Wylie Dufresne
WD-50
Gabrielle Hamilton
Prune
Gabriel Kreuther
The Modern
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Rob EvansHugo's
Portland, ME
Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier
Arrows
Ogunquit, ME
Michael Leviton
Lumiére
West Newton, MA
Tony Maws
Craigie on Main
Cambridge, MA
Marc Orfaly
Pigalle
Boston
Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Maria HinesTilth
Seattle
Joseba Jiménez de Jiménez
The Harvest Vine
Seattle
Ethan Stowell
Union
Seattle
Cathy Whims
Nostrana
Portland, OR
Jason Wilson
Crush
Seattle
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Hugh AchesonFive and Ten
Athens, GA
Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene
Atlanta
Mike Lata
Fig
Charleston, SC
Bill Smith
Crook's Corner
Chapel Hill, NC
Bob Waggoner
Charleston Grill
Charleston, SC
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
Paul BartolottaBartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas
Sharon Hage
York Street
Dallas
Ryan Hardy
Montagna at the Little Nell
Aspen, CO
Claude Le Tohic
Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas
Andrew Weissman
Le Rêve
San Antonio
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)
Zach BellCafé Boulud at the Brazilian Court
Palm Beach, FL
John Currence
City Grocery
Oxford, MS
John Harris
Lilette
New Orleans
Douglas Rodriguez
Ola
Miami Beach, FL
Michael Schwartz
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
Miami
