BEST CHEF: SOUTHEAST
Hugh Acheson, Five and Ten, Athens, GA
Arnaud Berthelier, The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta
Sean Brock, McCrady's, Charleston, SC
Damian Heath, Lot 12 Public House, Berkeley Springs, WV
Mark Hibbs, Ratcliffe on the Green, Charlotte, NC
Linton Hopkins, Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta
Scott Howell, Nana's, Durham, NC
Mike Lata, Fig, Charleston, SC
Edward Lee, 610 Magnolia, Louisville, KY
Daniel Lindley, St. John's Restaurant, Chattanooga, TN
Margot McCormack, Margot Café & Bar, Nashville
Ouita Michel, Holly Hill Inn, Midway, KY
Bruce Moffett, Barrington’s Restaurant, Charlotte, NC
Andrea Reusing, Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC
Hector Santiago, Pura Vida, Atlanta
Bill Smith, Crook's Corner, Chapel Hill, NC
Chip Smith, Bonne Soirée, Chapel Hill, NC
Ken Vedrinski, Sienna, Daniel Island, SC
Bob Waggoner, Charleston Grill, Charleston, SC
Tandy Wilson, City House, Nashville
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST
Paul Bartolotta, Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las VegasKevin Binkley, Binkley’s Restaurant, Cave Creek, AZ
James Campbell Caruso, La Boca, Santa Fe
Bryan Caswell, Reef, Houston
Saipin Chutima, Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas
Tyson Cole, Uchi, Austin, TX
Eric DiStefano, Coyote Cafe, Santa Fe
Marc Ehrler, The Ventana Room at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, AZ
Mark Fischer, Restaurant Six89, Carbondale, CO
Sharon A. Hage, York Street, Dallas
Ryan Hardy, Montagna at the Little Nell, Aspen, CO
Claude Le Tohic, Joël Robuchon at the Mansion at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Kelly Liken, Kelly Liken, Vail, CO
Beau MacMillan, Elements at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa, Paradise Valley, AZ
Paul Petersen, Café Cenizo, Marathon, TX
Armando Pomales, Café Central, El Paso, TX
Alex Seidel, Fruition Restaurant, Denver
Damon Simonton, Chef Damon’s, Taos, NM
John Tesar, The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas
Andrew Weissman, Le Rêve, San Antonio
BEST CHEF: SOUTH
Derek Barnes, Derek’s Culinary Casual, Sarasota, FLZach Bell, Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court, Palm Beach, FL
Scott Boswell, Stella!, New Orleans
Aaron Burgau, Patois, New Orleans
John Currence, City Grocery, Oxford, MS
Derek Emerson, Walker’s Drive-In, Jackson, MS
Tom Gray, Bistro Aix, Jacksonville, FL
Zack Gross, Z Grille, St. Petersburg, FL
John Harris, Lilette, New Orleans
Christopher Hastings, Hot and Hot Fish Club, Birmingham, AL
Scott Hunnel, Victoria & Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Orlando, FL
Philip Krajeck, Fish Out of Water at WaterColor Inn & Resort, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Edgar Leal, Cacao Restaurant, Coral Gables, FL
Dean James Max, 3030 Ocean, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lee Richardson, Ashley’s, Capital Hotel, Little Rock, AR
Douglas Rodriguez, Ola, Miami Beach, FL
Jeanie Roland, The Perfect Caper, Punta Gorda, FL
Philippe Ruiz, Palme d’Or at Biltmore, Coral Gables, FL
Michael Schwartz, Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, Miami
David Solazzo and Torre Solazzo, Ristorante Del Porto, Covington, LA
