Food & Wine magazine is letting the people speak! They’ve released the list of nominees for the People’s Best New Chef — and you can help decide who wins! Browse the round-up of Food & Wine 2012 People’s Best New Chef nominees on OpenTable and vote for your faves over at Food & Wine.
CALIFORNIA:
Sean Baker, Gather, Berkeley
Perry Hoffman, étoile at Domaine Chandon, Yountville
Jordan Kahn, Red Medicine, Beverly Hills
Corey Lee, Benu, San Francisco
Thomas McNaughton, Flour + Water, San Francisco
Teague Moriarty and Matt McNamara, Sons & Daughters, San Francisco
Bryant Ng, The Spice Table, Los Angeles
GREAT LAKES:
Danny Grant, RIA, Chicago, Illinois
Anthony Martin, TRU, Chicago, Illinois
Chris Pandel, The Bristol, Chicago, Illinois
Jason Vincent, Nightwood, Chicago, Illinois
GULF COAST:
Kevin Cory, NAOE, Miami, Florida
Alex Harrell, Sylvain, New Orleans, Louisiana
Jeff McInnis, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, Miami, Florida
James Petrakis, The Ravenous Pig: An American Gastropub, Winter Park, Florida
Alon Shaya, Domenica, New Orleans, Louisiana
Simon Stojanovic, AltaMare, Miami Beach, Florida
MID-ATLANTIC:
Pierre Calmels, Bibou, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christopher Edwards, The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, Lovettsville, Virginia
Karen Nicolas, Equinox, Washington, D.C.
Brad Spence, Amis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nicholas Stefanelli, Bibiana, Washington, D.C.
Lee Styer, Fond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MIDWEST:
Clayton Chapman, The Grey Plume, Omaha, Nebraska
Tim Dahl, Nostrano, Madison, Wisconsin
Josh Galliano, Monarch, Maplewood, Missouri
Nicholas Johnson, 43 North, Madison, Wisconsin
Landon Schoenfeld, HauteDish, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sameh Wadi, Saffron Restaurant & Lounge, Minneapolis, Minnesota
NEW ENGLAND:
Nemo Bolin, Cook & Brown Public House, Providence, Rhode Island
Geoffroy Deconinck, Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn, Camden, Maine
William Kovel, Catalyst, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joseph Margate, Clink – The Liberty Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts
Robert Sisca, Bistro du Midi, Boston, Massachusetts
Benjamin Sukle, The Dorrance, Providence, Rhode Island
NEW YORK AREA:
Nick Anderer, Maialino, New York, New York
Eric Gabrynowitz, North, Armonk, New York
Emma Hearst, Sorella, New York, New York
Dan Kluger, ABC Kitchen, New York, New York
Jesse Schenker, Recette, New York, New York
Alex Stupak, Empellón, New York City
Gabe Thompson, dell’anima, New York, New York
Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, Torrisi Italian Specialties, New York, New York
NORTHWEST + PACIFIC:
Ben Bettinger, Beaker & Flask, Portland, Oregon
Sunny Jin, JORY Restaurant at the Allison Inn & Spa, Newberg, Oregon
Brian McCracken and Dana Tough, Spur Gasropub, Seattle, Washington
SOUTHEAST:
Katie Button, Cúrate, Asheville, North Carolina
Kirsten Mitchell, Cameo 1900, Wilmington, North Carolina
Steven Satterfield, Miller Union, Atlanta, Georgia
SOUTHWEST:
Justin Beckett, Beckett’s Table, Phoenix, Arizona
Ryan Lowder, The Copper Onion, Salt Lake City, Utah
Will Nolan, Eight K at Viceroy Snowmass, Snowmass, Colorado
Paul Qui, Uchiko, Austin, Texas
Lon Symensma, ChoLon Bistro, Denver, Colorado
Tre Wilcox, Village Marquee Grill & Bar, Dallas, Texas
Ola! Blog,
Neat Post, As this winter drags on, our spirits can be nourished by comfort foods. A great wine pairing with these dishes are the hearty and rustic reds of the Southern Rhone Valley in France.
Kindest Regards
Bestwinecool.com