Chef Ricardo Zarate (source: website)
So who are the best new chefs in America? With it being the height of awards season, we are starting to get some insights:
- (Beard) = Rising Star Chef of the Year Award 2011 According to the James Beard Foundation, the award is given to “a chef age 30 or younger who displays an impressive talent and who is likely to have a significant impact on the industry in years to come.”
- (FW Editor) = Food and Wine’s Best New Chefs 2011 As decided by the editors of Food and Wine magazine, best new chefs recognizes “up-and-coming chefs with a distinctive culinary style and exceptional vision.”
- (FW People) = The People’s Best New Chef 2011 As voted by readers of Food and Wine magazine.
- (NYM) = NY Magazine’s Best New Chefs 2011 The reasoning here is that if you are a best new chef in the hypercompetitive New York market, then you’re most likely one of the best in the country. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere
Alabama (2)
- James Lewis (FW People, FW Editor)
Bettola | Twitter | Facebook | Yelp | 2901 2nd Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 731-6499 - Lee Richardson (FW People)
Ashley’s at the Capital Hotel | Twitter | Yelp | 111 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 374-7474
California (4)
- Aaron London (Beard)
Ubuntu | Yelp | 1140 Main Street, Napa, California 94559 (707) 251-5656 - Thomas McNaughton (Beard) | Twitter
flour + water | Twitter | Facebook | Yelp | 2401 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 826-7000 - Joshua Skenes (FW Editor) | Twitter
Saison | Yelp | 2124 Folsom St San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 828-7990 - Ricardo Zarate (FW Editor, FW People) | Twitter
Mo-Chica Restaurant | Yelp | 3655 South Grand Ave Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 747-2141
Illinois (1)
- Stephanie Izard (FW Editor) | Twitter
Girl & The Goat | Facebook | Yelp | 809 W Randolph St Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 492-6262
Louisiana (1)
- Sue Zemanick (Beard)
Gautreau’s | Yelp | 1728 Soniat St New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 (504) 899-7397
Massachusetts (1)
- Jamie Bissonnette (FW People Winner) | Twitter
COPPA | Twitter | Yelp | 253 Shawmut Ave Boston, MA 02118 (617) 391-0902
Missouri (1)
- Kevin Willmann (FW Editor)
Farmhaus | Twitter | Yelp | 3257 Ivanhoe Ave St. Louis, MO 63139 (314) 647-3800
New Jersey (1)
- David Felton (FW People)
Ninety Acres | Twitter | Yelp | 2 Main St Peapack-Gladstone, NJ 07977 (908) 901-9500
New York (8)
- Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi (NYM)
Torrisi Italian Specialties | Yelp | 250 Mulberry St New York, NY 10012 (212) 965-0955 - Tien Ho (NYM)
Má Pêche | Yelp | 15 West 56th St New York, NY 10019 (212) 757-5878 - Dan Kluger (NYM) | Twitter
ABC Kitchen | Yelp | 88088 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 (212) 475-5829 - George Mendes (FW Editor) | Twitter | Facebook
Aldea | Yelp | 31 West 17th St New York, NY 10011 (212) 675-7223 - Carlo Mirarchi (FW Editor)
Roberta’s | Yelp | 261 Moore Street, Brroklyn, NY 11206 (718) 417-1118 - César Ramirez (NYM)
Brooklyn Fare | Twitter | Facebook | Yelp | 200 Schermerhorn St Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 243-0050 - Jesse Schenker (NYM)
Recette | Twitter | Facebook | Yelp | 328 West 12th St New York, NY 10014 (212) 414-3000 - Christina Tosi (Beard)
Momofuku Milk Bar | Yelp | 207 2nd Ave New York, NY 10003 (212) 254-3500
North Carolina (1)
- Bryan Emperor (FW People) | Twitter
Kalu Asian Kitchen | Twitter | Facebook | Yelp | 505 East 6th St Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 910-4877
Ohio (1)
- Jose Salazar (FW People)
The Palace | Twitter | Facebook | Yelp | 601 Vine St Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 381-6006
Oregon (1)
- Gabriel Rucker (Beard update: Winner)
Le Pigeon | Yelp | 738 East Burnside St Portland, OR 97214 (503) 546-8796
Texas (2)
- Tim Byres (FW People)
Smoke | Yelp | 901 Fort Worth Ave Dallas, TX 75208 (214) 393-4141 - Bryce Gilmore (FW Editor)
Barley Swine | Twitter | Facebook | Yelp | (512) 394-81502024 South Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704
Odd Duck Farm to Trailer| Facebook | Yelp | 1219 South Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78704 (512) 550-5766
Utah (1)
- Bowman Brown & Viet Pham (FW Editor)
Forage | Yelp | 370 East 900 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 708-7834
Washington (1)
- Jason Franey (FW Editor, FW People)
Canlis | Yelp | 2576 Aurora Ave North Seattle, WA 98102 (206) 283-3313
Washington, DC (1)
- Kyle Bailey (FW People)
Birch & Barley | Yelp | 1337 14th St NW Washington DC 20005 (202) 567-2576
