Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2011

Jennifer Justus

Best Chefs

Justus Drugstore

Smithville, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Steve Ells

Outstanding Restaurateur

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Dave Racicot

Best Chefs

Notion

Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Lauren Mitterer

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Wildflour Pastry

Charleston, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Beth Biundo

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Lilette

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Steven J. Oakley

Best Chefs

Oakley's bistro

Indianapolis, Indiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Matt Steigerwald

Best Chefs

Lincoln Cafe

Mt. Vernon, Iowa

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Polo Dobkin

Best Chefs

Dressler

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Philip Krajeck

Best Chefs

Fish Out of Water, WaterColor Inn & Resort

Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Avenues at the Peninsula

Outstanding Wine Service

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Chris Kobayashi

Best Chefs

Artisan

Paso Robles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Gayle Pirie

Best Chefs

Foreign Cinema

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

John Clark

Best Chefs

Foreign Cinema

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Zack Bruell

Best Chefs

L'Albatros

Cleveland, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Dustan Bristol

Best Chefs

Brick 29 Bistro

Nampa, Idaho

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Mark Fuller

Best Chefs

Spring Hill

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

David Solazzo

Best Chefs

Ristorante Del Porto

Covington, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Torre Solazzo

Best Chefs

Ristorante Del Porto

Covington, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Myles Chefetz

Outstanding Restaurateur

Myles Restaurant Group

Miami Beach, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Benjamin Bailly

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Fraiche

Culver CIty, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Sam Gorenstein

Rising Star Chef of the Year

BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel

Miami Beach, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Carla Goncalves

Outstanding Pastry Chef

KOO ZEE DOO

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Tria

Outstanding Wine Service

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Michael Mina

Outstanding Service

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Eric Williams

Best Chefs

Momocho

Cleveland, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Magdiale Wolmark

Best Chefs

Dragonfly Neo-V Cuisine

Columbus, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Five and Ten

Outstanding Service

Athens, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Charles Joly

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

The Drawing Room

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Laurence Jossel

Best Chefs

Nopa

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

A-Frame

Best New Restaurant

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Baru 66

Best New Restaurant

Windsor Heights, Iowa

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Bootsie's Heritage Cafe

Best New Restaurant

Tomball, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

China Poblano at the Cosmopolitan

Best New Restaurant

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Elise Coastal Dining

Best New Restaurant

Pensacola, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Estadio

Best New Restaurant

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Husk

Best New Restaurant

Charleston, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Kushi Izakaya & Sushi

Best New Restaurant

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Mondo

Best New Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Nobuo at Teeter House

Best New Restaurant

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Piccolo

Best New Restaurant

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Prospect

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Shepherd's Pie

Best New Restaurant

Rockport, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Star Noodle

Best New Restaurant

Lahaina, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Waterloo & City

Best New Restaurant

Culver City, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Huw Griffiths

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Tabard Inn

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Erin Stafford

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Barbuzzo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Lola

Outstanding Restaurant

Cleveland, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Bill White

Outstanding Restaurateur

Bill White Enterprises

Park City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Avenues at the Peninsula

Outstanding Wine Service

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

The Biltmore

Outstanding Wine Service

Coral Gables, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Canlis

Outstanding Wine Service

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Emeril's

Outstanding Wine Service

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Hatfield's

Outstanding Wine Service

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Patina

Outstanding Wine Service

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Savona

Outstanding Wine Service

Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

La Toque

Outstanding Wine Service

Napa, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Tito Beveridge

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Tito's Handmade Vodka

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Bobby Heugel

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Anvil Bar & Refuge

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Andrew Ashmore

Rising Star Chef of the Year

The Greene House

Scottsdale, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Sean Baker

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Gather

Berkeley, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Sean Ehland

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Kaya

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Anthony Martin

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Tru

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Dan Richer

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Arturo's

Maplewood, New Jersey

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Sheldon Simeon

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Star Noodle

Lahaina, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Adan Saavedra

Best Chefs

Paloma

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Jason Simon

Best Chefs

Alba

Des Moines, Iowa

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Sotohiro Kosugi

Best Chefs

Soto

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Json Gulisano

Best Chefs

The Green Cup

Waitsfield, Vermont

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Daniel Nilsson

Best Chefs

DA/BA

Hudson, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Paul O'Connor

Best Chefs

Il Villaggio Osteria

Teton Village, Wyoming

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Daniel Roberts

Best Chefs

Q Cuisine

Billings, Montana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Christopher Vane

Best Chefs

Crush

Anchorage, Alaska

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Laurent Quenioux

Best Chefs

Bistro LQ

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Chris Dupont

Best Chefs

Cafe Dupont

Birmingham, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Keith D Rhodes

Best Chefs

Catch

Wilmington, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Randy Rucker

Best Chefs

Bootsie's Heritage Cafe

Tomball, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Christopher Kostow

Best Chefs

The Restaurant at Meadowood

St. Helena, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2011

Myles C Anton

Best Chefs

Trattoria Stella

Traverse City, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Nancy Cushman

Best Chefs

O Ya

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2011

Christina Ford

Outstanding Restaurateur

Dahlia Bakery, Dahlia Lounge, Etta's, Lola, Palace Kitchen, Seatown Seabar & Rotisserie, and Serious Pie

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2011

Savona

Outstanding Wine Service

Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2011

Bill Addison

Food Culture and Travel

BBQ 2010

Atlanta Magazine

Journalism

Nominee

2011