Suerte

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Renee Erickson

Outstanding Chef

The Walrus and the Carpenter

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Melissa M. Martin

Best Chef South

Mosquito Supper Club

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Josh Niernberg

Outstanding Chef

Bin 707 Foodbar

Grand Junction, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Gina Marinelli

Best Chef: Southwest

Harlo

Las Vegas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Junior Borges

Outstanding Chef

Meridian

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Abbi Merriss

Best Chef Great Lakes

Bluebeard

Indianapolis, Indiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Kelly Whitaker

Outstanding Restaurateur

ID EST Hospitality Group (Basta, The Wolf's Tailor, BRUTØ, and others)

Boulder, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Brandon Chrostowski

Outstanding Restaurateur

EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute (EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, edwins too, EDWINS Bakery, and others)

Cleveland, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sara Elbert

Best Chef New York State

Brushland Eating House

Bovina, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Michael Gallina

Outstanding Restaurateur

Take Root Hospitality (Vicia, Winslow's Table, Bistro La Floraison, and others)

St Louis, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

The Restaurant at 1900

Outstanding Hospitality

Mission Woods, Kansas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Valerie Chang

Best Chef South

Itamae

Miami, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Samuel S Charles

Best Chef Midwest

Rodina

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sheldon Simeon

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Tiffany's

Wailuku, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Yuka Ioroi

Outstanding Restaurateur

Cassava

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Mourad

Outstanding Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Abra Berens

Best Chef Great Lakes

Granor Farm

Three Oaks, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Nina Compton

Outstanding Chef

Compère Lapin

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Michelle Naomi Karr-Ueoka

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

MW Restaurant

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Dan Jacobs

Best Chef Midwest

EsterEv

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Briar Handly

Best Chef Mountain

HANDLE

Park City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jeremy Michael Umansky

Best Chef Great Lakes

Larder Delicatessen & Bakery

Cleveland, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Derrick Teh

Best Chef Northeast

SEKALI

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Via Carota

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Thai Dang

Best Chef Great Lakes

HaiSous

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Pushkar Marathe

Best Chef South

Stage

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Monk's Café

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Gregory Collier

Outstanding Chef

Leah & Louise

Charlotte, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jeff Chanchaleune

Best Chef Southwest

Ma Der Lao Kitchen

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Andrew Le

Outstanding Chef

The Pig and the Lady

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Dana Rodriguez

Outstanding Chef

Super Mega Bien

Denver, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Keith D Rhodes

Best Chef Southeast

Catch

Wilmington, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Joy Crump

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

FOODE

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Shaina Loew

Best Chef New York State

Cafe Mutton

Hudson, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Carlos Salgado

Best Chef California

Taco María

Costa Mesa, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Danny Van Rite

Best Chef Midwest

EsterEv

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Melba's

Outstanding Hospitality

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Timothy Hontzas

Best Chef South

Johnny's Restaurant

Homewood, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Copine

Outstanding Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Douglass Williams

Best Chef Northeast

MIDA

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Andrew Black

Best Chef Southwest

Grey Sweater

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Melissa Miranda

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Musang

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Diana Dávila

Best Chef Great Lakes

Mi Tocaya Antojería

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Charles Gabriel

Best Chef New York State

Charles Pan-Fried Chicken

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Mutsuko Soma

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Kamonegi

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Chris Williams

Outstanding Restaurateur

Lucille's Hospitality Group (Lucille's, Lucille's 1913, Emile's Black Point Bistro, and others)

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Oscar Amador

Best Chef Southwest

Anima by EDO

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Jeffery philip Fournier

Best Chef Northeast

Thompson House Eatery

Jackson, New Hampshire

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jeremy Bearman

Best Chef South

Oceano Kitchen

Lantana, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Vernick Food & Drink

Outstanding Hospitality

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Lark

Outstanding Hospitality

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sepia

Outstanding Hospitality

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

RIS

Outstanding Restaurant

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

JJ Johnson

Best Chef New York State

FIELDTRIP

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Hillary Sterling

Best Chef New York State

Ci Siamo

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Tony Nguyen

Outstanding Chef

Xin Chào

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Margarita Manzke

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

République

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Ji Hye Kim

Best Chef Great Lakes

Miss Kim

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

David Vargas

Outstanding Chef

Vida Cantina

Portsmouth, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Lazy Bear

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Ron Hsu

Best Chef Southeast

Lazy Betty

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Alex Brennan-Martin

Best Chef Southwest

Lom Wong

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Alex Raij

Outstanding Chef

La Vara

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Beau Schooler

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

In Bocca Al Lupo

Juneau, Alaska

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Andy Hollyday

Best Chef Great Lakes

Selden Standard

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Ayesha Nurdjaja

Best Chef New York State

Shukette

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Commander's Palace

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Deborah R VanTrece

Best Chef Southeast

Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Ellen Yin

Outstanding Restaurateur

High Street Hospitality Group (Fork, a.kitchen+bar, High Street, and others)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Mita's

Outstanding Restaurant

Cincinnati, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Terry Koval

Best Chef Southeast

The Deer and the Dove

Decatur, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Lucia

Outstanding Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Andrew Blanton

Best Chef Mountain

Cafe Kandahar

Whitefish, Montana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Nicholas Goellner

Best Chef Midwest

The Antler Room

Kansas City, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Niki Nakayama

Outstanding Chef

n/naka

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Josh Habiger

Best Chef Southeast

Bastion

Nashville, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Madhur Jaffrey

Lifetime Achievement

Winner

2023

Kiran Verma

Best Chef Texas

Kiran's

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sandy N Levine

Outstanding Restaurateur

Freya, Chartreuse, The Oakland, Dragonfly

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Paul Fehribach

Best Chef Great Lakes

Big Jones

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sanaa Abourezk

Best Chef Midwest

Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Eder Montero

Outstanding Chef

La Vara

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Junghyun Park

Best Chef New York State

Atomix

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Timon Balloo

Best Chef South

The Katherine

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Michael Stoltzfus

Best Chef South

Coquette

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Silvana Salcido Salcido Esparza

Outstanding Chef

Barrio Café

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sara Jenkins

Best Chef Northeast

Nina June

Rockport, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sur Lie

Outstanding Hospitality

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman

Best Chef Texas

José

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Michael Schwartz

Outstanding Chef

Michael's Genuine Food & Drink

Miami, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Christina Nguyen

Best Chef Midwest

Hai Hai

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Amanda Cohen

Best Chef New York State

Dirt Candy

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Erik Ramirez

Outstanding Chef

Llama Inn

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Bottega

Outstanding Bar Program

Birmingham, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

La Condesa

Outstanding Restaurant

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Phillip Ashley Rix

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Phillip Ashley Chocolates

Memphis, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Trick Dog

Outstanding Bar Program

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Dante

Outstanding Bar Program

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Johnny Leach

Outstanding Chef

The Town Company

Kansas City, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023