Dionicio Jimenez

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Cantina La Martina

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Michael de Leon

Best Chef Mountain

BRUTØ

Denver, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

The Quarry

Outstanding Hospitality

Monson, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Kate Lasky

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Apteka

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Thomas Pisha-Duffly

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Gado Gado

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Suchada Johnson Mrs

Best Chef Mountain

Teton Thaai

Teton Village, Wyoming

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Causa

Best New Restaurant

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Lula Drake

Outstanding Hospitality

Columbia, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Ernest Servantes

Best Chef Texas

Burnt Bean Co.

Seguin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Tomasz Skowronski

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Apteka

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Andrew Kroeger

Best Chef Midwest

Fairchild

Madison, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Vince Nguyen

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Berlu

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

ali sabbah

Best Chef Mountain

Mazza

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sal Alamilla

Best Chef Mountain

Amano

Caldwell, Idaho

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Obélix

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Neng Jr.'s

Best New Restaurant

Asheville, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Karen Washington

Humanitarian of the Year

Winner

2023

Drastic Measures

Outstanding Bar Program

Shawnee, Kansas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

damarr brown

Emerging Chef of the Year

Virtue

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

David Kirkland

Best Chef Texas

Burnt Bean Co.

Seguin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Emiliano Marentes

Best Chef Texas

ELEMI

El Paso, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Kalaya

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Genie Kwon

Best Chef Great Lakes

Kasama

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Gregory Leon

Best Chef Midwest

Amilinda

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Francesco Mangano

Best Chef Midwest

Osteria Papavero

Madison, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Joshua Dorcak

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

MÄS

Ashland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Kaoru AZEUCHI

Best Chef Southwest

KAISEKI YUZU

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Kris Komori

Best Chef Mountain

KIN

Boise, Idaho

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Quynh-Vy Pham

Outstanding Restaurateur

Phở Bắc Súp Shop, Phởcific Standard Time, and The Boat

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Elie Yigo

Outstanding Restaurateur

CITY GRIT Hospitality Group (smallSUGAR, CITY GRIT, Il Focolare Pizzeria and, others)

Columbia, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Timothy Hontzas

Best Chef South

Johnny's Restaurant

Homewood, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Friday Saturday Sunday

Outstanding Restaurant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Lupi & Iris

Best New Restaurant

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Don Artemio Mexican Heritage

Best New Restaurant

Fort Worth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Restaurant Beatrice

Best New Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Tatemó

Best New Restaurant

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Las Ramblas

Outstanding Bar Program

Brownsville, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Garagiste Wine Room I Merchant

Outstanding Bar Program

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Amanda Shulman

Emerging Chef of the Year

Her Place Supper Club

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Serigne Mbaye

Emerging Chef of the Year

Dakar NOLA

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Charlie Mitchell

Emerging Chef of the Year

Clover Hill

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Nasim Alikhani

Best Chef New York State

Sofreh

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Diana Dávila

Best Chef Great Lakes

Mi Tocaya Antojería

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Graham Painter

Best Chef Texas

Street to Kitchen

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Reyna Duong

Best Chef Texas

Sandwich Hag

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sam Hart

Best Chef Southeast

Counter-

Charlotte, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Jesse Ito

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Royal Sushi

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

tim flores

Best Chef Great Lakes

Kasama

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

David Utterback

Best Chef Midwest

Yoshitomo

Omaha, Nebraska

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sepia

Outstanding Hospitality

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Rachel Miller

Outstanding Chef

Nightshade Noodle Bar

Lynn, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Jeff Chanchaleune

Best Chef Southwest

Ma Der Lao Kitchen

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Itaru Nagano

Best Chef Midwest

Fairchild

Madison, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Aaron Verzosa

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Archipelago

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Margarita Manzke

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

République

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

YENVY PHAM

Outstanding Restaurateur

Phở Bắc Súp Shop, Phởcific Standard Time, andThe Boat

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Rob Rubba

Outstanding Chef

Oyster Oyster

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Justin Pioche

Best Chef Southwest

Pioche Food Group

Fruitland, New Mexico

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Ellen Yin

Outstanding Restaurateur

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

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Lazy Bear

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Aaron Hoskins

Outstanding Restaurateur

CITY GRIT Hospitality Group (smallSUGAR, CITY GRIT, Il Focolare Pizzeria and, others)

Columbia, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sarah Simmons

Outstanding Restaurateur

CITY GRIT Hospitality Group (smallSUGAR, CITY GRIT, Il Focolare Pizzeria and, others)

Columbia, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sanaa Abourezk

Best Chef Midwest

Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Beau Schooler

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

In Bocca Al Lupo

Juneau, Alaska

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Coracora

Outstanding Restaurant

West Hartford, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Andy Hollyday

Best Chef Great Lakes

Selden Standard

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Mita's

Outstanding Restaurant

Cincinnati, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Nolia

Best New Restaurant

Cincinnati, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Kann

Best New Restaurant

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Dept of Culture

Best New Restaurant

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Terry Koval

Best Chef Southeast

The Deer and the Dove

Decatur, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Shaina Loew

Best Chef New York State

Cafe Mutton

Hudson, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Lucia

Outstanding Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Carlos Salgado

Best Chef California

Taco María

Costa Mesa, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Olivia Watkins

Humanitarian of the Year

Winner

2023

Niki Nakayama

Outstanding Chef

n/naka

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Rob Roy

Outstanding Bar Program

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Bar Leather Apron

Outstanding Bar Program

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Oscar Amador

Best Chef Southwest

Anima by EDO

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

The Black Cypress

Outstanding Hospitality

Pullman, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Copine

Outstanding Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Rashida Holmes

Emerging Chef of the Year

Bridgetown Roti

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Amanda Cohen

Best Chef New York State

Dirt Candy

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Madhur Jaffrey

Lifetime Achievement

Winner

2023

Junghyun Park

Best Chef New York State

Atomix

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Mary Attea

Best Chef New York State

The Musket Room

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Bottega

Outstanding Bar Program

Birmingham, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Andrew Black

Best Chef Southwest

Grey Sweater

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Josh Habiger

Best Chef Southeast

Bastion

Nashville, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

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

John Russ

Best Chef Texas

Clementine

Castle Hills, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Erik Ramirez

Outstanding Chef

Llama Inn

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sam Fore

Best Chef Southeast

Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites

Lexington, Kentucky

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Paul Smith

Best Chef Southeast

1010 Bridge

Charleston, West Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Hajime Sato

Outstanding Chef

Sozai

Clawson, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Greg Dulan

Outstanding Restaurateur

Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen, Hotville Chicken, and Dulanville Food Truck

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Michael Rafidi

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Albi

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Omar Anani

Best Chef Great Lakes

Saffon De Twah

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sarah Welch

Best Chef Great Lakes

Marrow

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Justin Pichetrungsi

Best Chef California

Anajak Thai

Sherman Oaks, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023