Ben Barker

Best Chefs

Magnolia Grill

Durham, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Hubert Keller

Best Chefs

Fleur de Lys

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Brasserie Jo

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Judy Rodgers

Best Chefs

Zuni Cafe

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Lidia Bastianich

Best Chefs

Felidia

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Best Chefs

JoJo

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Thomas A. Keller

Best Chefs

The French Laundry

Yountville, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Alan Wong

Best Chefs

Alan Wong's

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Mark Miller

Best Chefs

Coyote Cafe

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Gunter Seeger

Best Chefs

The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Roberto Donna

Best Chefs

Galileo

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Sanford D'Amato

Best Chefs

Sanford

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Norman's

Best New Restaurant

Coral Gables, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Christopher Schlesinger

Best Chefs

East Coast Grill/Blue Room

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Eric Ripert

Best Chefs

Le Bernardin

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Michael Romano

Best Chefs

Union Square Cafe

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Anne Rosenzweig

Best Chefs

Arcadia

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Frank Stitt

Best Chefs

Highlands Bar & Grill

Birmingham, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Ben Barker

Best Chefs

Magnolia Grill

Durham, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jean-Louis Gerin

Best Chefs

Restaurant Jean-Louis

Greenwich, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jerry Traunfeld

Best Chefs

The Herbfarm

Fall City, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jean Marie Josselin

Best Chefs

A Pacific Cafe

Kapaa Kauai, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Arun Sampanthavivat

Best Chefs

Arun

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Gerard Pangaud

Best Chefs

Gerard's Place

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Julian Serrano

Best Chefs

Masa's

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Mark Peel

Best Chefs

Campanile

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Betelnut

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Canoe

Best New Restaurant

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Alan Wong's

Best New Restaurant

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jeffrey A. Buben

Best Chefs

Vidalia

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Susanna Foo

Best Chefs

Susanna Foo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jimmy Sneed

Best Chefs

The Frog and the Redneck

Richmond, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Roland Liccioni

Best Chefs

Le Francais

Wheeling, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Gabino Sotelino

Best Chefs

Ambria

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Sarah Stegner

Best Chefs

Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jody Adams

Best Chefs

Rialto, The Charles Hotel

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Stan Frankenthaler

Best Chefs

Salamander Restaurant

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Susan Regis

Best Chefs

Biba

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Kaspar Donier

Best Chefs

Kaspar's

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jeem Han Lock

Best Chefs

Wild Ginger

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Frank Brigtsen

Best Chefs

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Raji Jallepalli

Best Chefs

Raji

Memphis, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

George Mahaffey

Best Chefs

Restaurant at Little Nell

Aspen, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Roxsand Scocos

Best Chefs

RoxSand

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Alessandro Stratta

Best Chefs

Mary Elaine's

Scottsdale, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Janos Wilder

Best Chefs

Janos

Tucson, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Norman's

Best New Restaurant

Coral Gables, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Brasserie Jo

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Betelnut

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Canoe

Best New Restaurant

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Alan Wong's

Best New Restaurant

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996