Ben Barker

Best Chefs

Magnolia Grill

Durham, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Palace Kitchen

Best New Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Michael Smith

Best Chefs

The American Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Hubert Keller

Best Chefs

Fleur de Lys

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Judy Rodgers

Best Chefs

Zuni Cafe

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Charles Palmer

Best Chefs

Aureole

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Cindy Pawlcyn

Best Chefs

Mustard's Grill

Yountville, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Gabino Sotelino

Best Chefs

Ambria

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Susan Feniger

Best Chefs

Border Grill

Santa Monica, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Susanna Foo

Best Chefs

Susanna Foo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Norman Van Aken

Best Chefs

Norman's

Coral Gables, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

George Mahaffey

Best Chefs

Restaurant at Little Nell

Aspen, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Jeem Han Lock

Best Chefs

Wild Ginger

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Rose Pistola

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Roland Liccioni

Best Chefs

Le Francais

Wheeling, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Terrance Brennan

Best Chefs

Picholine

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Tom Colicchio

Best Chefs

Gramercy Tavern

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Anne Rosenzweig

Best Chefs

Arcadia

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jody Adams

Best Chefs

Rialto, The Charles Hotel

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Nancy Oakes

Best Chefs

Boulevard

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Robert McGrath

Best Chefs

Windows on the Green at The Phoenician

Scottsdale, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Louis Osteen

Best Chefs

Louis' Charleston Grill

Charleston, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Ben Barker

Best Chefs

Magnolia Grill

Durham, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jean-Louis Gerin

Best Chefs

Restaurant Jean-Louis

Greenwich, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Arun Sampanthavivat

Best Chefs

Arun

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Harlan Peterson

Best Chefs

Tapawingo

Ellsworth, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Gerard Pangaud

Best Chefs

Gerard's Place

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jean Marie Josselin

Best Chefs

A Pacific Cafe

Kapaa Kauai, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Sam Choy

Best Chefs

Sam Choy's

Honolulu/Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Spruce

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Osteria del Circo

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Osteria del Circo

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Osteria del Circo

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Thierry Rautureau

Best Chefs

Rover's

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jerry Traunfeld

Best Chefs

The Herbfarm

Fall City, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Mary Sue Milliken

Best Chefs

Border Grill

Santa Monica, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Debra L Gold

Best Chefs

The American Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Sarah Stegner

Best Chefs

Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Michael J. Cordua

Best Chefs

Churrascos

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Roxsand Scocos

Best Chefs

RoxSand

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Alessandro Stratta

Best Chefs

Mary Elaine's

Scottsdale, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Janos Wilder

Best Chefs

Janos

Tucson, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jeffrey A. Buben

Best Chefs

Vidalia

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Yannick Cam

Best Chefs

Coco Loco

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Philippe Chin

Best Chefs

Chantarelles

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Frank Brigtsen

Best Chefs

Brigtsen's

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Raji Jallepalli

Best Chefs

Raji

Memphis, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Stan Frankenthaler

Best Chefs

Salamander Restaurant

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Susan Regis

Best Chefs

Biba

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

W. Bruce Tillinghast

Best Chefs

New Rivers

Providence, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Pat Tillinghast

Best Chefs

New Rivers

Providence, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Lidia Bastianich

Best Chefs

Felidia Ristorante

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Spruce

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Palace Kitchen

Best New Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Rose Pistola

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Lespinasse

Best New Restaurant

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Osteria del Circo

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997