Julian Serrano

Best Chefs

Masa's

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Herve Poussot

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Le Bernardin

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Ben Barker

Best Chefs

Magnolia Grill

Durham, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Canoe

Best New Restaurant

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Eric Ripert

Best Chefs

Le Bernardin

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Pacific's Edge at The Highland's Inn

Outstanding Wine Service

Carmel, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Roberto Donna

Best Chefs

Galileo

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Marvin Shanken

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Wine Spectator Magazine

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Kermit Lynch

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants

Berkeley, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Ray's Boathouse

Outstanding Wine Service

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Arun Sampanthavivat

Best Chefs

Arun's Thai Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Nobu

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Darrell Corti

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Corti Brothers

Sacramento, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Jeffrey A. Buben

Best Chefs

Vidalia

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Steve Sullivan

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Acme Baking Co.

Berkeley, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Chanterelle

Outstanding Wine Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Montrachet

Outstanding Wine Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Roxsand Scocos

Best Chefs

RoxSand

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Star Canyon

Best New Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Rick Tramonto

Best Chefs

Trio

Northfield, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Gunter Seeger

Best Chefs

Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Janos Wilder

Best Chefs

Janos

Tucson, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

The Four Seasons

Outstanding Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Roland Liccioni

Best Chefs

Le Francais

Wheeling, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Douglas Rodriguez

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Patria

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Robert Kinkead

Best Chefs

Kinkead's

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Nobu

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Valentino

Outstanding Service

Santa Monica, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

The Inn at Little Washington

Outstanding Service

Washington, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Martha Stewart

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

Winner

1995

Rubicon

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Charlie Trotter

Outstanding Chef

Charlie Trotter's

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Montrachet

Outstanding Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Gary Danko

Best Chefs

The Dining Room-The Ritz-Carlton

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Gotham Bar and Grill

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Traci Des Jardins

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Rubicon

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Chhada, Siembieda, & Partners, Ltd.

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Fifty Seven Fifty Seven Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Fritz Maytag

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Anchor Brewing Co.

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Jennifer Fite

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

Chicago, Illinois

Winner

1995

Milton Glaser

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

New York, New York

Winner

1995

Jennifer Fite

Outstanding Chef

Frontera Grill/Topolombampo

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Chuck Williams

Lifetime Achievement

San Francisco, California

Winner

1995

Gramercy Tavern

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Chhada, Siembieda, & Partners, Ltd.

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Fifty Seven Fifty Seven Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Robert McGrath

Best Chefs

Windows on the Green at The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Rubicon

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Cass Calder Smith Architecture, Inc.

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Restaurant Lulu

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Star Canyon

Best New Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Gotham Bar and Grill

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

The Inn at Little Washington

Outstanding Service

Washington, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Le Bernardin

Outstanding Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

The French Laundry

Best New Restaurant

Yountville, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Montrachet

Outstanding Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Charles Palmer

Best Chefs

Aureole

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Commanders Palace

Outstanding Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Nobu

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Ben Barker

Best Chefs

Magnolia Grlll

Durham, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

David Burke

Best Chefs

Park Avenue Cafe

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

The Mansion on Turtle Creek

Outstanding Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Bow & Arrow Press

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics

Gramercy Tavern

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

The Mansion on Turtle Creek

Outstanding Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Commander's Palace

Outstanding Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Noel Comess

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Tom Cat Bakery

Long Island City, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Mark Peel

Best Chefs

Campanile

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Francois Payard

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Daniel

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Louis Lynch

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Emeril's

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Jean Joho

Best Chefs

Everest

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Kaspar Donier

Best Chefs

Kaspar's

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Jimmy Sneed

Best Chefs

The Frog and the Redneck

Richmond, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Ray's Boathouse

Outstanding Wine Service

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Rubicon

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Michael Romano

Best Chefs

Union Square Cafe

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Tony Chi & Assoc.

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Zen Palate Union Square

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Christopher Gross

Best Chefs

Christopher's and Chirstopher's Bistro

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Sanford D'Amato

Best Chefs

Sanford Restaurant

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Joachim Splichal

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

Los Angeles, California

Winner

1995

The Four Seasons

Outstanding Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Le Cirque

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995

Sarabeth Levine

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Sarabeth's

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Rubicon

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Star Canyon

Best New Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Larry Stone

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Rubicon

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Christian Bertrand

Best Chefs

Bertrand

Greenwich, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Anne Rosenzweig

Best Chefs

Arcadia

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Harold McGee

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

San Francisco, California

Winner

1995

Chanterelle

Outstanding Wine Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Ursula Hotchner

Humanitarian of the Year

Winner

1995

Paul Newman

Humanitarian of the Year

Winner

1995

Thierry Rautureau

Best Chefs

Rover's

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Commanders Palace

Outstanding Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Gramercy Tavern

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Emily Luchetti

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Starbake and Stars

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Jody Adams

Best Chefs

Michela's and Rialto

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Amy Ferguson-Ota

Best Chefs

The Ritz-Carlton

Big Island, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Christopher Schlesinger

Best Chefs

East Coast Grill and Blue Room

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Julian Serrano

Best Chefs

Masa's

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

James Cohen

Best Chefs

The Wildflower, The Lodge at Vail

Vail, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Emeril Lagasse

Outstanding Chef

Emeril's

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1995

Daniel Boulud

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

New York, New York

Winner

1995

Le Cirque

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1995