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

Ana Elizabeth Pulido

Best Chef Texas

Ana Liz Taqueria

Mission, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jeremy Mandrell

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Bakery Lorraine

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

TATSU DALLAS

Best New Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Don Artemio Mexican Heritage

Best New Restaurant

Fort Worth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Joe's Bakery & Coffee Shop, Inc.

America's Classics

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Ernest Servantes

Best Chef Texas

Burnt Bean Co.

Seguin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Olivia López

Best Chef Texas

Molino Olōyō

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jonny White

Best Chef Texas

Goldee's Barbecue

Fort Worth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Theodore Rex

Outstanding Hospitality

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Graham Painter

Best Chef Texas

Street to Kitchen

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Suerte

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Tatemó

Best New Restaurant

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

José Ralat

Columns and Newsletters

Tetelas Are the Tasty Triangles You Need to Try Right Now; Birria Is the Greatest Threat to Taco Culture—and Its Savior; Trompo Tacos Are So Much More Than Tacos al Pastor

Texas Monthly

Journalism

Winner

2023

Victoria Elizondo

Emerging Chef of the Year

Cochinita & Co.

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Las Ramblas

Outstanding Bar Program

Brownsville, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Kareem Elghayesh

Best Chef Texas

KG BBQ

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Anne Ng

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Bakery Lorraine

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Lane Milne

Best Chef Texas

Goldee's Barbecue

Fort Worth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Enrique Lozano

Best Chef Texas

El Charlatan

Socorro, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Lattoia Massey

Best Chef Texas

The Jerk Shack

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Kuluntu Bakery

Outstanding Bakery

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Nancy's Hustle

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Emiliano Marentes

Best Chef Texas

ELEMI

El Paso, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Weathered Souls Brewing Company

Outstanding Bar Program

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

La Casita Bakeshop

Outstanding Bakery

Richardson, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

John Russ

Best Chef Texas

Clementine

Castle Hills, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

The Local

Outstanding Hospitality

Abilene, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Lucia

Outstanding Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Benjamin Mintz

Beverage

Who's Allowed to Make Sotol?

Texas Monthly

Journalism

Nominee

2023

Jonathan Percival

Best Chef Texas

Molino Olōyō

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Andrew Ho

Best Chef Texas

Curry Boys BBQ

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Christine Ha

Outstanding Chef

Xin Chào

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Kiran Verma

Best Chef Texas

Kiran's

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Ai Le

Best Chef Texas

Nam Giao

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Reyna Duong

Best Chef Texas

Sandwich Hag

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Jennifer Dobbertin

Emerging Chef of the Year

Best Quality Daughter

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman

Best Chef Texas

José

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jalen Heard

Best Chef Texas

Goldee's Barbecue

Fort Worth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Tavel Bristol-Joseph

Best Chef Texas

Canje

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Mariela Camacho

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Comadre Panadería

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Regino Rojas

Best Chef Texas

Revolver Taco Lounge

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Greg Gatlin

Best Chef Texas

Gatlin's BBQ

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Andrew Samia

Best Chef Texas

Curry Boys BBQ

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Tony Nguyen

Outstanding Chef

Xin Chào

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sean Wen

Best Chef Texas

Curry Boys BBQ

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

La Condesa

Outstanding Restaurant

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Restaurant Beatrice

Best New Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Damien Brockway

Best Chef Texas

Distant Relatives

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jon Walter

Best Chef Texas

Chez Sami

Wolfforth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Junior Borges

Outstanding Chef

Meridian

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

David Kirkland

Best Chef Texas

Burnt Bean Co.

Seguin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

High Street Wine Co.

Outstanding Wine Program

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Sachet

Outstanding Wine Program

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Mixtli

Outstanding Restaurant

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Mixtli

Outstanding Restaurant

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Larry Delgado

Outstanding Restaurateur

Delgado Collective

McAllen, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Edgar Rico

Emerging Chef of the Year

Nixta Taqueria

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2022

Chris Williams

Outstanding Restaurateur

Lucille's Hospitality Group

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

José R. Ralat

Columns and Newsletters

Tex-Mexplainer: Nixtamalization Is the 3,500-Year-Old Secret to Great Tortillas; Live a Little and Try Crunching on Chapulines, or Roasted Grasshoppers; Forget Everything You Think You Know About Mole

Texas Monthly

Journalism

Winner

2022

José

Outstanding Hospitality

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Hugo's

Outstanding Hospitality

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Regino Rojas

Best Chefs

Revolver Taco Lounge

Dalls, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Misti Norris

Best Chefs

Petra & the Beast

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Sofia Tejeda

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Mixtli

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

John Russ

Best Chefs

Clementine

Castle Hills, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Finn Walter

Best Chefs

The Nicolett

Lubbock, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Emiliano Marentes

Outstanding Chef

ELEMI

El Paso, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Ruben Ortega

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Xochi

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Ernest Servantes

Best Chefs

Burnt Bean Co.

Seguin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Sylvia Casares

Best Chefs

Sylvia's Enchilada Kitchen

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Las Almas Rotas

Outstanding Bar Program

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Hugo's

Outstanding Hospitality

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Damien Brockway

Best Chefs

Distant Relatives

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

David Kirkland

Best Chefs

Burnt Bean Co.

Seguin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Alex Au-Yeung

Best Chefs

Phat Eatery

Katy, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Aaron Bludorn

Best Chefs

Bludorn

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

David Cáceres

Outstanding Baker

La Panadería

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Tiffany Derry

Best Chefs

Roots Southern Table

Farmers Branch, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Steve McHugh

Best Chefs

Cured

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Esaul Ramos Jr.

Best Chefs

2M Smokehouse

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Felipe Riccio

Best Chefs

MARCH

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Brianna Short Ms.

Outstanding Baker

La Casita Bakeshop

Richardson, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman

Best Chefs

José

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Tony Nguyen

Best Chefs

Xin Chào

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Matt McCallister

Best Chefs

Homewood

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Quy Hoang

Best Chefs

Blood Bros. BBQ

Bellaire, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Roots Southern Table

Best New Restaurant

Farmers Branch, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Koji Yoshida

Best Chefs

EBESU Robata & Sushi

Plano, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Kaiser Lashkari

Best Chefs

Himalaya Restaurant

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Iliana de la Vega

Best Chefs

El Naranjo

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2022

José R. Ralat

Dining and Travel

The Ultimate Texas Tacopedia

Texas Monthly

Journalism

Nominee

2022

Christine Ha

Best Chefs

Xin Chào

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2022

Jessica Delgado

Outstanding Restaurateur

Delgado Collective

McAllen, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House

Best New Restaurant

San Leon, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Julep

Outstanding Bar Program

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2022

Pier 6 Seafood & Oyster House

Best New Restaurant

Bacliff, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Amanda Turner

Emerging Chef of the Year

Olamaie

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2022

Las Almas Rotas

Outstanding Bar Program

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2020

Kaitlin Steets

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Theodore Rex

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2020