Calvin Eng

Best Chef New York State

Bonnie's

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Shaina Loew-Banayan

Best Chef New York State

Cafe Mutton

Hudson, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Charlie Mitchell

Best Chef New York State

Cloverhill

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Ayo Balogun

Best Chef New York State

Dept of Culture

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Jj Johnson

Best Chef New York State

FieldTrip

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Doris Choi

Best Chef New York State

Good Night

Woodstock, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Kenneth Wan

Emerging Chef of the Year

MAKfam

Denver, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Chris Hoffmann

Best Chef Midwest

Clyde's Fine Diner

Des Moines, Iowa

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Atsushi Kono

Best Chef New York State

Kono

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Edward Szymanski

Best Chef New York State

Lord's

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Mary Bruns

Best Chef Northeast

Artemisia Cafe

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Ian Driscoll

Best Chef Northeast

Bar Futo

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Maria Meza

Best Chef Northeast

Dolores

Providence, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Peter Carvelli

Best Chef Northeast

Foglia

Bristol, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Bryce Stevenson

Emerging Chef of the Year

Miijim

La Pointe, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Subat Dilmurat

Best Chef Northeast

Jahunger

Providence, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Andy Teixeira

Best Chef Northeast

Newport Vineyards

Middletown, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Rachel Miller

Best Chef Northeast

Nightshade Noodle Bar

Lynn, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Laurence Louie

Best Chef Northeast

Rubato

Quincy, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Cecelia Lizotte

Best Chef Northeast

Suya Joint

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Valerie Goldman

Best Chef Northeast

The Honey Paw

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

David Standridge

Best Chef Northeast

The Shipwright's Daughter

Mystic, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Kristi Brown-Wokoma

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Communion

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Dan Koommoo

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Crafted

Yakima, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Beau Schooler

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

In Bocca Al Lupo

Juneau, Alaska

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Gregory Gourdet

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

kann

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Kimberly Mcintosh

Outstanding Pastry Chef

MILKFISH Bakeshop

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Middle Brow  

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

The Alna Store

Best New Restaurant

Alna, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Make My Cake

Outstanding Bakery

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Laile Fairbairn

Outstanding Restaurateur

Locally Grown Restaurants (Snow City Cafe, South Restaurant + Coffeehouse, and Spenard Roadhouse)

Anchorage, Alaska

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Bywater

Outstanding Restaurant

Warren, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Shan

Best New Restaurant

Bozeman, Montana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Bufalina

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Koffeteria

Outstanding Bakery

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Joshua Mcintosh

Outstanding Pastry Chef

MILKFISH Bakeshop

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

The Burque Bakehouse

Outstanding Bakery

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Gemma

Outstanding Hospitality

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Rocky Coronado

Emerging Chef of the Year

Nepantla

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Lawrence Weeks

Emerging Chef of the Year

North of Bourbon

Louisville, Kentucky

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Atsuko Fujimoto

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Norimoto Bakery

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Ajja

Best New Restaurant

Raleigh, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Tail Up Goat 

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Washington D.C., District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Shane Stanbridge

Best Chef California

Lion Dance Café

Oakland, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Nicolas Poilevey

Outstanding Restaurateur

Obelix, Le Bouchon, Taqueria Chingón

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

C-Y Chia

Best Chef California

Lion Dance Café

Oakland, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Sam Habibeh

Best Chef California

Ammatolií

Long Beach, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Oliver Poilevey

Outstanding Restaurateur

Obelix, Le Bouchon, Taqueria Chingón

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Kristina Costa

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Loquat

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Tara Monsod

Best Chef California

Animae

San Diego, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Srijith Gopinathan

Best Chef California

Copra

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Sayat Ozyilmaz

Best Chef California

Dalida

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Zak Stern

Best Chef California

Daytrip

Oakland, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Elvia Garcia

Best Chef California

Evil Cooks

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Buu “Billy” Ngo

Best Chef California

Kru

Sacramento, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Lord Maynard Llera

Best Chef California

Kuya Lord

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Michael Procaccini

Best Chef California

La Parolaccia

Long Beach, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Alisa Reynolds

Best Chef California

My 2 Cents

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Sarah Minnick

Outstanding Chef

Lovely's Fifty

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Erik Bentz

Best Chef Great Lakes

Cafe Mochiko

Cincinatti, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Daniel Klenotic

Best Chef Great Lakes

Bellflower

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

James Martin

Best Chef Great Lakes

Bocadillo Market

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Bj Lieberman

Best Chef Great Lakes

Chapman's Eat Market

Columbus, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Dan Kluger

Outstanding Chef

Loring Place

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Joe Frillman

Best Chef Great Lakes

Daisies

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Donald Young

Best Chef Great Lakes

Duck Sel

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Avishar Barua

Best Chef Great Lakes

Joya's

Worthington, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

John Yelinek

Best Chef Great Lakes

Ladder 4 Wine Bar

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Ji Hye Kim

Best Chef Great Lakes

Miss Kim

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Jose Salazar

Best Chef Great Lakes

Mita’s

Cincinatti, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Thomas Melvin

Best Chef Great Lakes

Vida

Indianapolis, Indiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Tomasz Skowronski

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Apteka

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Cybille St.Aude-Tate

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Honeysuckle Provisions

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Omar Tate

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Honeysuckle Provisions

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Angel Barreto

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Anju

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Harley Peet

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Bas Rouge

Easton, Maryland

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Keem Hughley

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Bronze

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Amy Brandwein

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Centrolina

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Travis Milton

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Hickory at Nicewonder Farm and Vineyards

Bristol, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Tony Conte

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana

Darnestown, Maryland

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Esther Lee

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Obelisk

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Matthew Kern

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

One Coastal

Fenwick Island, Delaware

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

David Uygur

Outstanding Chef

Lucia

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Jesse Ito

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Royal Sushi & Izakaya

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Heath Stocks

Best Chef Midwest

Anima Cucina

Bismarck, North Dakota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Eunji Lee

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Lysée

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Loryn Nalic

Best Chef Midwest

Balkan Treat Box

Webster Groves, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Andrea Baumgardner

Best Chef Midwest

BernBaum's

Fargo, North Dakota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Rob Connoley

Best Chef Midwest

Bulrush

St. Louis, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Carrie Lee Summer

Best Chef Midwest

Chef Shack Bay City

Bay City, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Jason King

Best Chef Mountain

King Sushi 

Jackson, West Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Aminata "Ami" Dia

Best Chef Mountain

Le French

Denver, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Robert LeBlanc

Outstanding Restaurateur

LeBlanc + Smith (Sylvain, The Chloe, The Will & The Way and others)

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Robb Jones

Best Chef Mountain

Log Haven

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Theo Adley

Best Chef Mountain

Marigold

Lyons, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Ali Sabbah

Best Chef Mountain

Mazza Café

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Lee Johnson

Best Chef Mountain

MontAsia

Fishtail, Montana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024

Matt Vawter

Best Chef Mountain

Rootstalk

Breckenridge, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Nick Zocco

Best Chef Mountain

Urban Hill

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2024

Jason Peel

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Nami Kaze

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2024