Regino Rojas

Best Chef Texas

Revolver Taco Lounge

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Ana Elizabeth Pulido

Best Chef Texas

Ana Liz Taqueria

Mission, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Graham Painter

Best Chef Texas

Street to Kitchen

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Timothy Hontzas

Best Chef South

Johnny's Restaurant

Homewood, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

John Russ

Best Chef Texas

Clementine

Castle Hills, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Jon Walter

Best Chef Texas

Chez Sami

Wolfforth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sean Wen

Best Chef Texas

Curry Boys BBQ

San Antonio, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jonny White

Best Chef Texas

Goldee's Barbecue

Fort Worth, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Commander's Palace

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Alex Raij

Outstanding Chef

La Vara

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jonathan Percival

Best Chef Texas

Molino Olōyō

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Kareem Elghayesh

Best Chef Texas

KG BBQ

Austin, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Reyna Duong

Best Chef Texas

Sandwich Hag

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Ai Le

Best Chef Texas

Nam Giao

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Cassia

Outstanding Restaurant

Santa Monica, California

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

PAGU

Outstanding Restaurant

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Trevor Moran

Best Chef Southeast

Locust

Nashville, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

RIS

Outstanding Restaurant

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Coracora

Outstanding Restaurant

West Hartford, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Smyth

Outstanding Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Proper Meats + Provisions

Outstanding Restaurant

Flagstaff, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Ariete

Outstanding Restaurant

Miami, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Copine

Outstanding Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sepia

Outstanding Hospitality

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Red Rose Restaurant

Outstanding Restaurant

Lowell, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jiyeon Lee

Best Chef Southeast

Heirloom Market BBQ

Atlanta, Georgia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Brennan's

Outstanding Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Friday Saturday Sunday

Outstanding Restaurant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Nina Compton

Outstanding Chef

Compère Lapin

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Jeremy Bearman

Best Chef South

Oceano Kitchen

Lantana, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sam Hart

Best Chef Southeast

Counter-

Charlotte, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Stephanie Tyson

Best Chef Southeast

Sweet Potatoes

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Kevin Tien

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Moon Rabbit

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Enrique Limardo

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Seven Reasons

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Ryan Ratino

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Bresca

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Vernick Food & Drink

Outstanding Hospitality

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Chris Amendola

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

foraged. a hyper-seasonal eatery

Baltimore, Maryland

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Kalaya

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Junghyun Park

Best Chef New York State

Atomix

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Niklas Forsberg

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Fet-Fisk

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Kate Lasky

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Apteka

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Dionicio Jimenez

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Cantina La Martina

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Gary He

Innovative Storytelling

How One New York City Restaurant Fought To Survive

The New York Times

Journalism

Nominee

2023

Thanh Nguyen

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Gabriella's Vietnam

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Omar Anani

Best Chef Great Lakes

Saffon De Twah

Detroit, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Francisco Alfaro

Best Chef Great Lakes

Mid-City Restaurant

Cincinnati, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Douglass Williams

Best Chef Northeast

MIDA

Boston, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Pushkar Marathe

Best Chef South

Stage

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Michelle Naomi Karr-Ueoka

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

MW Restaurant

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Zubair Mohajir

Best Chef Great Lakes

Wazwan

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Alexandra La Valle

Best Chef Great Lakes

Larder Delicatessen & Bakery

Cleveland, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

BJ Lieberman

Best Chef Great Lakes

Chapman's Eat Market

Columbus, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

JJ Johnson

Best Chef New York State

FIELDTRIP

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Becky Clark

Best Chef Great Lakes

Little Fish Brewing Co.

Athens, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Hillary Sterling

Best Chef New York State

Ci Siamo

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Adam VanDonge

Best Chef Midwest

The White Linen

Topeka, Kansas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Yia Vang

Best Chef Midwest

Union Hmong Kitchen

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Robert Connoley

Best Chef Midwest

Bulrush

St. Louis, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Gregory Leon

Best Chef Midwest

Amilinda

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Andrew Kroeger

Best Chef Midwest

Fairchild

Madison, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Andrew Black

Best Chef Southwest

Grey Sweater

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Paul Urban

Best Chef Midwest

Block 16

Omaha, Nebraska

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Michael Schwartz

Outstanding Chef

Michael's Genuine Food & Drink

Miami, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Melissa Miranda

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Musang

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Heff's Burger Club

Best New Restaurant

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Ann Ahmed

Best Chef Midwest

Khâluna

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Tony Nguyen

Outstanding Chef

Xin Chào

Houston, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Obélix

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Crystal Platt

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Lion & Owl

Eugene, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Brandon Chrostowski

Outstanding Restaurateur

EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute (EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, edwins too, EDWINS Bakery, and others)

Cleveland, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Khmai Cambodian Fine Dining

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

ōkta

Best New Restaurant

McMinnville, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

David Nichols

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Eight Row

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Brian Hirata

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

Na`au

Hilo, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sur Lie

Outstanding Hospitality

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Nolia

Best New Restaurant

Cincinnati, Ohio

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Dept of Culture

Best New Restaurant

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Kann

Best New Restaurant

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

The Friar's Fork

Best New Restaurant

Alamosa, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Neal Bodenheimer

Beverage with Recipes

Cure: New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'Em from the Award-Winning Bar

(Abrams Books)

Book

Nominee

2023

Diana Dávila

Best Chef Great Lakes

Mi Tocaya Antojería

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Stissing House

Best New Restaurant

Pine Plains, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Ellen Yin

Outstanding Restaurateur

High Street Hospitality Group (Fork, a.kitchen+bar, High Street, and others)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2023

Vishwesh Bhatt

U.S. Foodways

I Am From Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef

(W.W. Norton & Company)

Book

Winner

2023

Neng Jr.'s

Best New Restaurant

Asheville, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Sambou's African Kitchen

Best New Restaurant

Jackson, Mississippi

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Restaurant Beatrice

Best New Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

wolfpeach

Best New Restaurant

Camden, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Dan Jacobs

Best Chef Midwest

EsterEv

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Brett Vibber

Best Chef Southwest

The Table at Junipine

Sedona, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Andrew Blanton

Best Chef Mountain

Cafe Kandahar

Whitefish, Montana

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Karen Brooks

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review

Vietnamese Food Goes Rogue at Portland's Berlu; Kann Is Portland Monthly's Restaurant of the Year: 2022; Michelin-Starred Chef Matthew Lightner Seeds Oregon's Next Food Revolution at Okta

Portland Monthly

Journalism

Nominee

2023

Eder Montero

Outstanding Chef

La Vara

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Pizza Grace

Best New Restaurant

Birmingham, Alabama

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

David Vargas

Outstanding Chef

Vida Cantina

Portsmouth, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Erik Ramirez

Outstanding Chef

Llama Inn

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

2023

Heavy Metal Sausage Co.

Best New Restaurant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Sara Jenkins

Best Chef Northeast

Nina June

Rockport, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Christina Nguyen

Best Chef Midwest

Hai Hai

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023

Derek Christensen

Best Chef Southwest

Bacanora

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Semifinalist

2023