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Best New Chefs and Their Easiest Recipes

By Kate Krader, Ratha Tep

For anyone wondering how to be an F&W Best New Chef, here’s the answer: Cook food that’s personal, creative and delicious. Head up a kitchen for no more than five years. Be prepared for editors to visit, anonymously. And keep your eyes on the prize: One of this year’s winners, Nate Appleman, still has a copy of the 1998 Best New Chefs story that inspired him.

Slideshow of the 2009 Best New Chefs’ Easiest Recipes

1. Naomi Pomeroy

Beast • Portland, OR

Smoky Tomato Soup with Maple-Candied Bacon

2. Vinny Dotolo & Jon Shook

Animal • Los Angeles

Fried Chicken Liver, Bacon and Tomato Salad

3. Christopher Kostow

Meadowood Napa Valley • St. Helena, CA

Curried-Shrimp Salad with Grilled Watermelon

4. Kelly English

Restaurant Iris • Memphis

Natchitoches Meat Pies with Spicy Buttermilk Dip

5. Nate Appleman

A16 and SPQR • San Francisco

Pinzimonio with Tonnato Sauce

6. Mark Fuller

Spring Hill • Seattle

Grilled Flank Steak with Corn, Tomato and Asparagus Salad

7. Bryan Caswell

Reef • Houston

Grouper with Corn “Pudding” and Collard Greens

8. Linton Hopkins

Restaurant Eugene, Holeman and Finch • Atlanta

Bucatini Carbonara

9. Paul Liebrandt

Corton • New York City

Beet–and–Red Sorrel Salad with Pistachio

10. Barry Maiden

Hungry Mother • Cambridge, MA

Blueberry-Almond Shortcakes with Crème Fraîche

More Incredible Recipes by Best New Chefs:

2008 Best New Chefs

2008 Best New Chefs

Favorite Chefs of the Best New Chefs

Favorite Chefs of the Best New Chefs

Hall of Fame Best New Chefs

Hall of Fame Best New Chefs

Published July 2009

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