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America's Best New Chefs
1995

Traci Des Jardins

Jardinière
300 Grove St.
San Francisco, California
415-861-5555

Acme Chophouse
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco, California
415-644-0240

Mijita
1 Ferry Building, #44
San Francisco, California
415-399-0814

Won Best New Chef at: Rubicon, San Francisco

1 Recipe by Traci Des Jardins

Where are they now?

Des Jardins sums up the sustainable mission behind her San Francisco restaurants in three words: profit, people, planet. Jardinière, the French-fusion hot spot she opened in 1997, and Acme Chophouse, where she is managing chef, use only hormone-free beef and locally sourced pork, chicken and fish, among other socially responsible practices. Des Jardins was named Best Chef in the Pacific Region at the 2007 James Beard Foundation Awards.


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