Best New Chefs 2011: Their Simplest Recipes
F&W is thrilled to introduce the Best New Chefs of 2011—incredibly talented people who are moving food forward in this country. Here, the winning chefs, plus easy, creative dishes from each.
One is a Peruvian native whose first cooking job was at Benihana; another is a Top Chef star; two more are a team from Salt Lake City who combine a love of foraging and a passion for seafood. The Best New Chef 2011 winners have very different backgrounds and cooking styles that reflect the amazing diversity in the restaurant world right now. Yet they have a few things in common: They've all run a kitchen for no more than five years, and they all blew us away when we traveled around the country to taste their outstanding food.
View a Slideshow of the 2011 Class of Best New Chefs
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Viet Pham & Bowman Brown
Forage • Salt Lake City
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Kevin Willmann
Farmhaus • St. Louis
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Joshua Skenes
Saison • San Francisco
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Ricardo Zarate
Mo-Chica • Los Angeles
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Jason Franey
Canlis • Seattle
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Bryce Gilmore
Barley Swine • Austin
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Carlo Mirarchi
Roberta's • New York City
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George Mendes
Aldea • New York City
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Stephanie Izard
Girl & the Goat • Chicago
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James Lewis
Bettola • Birmingham, AL
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