Best New Chefs 2011: Their Simplest Recipes

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.

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Forage • Salt Lake City

Pea Porridge with Fresh Cheese and Ham

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Farmhaus • St. Louis

Warm Mushroom Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette

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Saison • San Francisco

Grilled Brassicas with Mixed Grains and Bonito Broth

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Mo-Chica • Los Angeles

Spicy Grilled Shrimp with Yuzu Kosho Pesto

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Canlis • Seattle

Chilled Peach Soup with Fresh Goat Cheese

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Barley Swine • Austin

Grilled Carrot Salad with Brown Butter Vinaigrette

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Roberta's • New York City

Sea Urchin Linguine

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Aldea • New York City

Ten-Minute Salt Cod with Corn and Littleneck Clams

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Girl & the Goat • Chicago

Kohlrabi, Fennel and Blueberry Salad

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Bettola • Birmingham, AL

Crisp-Skinned Porchetta with Lemon and Chile

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