Photo Gallery Index Photographs from StarChefs’ editorial travels and tastings across the country: take a look in the kitchen and on the plate…
Recent Tasting and Event Photos Las Vegas: Chef Martin Heierling of Sensi, Mixologist Ken Hall of Noir Bar, Chef Todd Stein and Pastry Chef Billie Chen of David Burke, Mixologist Gaston Martinez of Nora’s, Chef Matt Silverman of Vintners Grill, Chef Chase Kojima of Nobu, Mixologist Anthony Alba, Pastry Chef Andrea Sans of Bradley Ogden, Chef Steve Benjamin of L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Pastry Chef Kamel Guechida of Joel Robuchon, The chefs and Mixologist Jeremy Merritt of Restaurant Charlie, Chef Akira Back of Yellowtail, Chef Chris Vaughn of Simon
New York City: Chef Gavin Kaysen of Café Boulud, Mixologist Somer Perez of The Royalton, Citymeals-on-Wheels Salutes the Legends of French Cuisine
2008 Chicago, IL May Chef Frank Brunacci of Sixteen Chef Dirk Flanigan of The Gage Chef Takashi Yagihashi of Takashi Chef Jun Ichikawa of Japonais Chef Charlie Trotter of Charlie Trotter’s Las Vegas, NV June Chef Martin Heierling of Sensi Mixologist Ken Hall of Noir Bar Chef Todd Stein and Pastry Chef Billie Chen of David Burke Mixologist Gaston Martinez of Nora’s Chef Matt Silverman of Vintners Grill Chef Chase Kojima of Nobu Mixologist Anthony Alba Pastry Chef Andrea Sans of Bradley Ogden Chef Steve Benjamin of L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Pastry Chef Kamel Guechida of Joel Robuchon The chefs and Mixologist Jeremy Merritt of Restaurant Charlie Chef Akira Back of Yellowtail Chef Chris Vaughn of Simon April Chef Anthony Amoroso of Michael Mina Chef Carlos Guia of Louis’s Chef Geno Bernardo of Nove Chef Greg Engelhardt of Andre’s Chef Jose Aleman of Boa Chef Linda Rodríguez of Hachi Chef Rick Moonen of RM Chef Stephen Blandino of Charlie Palmer Steak Chef Wesley Holton of Daniel Boulud Brasserie Chef Joe Isidori and David Varley of DJT Pastry Chef Gregory Gorreau of Payard Pastry Chef Katie Ballantine of CraftSteak Pastry Chef Uyen Nguyen of Guy Savoy
New Orleans, LA April Chef Edgar Caro of Baru Bistro Chef Susan Spicer of Bayona Chef Daniel Bourgault of Besh Steak Chef Anton Schulte of Bistro Daisy Chef Bob Iacovone of Cuvee Chef Chris DeBarr of The Delachaise Chef Spencer Minch of Delmonico Chef David Slater of Emeril’s Chef Brian Landry of Galatoire's Chef Aaron Burgau of Patois Pastry Chef Kristyne Bouley of Herbsaint Chef Justin Devillier of La Petite Grocery Chef Jared Tees of Luke Chef Matt Murphy of Melange Chefs Allison Vines-Rushing and Slade Rushing of MiLa Chef Thomas Wolfe of Peristyle Chef Scott Boswell of Stella! Pastry Chef Tariq Hanna of Sucre Pastry Chef Eliza Abeleda of Wolfe’s in the Warehouse
New York, NY June Chef Gavin Kaysen of Café Boulud Mixologist Somer Perez of The Royalton Chef Yoshinori Ishii of Morimoto Omakase Bar Chef Tony Esnault and Pastry Chef Sandro Micheli of Adour Mixologist Dominick Chrzaszcz of P*Ong Chef Josh Emett Pastry and Pastry Chef Ron Paprocki of Gordon Ramsay at the London Mixologist Eben Freeman at Tailor May Chef Martin Brock and Pastry Chef Jan Moeller at Grayz Chef Christophe Bellanca at Le Cirque Chef Fabio Trabocchi of Fiamma Chef Ben Pollinger of Oceana Chef Kevin Garcia of Accademia di Vino Chef Steve Connaughton of Bar Milano April Chef Neil Ferguson of Allen & Delancey Chef John Fraser of Dovetail Chef Galen Zamarra of Mas Chef Josh Eden of Shorty’s .32 Chef Mike Price of Market Table Pastry Chef Joshua Gripper of A Voce Anne Burrell of Centro Vinoteca Jason Hall of Anthos Chef Ed Cotton of Veritas March Chef Akhtar Nawab of Elettaria Chef Shane McBride of CraftSteak Chef Al Di Meglio of Olana Chef Jehangir Mehta of Graffiti February Chef Anita Lo of Rickshaw Dumpling Bar Director of Technology Dave Arnold of The French Culinary Institute
South Florida Janurary BOCA RATON Chef John Suley of Café Joley Chef Christopher Eagle and Sommelier Roberto Colombi of Cielo Chef John Belleme of Opus 5 FT. LAUDERDALE Chefs Dean Max and Paula DaSilva of 3030 Ocean Pastry Chef Malka Espinel of Johnny V’s KEY WEST Chef Chris Otten of nine one five Chef Patrick Bek-gran of Opera Chef Norman Van Aken of Tavern N Town Chef Luis Pous of The Dining Room at Little Palm Island
South Florida (continued) Janurary MIAMI Chef Mark Zeitouni of The Standard Chef Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink Pastry Chef Hedy Goldsmith of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink Chef Kurtis Jantz and Pastry Chef Fabian Di Paolo of Neomi’s Chef Alan Hughes of One Ninety Chef Michael Wagner of Lola’s on Harrison Chef Jesse Souza of Baleen Chef Dewey LoSasso of North One 10 Mixologist Julian Cabrera of Michy’s Chefs Juan Mario Maza and Vani Maharaj of Alta Cocina Chef Michael Gilligan of Atrio Chef Sean Bernal and Sommelier Jorge Morgado of Oceanaire Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen’s MIAMI BEACH Chef Sean Brasel of Touch Chef Kira Volz of Creek 28 Chef Jason Smith and Pastry Chef Tara Hullander of Table 8 Chef Jeff McInnis of DiLido Beach Club at The Ritz-Carlton Chef Jason McClain of Jason's at the Harrison Chef Bernardo Espinel of Americana Chef Thomas Buckley and Pastry Chef Joel Lahon of Nobu Pastry Chef Titiana Ticco of Sardinia PALM BEACH Chef Zach Bell, Pastry Chef Jennifer Reed, and Mixologist Ame Brewster of Café Boulud Chef David Mullen and Pastry Chef Jerome Le Teuff of Angle Chef Carlos Jorge of Solu Chef Joe Isidori and Pastry Chef Cedric Barberet of Mar-a-Lago Chef Adam Gottleib of Palm Beach Yacht Club
Events Citymeals-on-Wheels Salutes the Legends of French Cuisine Gallo Gold Medal Awards The 2008 James Beard Foundation Awards FIA at Atlantic City Rhythm on the Plate: StarChefs’ Plating Presentation from IACP IACP 2008 Rhythm on the Plate Conference NEW YORK Nicolas Feuillatte Lunch at Adour Chef Barton Seaver of Hook at the James Beard House Mohammed Islam and Malika Ameen of Aigre Doux (Chicago) at the James Beard House Chris Cosentino Head to Tail Dinner at Astor Center
Rising Stars Awards 2008 South Florida Rising Stars
Identitia Golose ITALY Lidia, Piero, Ugo, and Andrea Alciati of Turin, Santo Stefano Belbo, and Pollenzo - Piedmont Stefano Baiocco of Villa Feltrinelli - Brescia Fabio Baldassarre of L'Altro Mastai - Rome Enrico Bartolini of Le Robinie - Pavia Heinz Beck of La Pergola - Rome Andrea Berton of Trussardi alla Scala - Milan Fabrizio Camplone of Pasticceria Camplone - Pescara Carlo Cracco of Ristorante Cracco - Milan Enrico Crippa of Duomo - Cuneo Gennaro Esposito of Torre del Saracino - Naples Gualtiero Marchesi of Gualtiero Marchesi Brescia Davide Oldani of D'O- Milan Titta and Giancarlo Perbellini of Perbellini - Verona Claudio Sadler of Sadler - Milan Ezio and Maurizio Santin of Antica Osteria del Ponte and La citta del Gusto - Milan and Rome Bruna Spadone of La Bandiera - Pescara Angela Tinari of Villa Maiella - Chieti Products Fair and Kitchen Crew ENGLAND Sat Bains of Sat Bains - Nottingham Heston Blumenthal of The Fat Duck - Bray-on-Thames Sanjay Dwivedi of Zaika - London Maurizio Morelli of L'Atium - London Shane Osborn of Pied-à-Terre - London FRANCE Mauro Colagreco of Mirazur - Mentone Jacques Decoret of Decoret - Vichy DENMARK Paul Cunningham of The Paul - Copenhagen FINLAND Hans Valimaki of Chez Dominique - Helsinki BRASIL Alex Atala of DOM - Sao Paulo
2007 Chicago, IL December Chef Kendal Duque of Sepia Chef John Peters of Powerhouse Chef Brian Millman of Uncommon Ground Chef Tim Graham of Tru Chef Chris Nugent of Les Nomades Chef Doran Payne of Rhapsody Chef Kristine Subido of Wave Chef Martian Noguier of One-Sixty Blue Chef Chris Turano of Dine Chef Ray Villalobos of Table 52 Chef Kevin Hickey of The Four Seasons Chef Giuseppe Tentori of Boka Pastry Chef Tim Dahl of Blackbird Pastry Chef Suzanne Imaz of One-Sixty Blue Pastry Chef Elissa Narow of Custom House paster Chef Elizabeth Dahl of Boka Pastry Chef Meg Galus of Tru Mixologist Peter Vestinos of Sepia Mixologist Toby Maloney of The Violet Hour Mixologist Nick Luedde of Uncommon Ground Mixologist John Kinder of MK Pastry Chef Suzanne Imaz of One-Sixty Blue November 2007 Chef Bill Kim of Le Lan Pastry Chef Malika Ameen of Aigre Doux Chef Adam Schop of De La Costa Chef Shawn McClain of Spring Chef Brad Parsons of Aria at the Fairmont Hotel Chef Erick Simmons of MK Mixologist Jennifer Contraveos of La Madia Chef Carrie Nahabedian and Pastry Chef Craig Harzewski of NAHA
Dallas, TX March Chef Scott Gottlich and Pastry Chef Morgan Wilson of Bijoux Chef Lanny Lancarte of Lanny's Alta Cocina Mexicana Chef Tre Wilcox of Abacus Chef Anthony Bombaci of Nana Chef Marc Cassel of Dragonfly at Hotel Zaza Chef Tom Fleming of Central 214 at Hotel Palomar
Dallas, TX (continued) February Chef David Gilbert and Sommelier/Mixologist Phillip Natale of Luqa Chef Stephan Pyles and Pastry Chef Katherine Clapner of Stephan Pyles Chef Tracy Miller of Local Chef Sharon Hage of York Street Chef Kevin Maxey and Pastry Chef Shannon Swindle of Craft Chef Doug Brown and Pastry Chef Jason Foss of Amuse Chef Colleen O'Hare of Kitchen 1924 Chef Abraham Salum of Restaurant Salum Chef Casey Thompson and Sushi Chef Shuji Sugawa of Shinsei Pastry Chef Rhonda Ruckman of Doughmonkey Pastry Chef Bill Hunter of Petit Four Cakes
San Francisco, CA July Chef Michael Ellis of Dry Creek Chef John Toulze of The Girl & The Fig Chef Preston Dishman of General's Daughter Chef Richard Reddington of REDD Chefs John Stewart and Duskie Estes of Zazu March Pastry Chef Leena Hung of The 5th Floor Baker Chad Robertson and Pastry Chef Elizabeth Pruitt of Tartine Bakery and Bar Tartine Pastry Chef Jessica Sullivan of Boulevard Pastry Chef Matt Tinder of Brick Chef Elizabeth Falkner of Citizen Cake Pastry Chef Boris Portnoy of Campton Place Pastry Chef Alison Roman of Frisson Pastry Chef Belinda Leong of Gary Danko Pastry Chef Julie Cookenboo of Quince Pastry Chef Michelle Polzin of Range Pastry Chef Nicole Krasinski of Rubicon Pastry Chef Ryan of XYZ at the W Hotel
South Florida January MIAMI Chef Jeffrey Brana of Restaurant Brana Chef Jason McClain of Restaurant 8 ½ at the Clinton Hotel Chef Ben Loftus of Pierre TAVERNIER Café Las Brisas on Tavernier Creek
Events Citymeals-on-Wheels’ Chefs Gone Wild Fundraiser Chocolate Show Autism Speaks International Chefs Congress New York Rising Stars Dishes
2006 Atlanta Chef Todd Immel and Pastry Chef Chad Guay of Table1280 Chef Micah Willix of Ecco Chef Mihoko Obunai and Chef Joe Truex of Repast Chef Linton Hopkins, Pastry Chef Kristia Marie Paz, and Mixologist Gregory Bent of Restaurant Eugene Chef Drew Belline of Floataway Café Chef Carvel Grant Gould and Pastry Chef Robyn Mayo of Canoe Chef Pano Karatassos of Kyma Chef Nick Oltarsh of Lobby at Twelve Chef David Andrew Carson of Quinones Chef Joel Antunes of Joel Chef Sheri Davis of Dish
Chicago December Chef Michael Carlson of Schwa Chef Ryan Poli and Pastry Chef Kriss Harvey of Butter Chef Graham Elliott Bowles of Avenues Chef Homaro Cantu and Pastry Chef Ben Roche of Moto Chef Andrew Zimmerman of del Toro Pastry Chef Kate Neumann of MK Consulting Chef Laurent Gras, Executive Chef Rick Tramonto of TRU
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