New York, NY (April 4, 2016) —Today, Time Inc.’s Food & Wine announces the Best New Chefs in America 2016, the highly-anticipated annual list of the most innovative up-and-coming cooks in the country right now. This year’s eleven winners, hailing from restaurants in nine cities, join the ranks of past Best New Chefs such as Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, April Bloomfield, Nancy Silverton, Tom Colicchio, Nobu Matsuhisa, Michael Symon, Stephanie Izard, Andrew Carmellini, and David Chang.

Food & Wine Editor Nilou Motamed said, “At Food & Wine we’re obsessed with finding new talent, and the Best New Chefs platform showcases that perfectly. We’re honored to give these incredible cooks the recognition they deserve, an award that has catapulted so many careers and will change these chefs' lives forever.”

 

Food & Wine BEST NEW CHEFS 2016 David Barzelay, Lazy Bear, San Francisco Kevin Fink, Emmer & Rye, Austin Michael Gulotta, MoPho and Tana, New Orleans Edouardo Jordan, Salare, Seattle Ravi Kapur, Liholiho Yacht Club, San Francisco Brad Kilgore, Alter, Miami Iliana Regan, Elizabeth and Bunny, the micro bakery, Chicago Aaron Silverman, Rose's Luxury and Pineapple and Pearls, Washington, D.C. Jeremiah Stone & Fabián von Hauske, Contra and Wildair, New York City Kris Yenbamroong, Night + Market and Night + Market Song, Los Angeles

The 2016 winners will be featured in the July issue of Food & Wine and will also be showcased at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen from June 17 -19.

Food & Wine's editors choose the Best New Chefs after a months-long selection process. The editors solicit nominations from restaurant critics, food writers and other trusted experts around the country, searching for talented, creative chefs who have been in charge of a kitchen for five years or fewer. The editors then travel incognito to taste the food.

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Sponsors of the 2016 Food & Wine Best New Chefs program include: All-Clad, Appleton Estate, Kendall-Jackson, Miele, San Pellegrino, Stella Artois and Tanqueray.

For more information on the winners go to http://www.foodandwine.com/best-new-chefs

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