OUTSTANDING RESTAURATER
Ashok Bajaj, 701, Ardeo, Bardeo, Bibiana Osteria-Entoteca, The Bombay Club, The Oval Room, and Rasika, Washington, D.C.
Roger Berkowitz, Legal Sea Foods, Boston
Frank Bonanno, Bones, Luca d'Italia, Mizuna, and Osteria Marco, Denver
Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg, Blue Ribbon Restaurants, NYC
Myles Chefetz, Myles Restaurant Group, Miami Beach, FL
Larry D'Amico and Richard D'Amico, D'Amico & Partners, Minneapolis
Michael Dellar, Lark Creek Restaurant Group, San Francisco
Tom Douglas, Dahlia Bakery, Dahlia Lounge, Etta's, Lola, Palace Kitchen, Serious Pie, Seattle
Steve Ells, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Denver
Sam Fox, Fox Restaurant Concepts, Scottsdale, AZ
Jim Goode and Levi Goode, Goode Company Restaurants, Houston
Pano Karatassos, Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Atlanta
Pat Kuleto, Pat Kuleto Restaurant Development & Management Co., San Francisco
Donald J. Madia, Avec, Big Star Taqueria and Bar, Blackbird, The Publican, and The Violet Hour, Chicago
Keith McNally, Balthazar, Lucky Strike, Minetta Tavern, Morandi, Pastis, Pravda, and Schiller's Liquor Bar, NYC
Richard Melman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Chicago
Nick Pihakis, Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q, Birmingham, AL
Tim Stannard, Bacchus Management Group, San Francisco
Stephen Starr, Starr Restaurant Organization, Philadelphia
Doug Washington, Anchor & Hope, Salt House, and Town Hall, San Francisco
OUTSTANDING CHEF
José Andrés, Minibar, Washington, D.C.
Tom Colicchio, Craft, NYC
Gary Danko, Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco
Robert Del Grande, RDG + Bar Annie, Houston
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles
Sam Hayward, Fore Street, Portland, ME
Jean Joho, Everest, Chicago
Paul Kahan, Blackbird, Chicago
Michael Mina, Michael Mina, San Francisco
Scott Peacock, Watershed, Decatur, GA
Mark Peel, Campanile, Los Angeles
Charles Phan, The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles, Dallas
Julian Serrano, Picasso at Bellagio, Las Vegas
Michael Smith, Michael Smith, Kansas City, MO
Ana Sortun, Oleana, Cambridge, MA
Frank Stitt, Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL
Jerry Traunfeld, Poppy, Seattle
Marc Vetri, Vetri, Philadelphia
Janos Wilder, Janos, Tucson, AZ
OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT
Alan Wong's Restaurant, Honolulu
The American Restaurant, Kansas City, MO
Babbo, NYC
Bouchon, Yountville, CA
Boulevard, San Francisco
Canlis, Seattle
Crook's Corner, Chapel Hill, NC
Daniel, NYC
Delfina, San Francisco
Fore Street, Portland, ME
Higgins Restaurant and Bar, Portland, OR
Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL
Les Nomades, Chicago
Magnolia Grill, Durham, NC
Mélisse, Santa Monica, CA
Sanford, Milwaukee
Spiaggia, Chicago
Vetri, Philadelphia
Vidalia, Washington, D.C.
Vincent on Camelback, Phoenix
RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR
Josh Adams, June, Peoria Heights, IL
Justin Aprahamian, Sanford, Milwaukee
Benjamin Bailly, Petrossian, West Hollywood, CA
Justin Basye, Stella Sola, Houston
Sonja Finn, Dinette, Pittsburgh
Vanessa Garcia, Restaurant Charlie at the Palazzo, Las Vegas
David Gilberg, Koo Zee Doo, Philadelphia
Kevin Gillespie, Woodfire Grill, Atlanta
Will Gilson, Garden at the Cellar, Cambridge, MA
Sam Gorenstein, BLT Steak at the Betsy Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
Carly Groben, Proof, Des Moines, IA
Colin Hazama, Kauai Grill at the St. Regis Princeville, Kaua'i, HI
Perry Hoffman, Etoile Restaurant at Domaine Chandon, Yountville, CA
Timothy Hollingsworth, The French Laundry, Yountville, CA
Casey Lane, The Tasting Kitchen, Venice, CA
Matthew Lightner, Castagna, Portland, OR
Johnny Monis, Komi, Washington, D.C.
Grégory Pugin, Veritas, NYC
Charles "Chip" Roman, Blackfish, Conshohocken, PA
Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon, Portland, OR
James Rugile, Venue Bistro, Denver
Jonathon Sawyer, The Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland
Joshua Smith, A Mano, New Orleans
Lee Styer, Fond, Philadelphia
Sameh Wadi, Saffron Restaurant & Lounge, Minneapolis
Sue Zemanick, Gautreau's, New Orleans
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
A Mano, New Orleans
Adesso, Oakland, CA
Anchovies & Olives, Seattle
Bar La Grassa, Minneapolis
Bibou, Philadelphia
Bluebird Tavern, Burlington, VT
Chifa, Philadelphia
Cibo Matto at the Wit, Chicago
Eos at Viceroy, Miami
Eventide, Arlington, VA
Flour + Water, San Francisco
Frances, San Francisco
Good Food on Montford, Charlotte, NC
Il Casale, Belmont, MA
J & G Steakhouse, Washington, D.C.
Koo Zee Doo, Philadelphia
La Condesa, Austin, TX
Locanda Verde, NYC
Marea, NYC
Miller Union, Atlanta
Ninety Acres at Natirar, Peapack-Gladstone, NJ
Pelago at the Raffaello Hotel, Chicago
Ping, Portland, OR
RN74, San Francisco
Restaurant Martín, Santa Fe
Sage at Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
St. Francis, Phoenix
Samar, Dallas
Soleá at the W South Beach, Miami Beach, FL
Tavern, Los Angeles
Trummer's on Main, Clifton, VA
