Good day, fans, and welcome back to Eater Young Guns, our first annual roll call of the next guard. Today marks the beginning of phase two of the process, in which industry leaders from around the country begin to cull through the more than two thousand Young Gun nominations submitted during the open call and whittle it down to a group of up to 20. So, without further ado, those leaders, now assembled several miles underground in the Eater Doomsday and Special Projects Bunker (accessible, incidentally, via a portal in the basement of the Spotted Pig), in alphabetical order are ...
... Actually, first, a refresher. Young Guns aims to identify the most promising up-and-comers in the restaurant and nightlife world, whether they're working as chefs or line cooks, sommeliers or bartenders, restaurateurs or maître d's. The criteria are simple. Nominees must be under 30 years of age (or have worked in their chosen field for less than five years) and must be currently employed in the hospitality industry in the United States. They must show extraordinary promise. The Young Guns Class of 2012 will be announced at a gala event in the second half of June.
For real now, here is your 2012 Eater Young Guns Official Selection Committee:
Jose Andres
Dan Barber
Mario Batali
Michelle Bernstein
April Bloomfield
Daniel Boulud
David Bull
Andrew Carmellini
Dave Chang
Wylie Dufresne
Larry Forgione
Marc Forgione
Suzanne Goin
James Holmes
Linton Hopkins
Anita Lo
Tim Love
Paul Kahan
Christopher Kostow
Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson
Tony Mantuano
Eric Ripert
Michael Schwartz
Stephen Starr
Christina Tosi
Marc Vetri
Michael Voltaggio
Andrew Zimmern
Theirs is important work, and so we'll leave them to it. Starting next week check this space for live updates from the bunker.
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