Here now, the final divisional round — the Western Division — in Eater's Third Annual Hottest Chef in America competition. On deck are the winners from the local sites: Dakota Weiss (W Los Angeles); Pascal Sauton (Milwaukie Kitchen & Wine, Portland, OR); Christian Graves (Jsix, San Diego); Maya Erickson (AQ, San Francisco); and Jason Stoneburner (Bastille, Seattle).
This poll closes Tuesday 10AM EST; The winner of this round goes into a final round against the other divisional champions on Tuesday. So, go, vote:
Update 2/19 10:45 EST: Voting is now closed. The winner is Pascal Sauton (Milwaukie Kitchen & Wine, Portland, OR). He goes on to the final round starting later today.
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