F&W Announces 2013 People's Best New Chef Nominees

Congratulations America, voting in the 2013 edition of Food & Wine's online popularity contest The People's Best New Chef® begins today. There are ten nominees from ten regions, and the internet masses have from now until March 18 to vote their favorite chefs to the top of the heap. Previous winners include Tim Byres and Jamie Bissonnette.

This is basically a long list for Food & Wine's vaunted Best New Chef award. If you look back at the 2012 list of Food & Wine's People's Best New Chef nominees, a whopping nine out of ten of the 2012 Best New Chef winners were on the People's list. Here are the nominees:

California
Matthew Accarrino, SPQR
Kim Alter, Haven
Jacob Burton, Stella
Justin Cogley, Aubergine
Jordan Kahn, Red Medicine
Thomas McNaughton, Flour + Water, Central Kitchen, Salumeria
Evan & Sarah Rich, Rich Table
Ari Taymor, Alma
Michael Voltaggio, ink.
Kris Yenbamroong, Night+Market at Talésai

Great Lakes
Josh Adams, June
Jimmy Bannos Jr., The Purple Pig
Thai Dang, Embeya
Micah Frank, Black Market
Chris Hodgson, Hodge's
Matthew Kirkley, L2O
Matthias Merges, Yusho
James Rigato, The Root
Jason Vincent, Nightwood
Lee Wolen, The Lobby

Gulf Coast
Raúl Correa, Zest
Michael Doyle, Maurepas Foods
Juan Carlos Gonzalez, SoBou
Phillip Lopez, Root
Jeff McInnis, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar
José Mendin & Sergio Navarro, Pubbelly
Hari Pulapaka, Cress
Giorgio Rapicavoli, Eating House
José Santaella, Santaella
Michael Stoltzfus, Coquette

Mid-Atlantic
Erik Bruner-Yang, Toki Underground
Jason Cichonski, Ela
Christopher Kearse, Will
Joshua Lawler, The Farm and Fisherman
Cedric Maupillier, Mintwood Place
Kevin Sbraga, Sbraga
Sylva Senat, Tashan
Kevin Sousa, Salt of the Earth
Lee Styer, Fond
Greg Vernick, Vernick Food & Drink

Midwest
Paul Berglund, The Bachelor Farmer
Thomas Boemer, Corner Table
Tim Dahl, Nostrano
Mike DeCamp, La Belle Vie
Justin Haifley, The Tavern
Thomas Hauck, C.1880
Jamie Malone, Sea Change
Patrick Ryan, Port Fonda
Carl Thorne-Thomsen, Story
Cassy Vires, Home Wine Kitchen

New England
Nemo Bolin, Cook & Brown Public House
Matthew Gaudet, West Bridge
Carolyn Johnson, 80 Thoreau
Matt Louis, Moxy
Tim Maslow, Strip-T's
Bjorn Somlo, Nudel
Benjamin Sukle, The Dorrance
Phillip Tang, East by Northeast
Andrew Taylor & Mike Wiley, Eventide Oyster Co.
Joel Viehland, Community Table

New York Area
Nick Anderer, Maialino
Danny Bowien, Mission Chinese Food
Justin Hilbert, Gwynnett St.
Hooni Kim, Danji
Joe Ogrodnek & Walker Stern, Battersby
Kevin Pemoulie, Thirty Acres
Justin Smillie, Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria
Alex Stupak, Empellón Cocina, Empellón Taqueria
Dale Talde, Talde
Michael Toscano, Perla

Northwest & Pacific
Greg Denton & Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, Ox
Chris DiMinno, Clyde Common
Sunny Jin, Jory
Brian McCracken & Dana Tough, Spur
Brendan McGill, Hitchcock
Ken Norris, Riffle NW
Sarah Pliner, Aviary
Sheldon Simeon, Star Noodle
Johanna Ware, Smallwares
Chris Weber, The Herbfarm

Southeast
Roderick Bailey, The Silly Goose
Justin Burdett, Ruka's Table
Katie Button, Cúrate
Asha Gomez, Cardamom Hill
Josh Keeler, Two Boroughs Larder
Matthew Lackey, Flyte World Dining and Wine
Brian Morgan, Eiderdown
Steven Satterfield, Miller Union
Andy Ticer & Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen
Guy Wong, Miso Izakaya

Southwest
Ryan Clark, Lodge on the Desert
Mat Clouser, Swift's Attic
Omar Flores, Driftwood
Terrence Gallivan & Seth Siegel-Gardner, The Pass & Provisions
Max MacKissock, The Squeaky Bean
Matt McCallister, FT33
Kevin Naderi, Roost
Chris Shepherd, Underbelly
Andrew Wiseheart, Contigo
Justin Yu, Oxheart

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