Meet the 2011 Chefs & Mixologists*
- Eric Alperin (Los Angeles, CA) - The Varnish
- April Bloomfield (New York, NY) - The Spotted Pig
- Neal Bodenheimer (New Orleans, LA) - CURE
- Michael Cimarusti (Los Angeles, CA) - Providence
- Giada De Laurentiis** (Los Angeles, CA) - Giada at Home, Everyday Italian
- Vinny Dotolo (Los Angeles, CA) - Animal
- Danny Elmaleh (Los Angeles, CA) - SBE's Restaurant Portfolio
- Neal Fraser (Los Angeles, CA) - Grace
- Suzanne Goin (Los Angeles, CA) - Lucques, AOC, Tavern
- Hedy Goldsmith (Miami, FL) - Michael's Genuine
- Jonathan Grahm (Los Angeles, CA) - Compartes Chocolatier
- Gabrielle Hamilton (New York, NY) - Prune
- Maria Hines (Seattle, WA) - Tilth
- Brian Huston (Chicago, IL) - The Publican
- Paul Kahan (Chicago, IL) - Blackbird, Avec, The Publican, Big Star
- Tony Keene (West Hollywood, CA) - Gordon Ramsay at the London W. Hollywood
- David Lentz (Los Angeles, CA) - The Hungry Cat
- Greg Lindgren (San Francisco, CA) – Rye on the Road
- Joseph Manzare (San Francisco, CA) - Globe
- Jeff Michaud (Philadelphia, PA) - Osteria
- Matt Molina (Los Angeles, CA) - Osteria Mozza
- Russell Moore (Oakland, CA) - Camino
- Zoe Nathan (Los Angeles, CA) - Huckleberry
- Christina Olufson (Los Angeles, CA) - Lucques, AOC, Tavern
- Lachlan Patterson (Boulder, CO) – Frasca Food and Wine
- Gilbert Pilgram (San Francisco, CA) - Zuni
- Zach Pollack (Los Angeles, CA) - Sotto
- Steve Samson (Los Angeles, CA) - Sotto
- Jon Shook (Los Angeles, CA) - Animal
- Nancy Silverton (Los Angeles, CA) - Osteria Mozza
- Susan Spicer (New Orleans, LA) - Bayona
- Stephen Stryjewski (New Orleans, LA) - Cochon and Butcher
- Johnathan Sundstrom (Seattle, WA) - Lark, Licorous
- Michael Tusk (San Francisco, CA) - Quince
- Marc Vetri (Philadelphia, PA) - Amis, Osteria, Vetri
- Jonathan Waxman (New York, NY) - Barbuto
- Shiho Yoshikawa (Los Angeles, CA) - Sweet Rose Creamery
* List as of 9/20/11. Subject to change.
** A representative from the kitchen of.
