The October issue of Bon Appétit unveils the winners of the
11th Annual Bon Appétit Awards. The honors are awarded to the "most inspirational, influential, and innovative" tastemakers in the world of food. The headline honor, Chef of the Year, went to Michael Psilakis, head chef at Manhattan's
Anthos, for being the person who "totally reinvented" Greek cuisine.
Saturday night at the
Aspen Classic is all about celebrating
Food and Wine magazine's best new chefs. For twenty years, the publication's selected and highlighted the cuisine of 10 outstanding chefs. Many of the chosen chefs — past Best New Chefs include
Tom Colicchio,
Daniel Boulud, and
Thomas Keller — have grown into culinary superstars.
On Saturday night I was lucky enough to attend
Food & Wine's Best New Chefs Dinner at the
Aspen Classic. During the event, which was really a food-station mingler, nine of this year's
Best New Chefs prepared delicious bites for us to try. To check out who they are and see what they made, click the "Start" button.
Food and Wine magazine celebrated the 20th anniversary of their
Best New Chefs issue by naming the 2008 best new chefs and inviting 20 former best new chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Tom Colicchio, Todd English, Rick Bayless and Rocco DiSpirito, to prepare tastings at the event. Our very own
PRSugar, had a chance to check out the festivities, and lucky for us, she took loads of great photos. To see all the action — not to mention delicious food!
Yesterday we mentioned
Forbes' Top 10 Up-and-Coming Celebrity Chefs, and today I'm ready to tell you about
Food & Wine's Best New Chefs. The annual award was handed out to 10 of the nation's most creative new chefs, and this year's list features chefs who specialize in everything from modern Italian to completely vegetarian meals. Dana Cowin, F&W's editor in chief,
said:
Food & Wine has been scouting extraordinary chefs for the past two decades, and I expect this year’s winners to make us as proud as any of the chefs who have preceded them.
We all know Bobby Flay, Wolfgang Puck, Thomas Keller, and loads of other celebrity chefs, but have you heard of Zakary Pelaccio, Nate Appleman, or April Bloomfield? The folks at Forbes magazine think you should be paying attention because you soon will. In recent article, Forbes has named their top
10 up-and-coming celebrity chefs.
Yesterday I mentioned how Food & Wine magazine announced their
Best New Chefs of 2007, well turns out that when you announce this kind of a list, you throw a big party to celebrate it too. Last night in Manhattan at 7 World Trade Center, past Best New Chefs, along with
Top Chef winners Harold Dieterle and Ilan Hall (and I'm guessing Sam Talbot too, based on the fact that he looks like he's ready for the kitchen in this photo), prepared dishes for the new winners. The 2007 Best New Chefs will be featured in the July issue of Food & Wine.
In today's paper, I read that one of San Franciso's chefs was named one of
Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs. Sean O'Brien, of
Myth, joined nine other chefs in the 2007 honor. After working many years at Gary Danko, O'Brien launched Myth in 2004.
