CONGRATULATION TO THE JBF 2013 WINNERS

Best Chefs in America

Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of

excellence in their respective regions. Each candidate

may be employed by any kind of dining establishment

and must have been a working chef for at least the past

5 years. The 3 most recent years must have been spent

in the region where the chef is presently working.

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Stephanie Izard

Girl & the Goat

Chicago

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic

(D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA , VA )

Johnny Monis

Komi

Washington, D.C.

Best Chef: Midwest

(IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

Colby Garrelts

Bluestem

Kansas City, MO

Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)

Wylie Dufresne

wd~50

Best Chef: Northeast

(CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE , RI, VT)

Melissa Kelly

Primo

Rockland, ME

Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA , WY)

Gabriel Rucker

Le Pigeon

Portland, OR

Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

Tory McPhail

Commander’s Palace

New Orleans

Best Chef: Southeast (GA , KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

Joseph Lenn

The Barn at Blackberry Farm

Walland, TN

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)

Jennifer Jasinski

Rioja

Denver

Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV)

Christopher Kostow

The Restaurant at Meadowood

St. Helena, CA