Best New Chefs: 12 Up And Coming Culinary Creatives You Should Know About

The restaurant industry is a wild arena. With high turnover rates, high-risk investments, and in an ultra competitive market, owners need to go above and beyond to make themselves standout among the rest. And what's the main ingredient that makes a restaurant's food, influence, ambience and culture different from their competitors? The chefs, of course! And in such a fast paced market, what better way to hear about the best up and coming chefs than for us to make a list for you.

In conjunction with the Huffington Post's Gamechangers program, and Chase Sapphire Preferred(SM), which allows you to earn 2x points on travel and dining, we look at the best new chefs of 2011 (and their restaurants, of course!).

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Winner of this years' James Beard Rising Star Award, Le Pigeon chef Gabriel Rucker is THE force to be reckoned with in the Pacific Northwest.

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Winner of this years' James Beard Rising Star Award, Le Pigeon chef Gabriel Rucker is THE force to be reckoned with in the Pacific Northwest.

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[clearthinker2008]

07:33 AM on 11/12/2011

What is up? I keep getting scrubbed because I mentioned that all the best new chefs are all "white"? Well, they are and it isn't surprising.

[clearthinker2008]

07:31 AM on 11/12/2011

Oh course they are ALL "white" chefs. I'm completely surprised.

sarcasm

[MNJim]

01:07 AM on 11/09/2011

I did expect to see Isaac Becker from Minneapolis Bar la Grassa and 112 Eatery, as he just won a James Beard Award a couple of months ago.

[BerkeleyStar]

12:54 AM on 11/09/2011

"Sponsor generated content"......One can assume this means these "up and coming" chefs paid to be part of this slide show! Way to go, Ariana! What HufPo needs is more sleaze. Aren't you even embarrassed? Didn't AOL pay you enough?

[BerkeleyStar]

12:52 AM on 11/09/2011

"Sponsored generated comment!" I assume this means these "up and coming" chefs paid to be part of the slide show. Way to go, Ariana! What HuPo needs is more sleaze factor! Aren't you embarrassed????

[moca]

11:17 PM on 11/08/2011

What does "sponsor generated content" mean? That these chefs paid to be in this article?

[biglog]

08:13 PM on 11/08/2011

Funny how their rating scale is "Impressed" through "Blown Away." Just a touch on the cheeky/presumptuous side.

[justin i]

09:22 PM on 11/08/2011

Its pre-fixe only.

And it's considered the best restaurant in DC - which is actually a big deal.

[Joann Vallo]

02:51 PM on 11/08/2011

I can't believe how sexist the food industry is. How many women are Iron Chefs? Why one of course. Come on...11 men and two women in this group??? Pffffffftttttttt

[bozoboi]

12:22 AM on 11/09/2011

sorry...I work as a chef and one big reason is demographics in the industry...not many women are chefs. period.
biglog (and your giant schwartz)...talk about cheeky/presumptious

[PollyTics]

02:45 AM on 11/09/2011

Errr, ummm that ONE female Iron Chef you mentioned, Cat Cora? She's going to be leaving the show....