For 25-plus years, Restaurant Hospitality editors have been identifying the industry's best and brightest culinary talent for our Rising Stars program. Long before they became household names, Restaurant Hospitality declared Emeril Lagasse (1987), Jose Andres (1998), Todd English (1991) and Mary Sue Milliken (1987) all Rising Stars. And long before anyone knew what an Iron Chef is, Restaurant Hospitality put the spotlight on several future Iron Chefs as Rising Stars, including Bobby Flay (1991), Michael Symon (1997), Jose Garces (2004) and Marc Forgione (2008). Here is where you'll find who Restaurant Hospitality declared a Rising Star and our reasons for doing so.
We don't know if Melissa Perello is a fan of Dr. Frank N. Furter, but she's built a career by following The Rocky Horror Picture Show character's advice: Don't dream it, be it! Jersey girl Perello boned out a leg of lamb at age 12, earned a spot...
The dude with the waist-length dreds isn't into body piercing. You might think so after seeing him walk into 7661 Melrose every day. But this is L.A., man, where an ultra-hip restaurant can sit comfortably beneath a body-piercing parlor in a...
When you ask chefs where they eat in Chicago, Blackbird is almost always at the top of the list. So when it was announced sometime back that Chef Paul Kahan was opening a wine bar next door called Avec, a sense of excited anticipation overtook...
Johnny Iuzzini is undoubtedly a culinary rising star, though with his Hollywood good looks and bad-boy reputation, he could easily be mistaken for a rock star. . . you know, the kind that will stop traffic in a hotel lobby and then, later that...
You know you're in for a ride the minute you're seated at minibar, the six-seat, copperclad bar on the second floor of Cafè Atlantico in Washington, D.C. It's the diabolical twinkle in the eye of chef Katsuya Fukushima that tips you off. He...
When you walk into your neighborhood restaurant, you hope to find a chef such as Douglas Keane. Mind you, the neighborhood Keane cooks in is the very toney Napa Valley town of St Helena. But Keane's restaurant, Market, is, in essence, a...
If the Brennans of New Orleans were a baseball franchise, they'd have to be the Yankees. Simply put, they've got the clout to draft and hire only the best players. The Brennans, hopefully, will forgive us for comparing them to the Yankees, but...
