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.
The local food and wine theme at Turback's has met with marketing success, both with locals and the tourist trade. While Turback's ideas of providing local produce, meats, wines and recipes is classically European, it's unusual in the U.S. This...
Ages: Spike, 37, Charlie 34. Why they are rising: Spike, a talented chef, and Charlie, a financial whiz, have combined their talents since 1991 to create a restaurant company that operates five stylish restaurants and a specialty bakery that have...
Age: 32 Why he's rising: Last year was a very good year for Schlow. Food & Wine magazine called him "best new chef in America," Esquire called Cafe Louis one of the "best new restaurants in America," GQ called his confit of pork one of the "best...