GERRY KLASKALA CHEF/OWNER – Atlanta, GA
Aria, ATLAS and Canoe Aria-atl.com, Atlasrestaurant.com, Canoe-atl.com TWITTER: @GerryKlaskala | INSTAGRAM: @GerryKlaskala A FEW KUDOS: James Beard Foundation – Outstanding Service semifinalist (Aria, 2017); Esquire – Best New Restaurant (2000); Atlanta Magazine – Best Newcomer 4th Place (Atlas, 2016); Best Restaurants 5th Place (Aria, 2016)
RICHARD KNIGHT EXECUTIVE CHEF – Houston, TX Breaking Bread Pop Up Series TWITTER: @Richard_Knight8 | INSTAGRAM: @RKnight8 A FEW KUDOS: James Beard Foundation – Best Chef Southwest semifinalist (Feast, 2010), Best New Restaurant nominee (Feast, 2009); Bon Appétit – Top Ten Best New Restaurants in America (Feast, 2009); Culturemap – Best Chef semifinalist (Hunky Dory, 2016); Houston Chronicle – Alison Cook’s Top 100 (Hunky Dory, 2016); Travel + Leisure – 50 Best New U.S. Restaurants (Feast, 2009)
BRIAN LANDRY EXECUTIVE CHEF – New Orleans, LA Borgne and Our House Hospitality Borgnerestaurant.com, Ourhousehospitalitygroup.com TWITTER: @ChefBrianLandry | INSTAGRAM: @ChefBrianLandry A FEW KUDOS: James Beard Foundation – Best New Restaurant semifinalist (2013); TheCultureTrip.com – New Orleans’ 10 Best Seafood Restaurants (2014)
JEREMIAH LANGHORNE CHEF/CO-OWNER – Washington, DC The Dabney Thedabney.com TWITTER: @JJLanghorne | INSTAGRAM: @JJLTheDabney A FEW KUDOS: James Beard Foundation – Best New Restaurant semifinalist (The Dabney, 2016); FOOD & WINE – Top Ten Restaurants of the Year (2016); Gayot – Top 5 Rising Chefs in the U.S. (2012); MICHELIN Guide – One Star (2017); Eater – Young Guns Award (2012)
MATT LEE COOKBOOK AUTHOR – Charleston, SC
The Lee Bros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue and Cookbook Boot Camp Mattleeandtedlee.com TWITTER: @TheLeeBros | INSTAGRAM: @TheLeeBros A FEW KUDOS: James Beard Foundation – Cookbook of the Year and Best Book Food of the Americas (The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, 2007), Best Book American Cooking nominee (The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, 2009); IACP Cookbook Awards – American (The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen, 2014 and The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, 2010), Julia Child Award (The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, 2007) BOOKS: The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen (Clarkson Potter, 2013); The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor (Clarkson Potter, 2009); The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-be Southerners (W.W. Norton & Company, 2006)
A FEW KUDOS: James Beard Foundation – Cookbook of the Year and Best Book Food of the Americas (The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, 2007), Best Book American Cooking nominee (The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, 2009); IACP Cookbook Awards – American (The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen, 2014 and The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, 2010), Julia Child Award (The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook, 2007) BOOKS: The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen (Clarkson Potter, 2013); The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor (Clarkson Potter, 2009); The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-be Southerners (W.W. Norton & Company, 2006)
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TED LEE COOKBOOK AUTHOR – Charleston, SC The Lee Bros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue and Cookbook Boot Camp Mattleeandtedlee.com TWITTER: @TheLeeBros | INSTAGRAM: @TheLeeBros
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