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California
Sean Baker: Gather, Berkeley
Danny Bowien: Mission Chinese Food, San Francisco
Perry Hoffman: Étoile (at Domaine Chandon)
Jordan Kahn: Red Medicine, Beverly Hills
Corey Lee: Benu, San Francisco
Thomas McNaughton: Flour + Water, San Francisco
Teague Moriarty and Matt McNamara: Sons & Daughters, San Francisco
Bryant Ng: The Spice Table, Los Angeles
Rachel Sillcocks: Piccino, San Francisco
Michael Voltaggio: Ink, Los Angeles

Great Lakes
John Anderes: Telegraph, Chicago
Jimmy Bannos, Jr.: The Purple Pig, Chicago
Micah Frank: Black Market, Indianapolis
Danny Grant: Ria, Chicago
Edward Kim: Ruxbin, Chicago
Anthony Martin: Tru, Chicago
Chris Pandel: The Bristol, Chicago
Jose Salazar: The Palace, Cincinnati
Jason Vincent: Nightwood, Chicago
Daniel Wright: Senate, Cincinnati

Gulf Coast
Vishwesh Bhatt: Snackbar, Oxford, Mississippi
Kevin Cory: Naoe, Miami
Alex Harrell: Sylvain, New Orleans
Jeff McInnis: Yardbird, Miami
Jose Mendin and Sergio Navarro: Pubbelly, Miami Beach
James Petrakis: The Ravenous Pig, Winter Park, Florida
Hari Pulapaka: Cress, DeLand, Florida
Horacio Rivadero: The Dining Room, Miami Beach
Alon Shaya: Domenica, New Orleans
Simon Stojanovic: Altamare, Miami Beach

Mid-Atlantic
Pierre Calmels: Bibou, Philadelphia
Christopher Edwards: The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, Lovettsville, Virginia
Sonja Finn: Dinette, Pittsburgh
David Guas: Bayou Bakery, Arlington, Virginia
Mike Isabella: Graffiato, Washington, DC
Karen Nicolas: Equinox, Washington, DC
Kevin Sousa: Salt of the Earth, Pittsburgh
Brad Spence: Amis, Philadelphia
Nicholas Stefanelli: Bibiana, Washington, DC
Lee Styer: Fond, Philadelphia

Midwest
Mike Brown and James Winberg: Travail Kitchen & Amusements, Robbinsdale, Minnesota
Kevin Butler: Devotay, Iowa City, Iowa
Clayton Chapman: The Grey Plume, Omaha, Nebraska
Tim Dahl: Nostrano, Madison, Wisconsin
Josh Galliano: Monarch, Maplewood, Missouri
Carly Groben: Proof, Des Moines, Iowa
Nicholas Johnson: 43 North, Madison, Wisconsin
Landon Schoenfeld: HauteDish, Minneapolis
Cassy Vires: Home Wine Kitchen, Maplewood, Missouri
Sameh Wadi: Saffron Restaurant & Lounge, Minneapolis

New England
Nemo Bolin: Cook & Brown Public House, Providence, Rhode Island
Geoffroy Deconinck: Natalie's, Camden, Maine
Amanda Hallowell: Nebo Lodge, North Haven, Maine
William Kovel: Catalyst, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joseph Margate: Clink, Boston
Jake Rojas: Tallulah on Thames, Newport, Rhode Island
Robert Sisca: Bistro du Midi, Boston
Bjorn Somlo: Nudel, Lenox, Massachusetts
Benjamin Sukle: The Dorrance, Providence, Rhode Island
Joel Viehland: Community Table, Washington, Connecticut

New York Area
Nick Anderer: Maialino, New York City
Eric Gabrynowitz: Restaurant North, Armonk, New York
Emma Hearst: Sorella, New York City
Takashi Inoue: Takashi, New York City
Dan Kluger: ABC Kitchen, New York City
César Ramirez: Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, Brooklyn
Jesse Schenker: Recette, New York City
Alex Stupak: Empellón, New York City
Gabe Thompson: Dell’Anima, New York City
Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone: Torrisi Italian Specialties, New York City

Northwest and Pacific
Ben Bettinger: Beaker & Flask, Portland, Oregon
Chris DiMinno: Clyde Common, Portland, Oregon
Nick Duncan: La Belle Vie, Nampa, Idaho
Sunny Jin: Jory, Newberg, Oregon
Jenn Lewis: Lincoln, Portland, Oregon
Cormac Mahoney: Madison Park Conservatory, Seattle
Brian McCracken and Dana Tough: Spur, Seattle
Shaun McCrain: Book Bindery, Seattle
Sheldon Simeon: Star Noodle, Lahaina, Hawaii
Blaine Wetzel: The Willows Inn, Lummi Island, Washington

Southeast
Erik Anderson and Josh Habiger: The Catbird Seat, Nashville
Adam Burress and Chase Mucerino: Hammerheads, Louisville, Kentucky
Katie Button: Cúrate, Asheville, North Carolina
Peter Dale: The National, Athens, Georgia
Joseph Lenn: The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee
Kirsten Mitchell: Cameo 19 Hundred, Wilmington, North Carolina
Steven Satterfield: Miller Union, Atlanta
Ryan Smith: Empire State South, Atlanta
Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman: Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis
Guy Wong: Miso Izakaya, Altanta

Southwest
Justin Beckett: Beckett's Table, Phoenix
Tim Byres: Smoke, Dallas
Andrew Curren: 24 Diner, Austin
Ned Elliott: Foreign & Domestic, Austin
Ryan Lowder: The Copper Onion, Salt Lake City
Will Nolan: Eight K, Snowmass Village, Colorado
Paul Qui: Uchiko, Austin
Jonathon Stranger and Russ Johnson: Ludivine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Lon Symensma: ChoLon, Denver
Tre Wilcox: Village Marquee Grill & Bar, Dallas