Food & Wine Magazine's "Best New Chef" Nominations -

Another day, another ?Best New Chef? contest. At least this time, we, the lowly public gets to vote.

The newest nominees are by Food & Wine magazine -

At F&W, we name America?s 10 most brilliant up-and-coming chefs every year. Now we want to know who you think is the most talented new chef in America.

F&W has made it easy for us, but reducing the possibilities to just a few choices. The Portland semi-finalists are:

Greg Denton & Gabrielle Qui??nez Denton ? OX Restaurant

Why They?re Amazing Because they?re giving true credence to the term ?grill masters? at their meat-focused Argentinean restaurant, where they even char the radicchio for their updated Caesar salad.

Chris DiMinno ? Clyde Common.

Why He?s Amazing Because his terrific, adventurous cuisine marries farm-to-table cooking with the trendy vibe of one of Portland?s hottest bars. [FD - "hottest bars"? Cutting edge research!]

Sunny Jin ? Jory,?Newberg, OR

Why He?s Amazing Because he?s enriching the Willamette Valley?s culinary scene by pairing his exceptional dishes with the region?s inspiring wines.

Ken Norris ? Riffle NW, Portland

Why He?s Amazing Because as a skilled and innovative chef with a fierce dedication to sustainability, he?s the answer to fish-lovers? dreams in the Northwest.

Sarah Pliner ? Aviary, Portland

Why She?s Amazing Because she?s injecting fun and creativity into Portland?s already successful farm-to-table model. Her unexpected yet winning ingredient combinations include fried chicken skin, bitter greens, watermelon and baba ganoush.

Johanna Ware ? Smallwares, Portland

Why She?s Amazing Because she?s shaking up the Portland food scene with her fiery, Asian-accented small plates.

There is a lot more information on each chef and why they were nominated in the article.?Here is where you go read the rest and to vote!

Food Dude

"I have a wide-range of food experience - working in the restaurant industry on both sides of the house, later in the wine industry, and finally traveling/tasting my way around the world. Whether you agree or disagree, you can always count on my unbiased opinion. I don't take free meals, and the restaurants don't know when, or if, I am coming."

Source: http://portlandfoodanddrink.com/food-wine-magazines-best-new-chef-nominations/

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