ALERT: Food & Wine Best New Chefs 2008 Announced

The Best New Chef nod from Food & Wine magazine is one of the most coveted distinctions in the food business. Past BNCs include Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, David Bouley, Nobu Matsuhisa, Dave Chang and others. You get the idea. This year's Best New Chefs are:

Jim Burke, James, Philadelphia, PA
Gerard Craft, Niche, St. Louis, MO
Tim Cushman, O Ya, Boston, MA
Jeremy Fox, Ubuntu, Napa, CA
Koren Grieveson, Avec, Chicago, IL
Michael Psilakis, Anthos, New York, NY
Ethan Stowell, Union, Seattle, WA
Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, Chicago, IL
Eric Warnstedt, Hen of the Wood, Waterbury, VT
Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s, New Orleans, LA