In the meantime, explore career opportunities with this year's nominees and/or discover openings with past years' winners.
Outstanding Restaurateur
- Elizabeth Blau - Blau + Associates (Las Vegas, NV)
- Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski - Atomic Workshop (San Francisco, CA)
- Mike Brown, Bob Gerken, and James Winberg - Travail Collective (Robbinsdale, MN)
- Frank Callero, Joe Flamm, and Steven Zaleski - Day Off Group (Chicago, IL)
- Rachel Cope - 84 Hospitality (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective (Washington, D.C.)
- Brett Evje and Michael Ochsner - PLONK Bozeman, J.W. Heist Steakhouse, and PLONK Missoula (Missoula, Bozeman, MT)
- Holly Fox and Adam Weisblatt - Last Word Hospitality (Los Angeles, CA)
- Srijith Gopinathan and Ayesha Thapar - Ettan, Copra, and Eylan (Palo Alto, San Francisco, Los Altos and Menlo Park, CA)
- Meherwan Irani and Molly Irani - Chai Pani Restaurant Group (Asheville, NC)
- Simon Kim - Gracious Hospitality (New York, NY)
- Tommy Lee - Uncle, Hop Alley, and Molino Chido (Denver, CO)
- Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski - Link Restaurant Group (New Orleans, LA)
- Tom Main - Freeland's and Tinker Street (Indianapolis, IN)
- Leslie McCrorey Wells - Pizzeria Verità, Trattoria Delia, Sotto Enoteca, and others (Burlington, VT)
- Peter Merriman - Merriman's, Monkeypod, and others (O'ahu, Maui, and Big Island, HI)
- Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught - H-Town Restaurant Group (Houston, TX)
- Dana Street - Fore Street, Scales, Standard Baking Co., and others (Portland, ME)
- Greg Vernick - Vernick Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
- Jennifer Vitagliano and Nicole Vitagliano - Elizabeth Street Hospitality (New York, NY)
- Ann Ahmed - Khâluna (Minneapolis, MN)
- Charleen Badman - FnB (Scottsdale, AZ)
- Gilberto Cetina - Holbox (Los Angeles, CA)
- Diana Davila - Mi Tocaya Antojeria (Chicago, IL)
- Zachary Engel - Galit (Chicago, IL)
- Manabu Horiuchi - Katami (Houston, TX)
- David Kirkland and Ernest Servantes - Burnt Bean Co. (Seguin, TX)
- Gabriel Kreuther - Gabriel Kreuther (New York, NY)
- Joseph Lenn - J.C. Holdway (Knoxville, TN)
- Rob McDaniel - Bayonet (Birmingham, AL)
- Niki Nakayama - n/naka (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dean Neff - Seabird (Wilmington, NC)
- Josh Niernberg - Bin 707 Foodbar (Grand Junction, CO)
- Kwame Onwuachi - Tatiana (New York, NY)
- Peter Pastan - 2 Amy's (Washington, D.C.)
- Missy Robbins - Lilia (Brooklyn, NY)
- Alex Roberts - Alma (Minneapolis, MN)
- David Standridge - The Shipwright's Daughter (Mystic, CT)
- Michael Tusk - Quince (San Francisco, CA)
- Aaron Verzosa - Archipelago (Seattle, WA)
- Antico Nuovo (Los Angeles, CA)
- Bar La Grassa (Minneapolis, MN)
- Blackbird Kitchen (Bozeman, MT)
- The Catbird Seat (Nashville, TN)
- Centrolina (Washington, D.C.)
- Chubby Fish (Charleston, SC)
- EL Ideas (Chicago, IL)
- FarmBar (Tulsa, OK)
- Foreign Cinema (San Francisco, CA)
- The Four Horsemen (Brooklyn, NY)
- Kalaya (Philadelphia, PA)
- Kasama (Chicago, IL)
- Le Pigeon (Portland, OR)
- Mixtli (San Antonio, TX)
- Nonesuch (Oklahoma City, OK)
- O Ya (Boston, MA)
- Oberlin (Providence, RI)
- Via Carota (New York, NY)
- Vianda (San Juan, PR)
- Vicia (St. Louis, MO)
- Hector Garate - Palmira Barbecue (Charleston, SC)
- Anthony Jones - Marcus DC (Washington, D.C.)
- Steve Joo - Joodooboo (Oakland, CA)
- Fátima Juárez - Komal (Los Angeles, CA)
- E.J. Lagasse - Emeril's (New Orleans, LA)
- Max Lappé and Jacques Varon - Baso (Houston, TX)
- Sunny Lee - Sunn's (New York, NY)
- Kyle Lussier - The Pines (Grand Rapids, MN)
- Nicolai Mlodinow - Class Act (Chicago, IL)
- Ellie Parker - Main Street Provisions (Las Vegas, NV)
- Rasheeda Purdie - Ramen by Rā (New York, NY)
- Frankie Ramirez - Amá (Philadelphia, PA)
- José Olmedo Carles Rojas - Si! Mon (Venice, CA)
- Vanessa Rose - Mother's (Milwaukee, WI)
- Ahmed Suliman - Cafe Suliman (Seattle, WA)
- Bailey Sullivan - Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio (Chicago, IL)
- Pao Thampitak - Gaaeng Supper Club (Boston, MA)
- Adrian Torres - Maximo (West University Place, TX)
- Bao Tran - Giovedi (Honolulu, HI)
- Jasmine Watson - Audette (Newport, RI)
- 1033 Omakase (Milwaukee, WI)
- Agnes and Sherman (Houston, TX)
- Anacacho Coffee & Cantina (San Antonio, TX)
- Anjin (Kansas City, MO)
- Bong (New York, NY)
- Café Monette (St. Albans, VT)
- Claudine (Providence, RI)
- Echelon Kitchen & Bar (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Emmett (Philadelphia, PA)
- Evviva (New Orleans, LA)
- Far-Out (Dallas, TX)
- The Happy Crane (San Francisco, CA)
- Indibar (Scottsdale, AZ)
- Junah (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Kabawa (New York, NY)
- Ki (Los Angeles, CA)
- Kizaki (Denver, CO)
- Lei (New York, NY)
- Little Beast Ballard (Seattle, WA)
- Maison Bar à Vins (Washington, DC)
- Merci (Charleston, SC)
- Nadu (Chicago, IL)
- Nic & Junior's (Chicago, IL)
- Peregrine (Raleigh, NC)
- Robin (St. Louis, MO)
- ROLi (New Haven, CT)
- RVR (Venice, CA)
- Saint Claire (New Orleans, LA)
- Tamba (Las Vegas, NV)
- The Wayland Mill (Seattle, WA)
- Bánh by Lauren (New York, NY)
- Born & Bread Bakehouse (Lakeland, FL)
- The Burque Bakehouse (Albuquerque, NM)
- Bywater Bakery (New Orleans, LA)
- Café Dear Leon (Baltimore, MD)
- Cultured (Sister Bay, WI)
- Dan The Baker (Columbus, OH)
- DeLuxe Cakes and Pastries (Iowa City, IA)
- Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop (Anchorage, AK)
- Gusto Bread (Long Beach, CA)
- Librae (New York, NY)
- The Local General Store (Honolulu, HI)
- Mercado Sin Nombre (Austin, TX)
- Niedlov's Bakery Cafe (Knoxville, TN)
- Night Moves Bread (South Portland, ME)
- Poulette Bakeshop (Parker, CO)
- Starship Bagel (Dallas, TX)
- Super Secret Ice Cream (Bethlehem, NH)
- Weltons Tiny Bakeshop (Charleston, SC)
- Wild Crumb (Bozeman, MT)
- Renata Ameni - Birdee (Brooklyn, NY)
- Neale Asato - Asato Family Shop (Honolulu, HI)
- Susan Bae - Moon Rabbit (Washington, D.C.)
- Youssef Boudarine - J'adore Pastry (Indianapolis, IN)
- Tavel Bristol-Joseph - Nicosi (San Antonio, TX)
- Monique Feybesse and Paul Feybesse - Tarts de Feybesse (Oakland, CA)
- Monica Glass - Verveine Cafe & Bakery (Cambridge, MA)
- Maggie Huff - Lucia (Dallas, TX)
- Courtney Kenyon-Snider - Obélix (Chicago, IL)
- Helen Jo Leach - The Town Company (Kansas City, MO)
- Eunji Lee - Lysée (New York, NY)
- Justine MacNeil - Fiore (Philadelphia, PA)
- Claudia Martinez - Bar ANA (Atlanta, GA)
- Kimberly Mcintosh - MILKFISH Bakeshop (Las Vegas, NV)
- Lucia Merino - Lucia Patisserie (San Juan, PR)
- Oscar Ortega - Atelier Ortega (Jackson Hole, WY)
- Whitney Stancil - Cuvée at Chatham Inn (Chatham, MA)
- Emily Thompson - The Wolf's Tailor (Denver, CO)
- Christina Wood - Temple Pastries (Seattle, WA)
- Hannah Ziskin - Quarter Sheets (Los Angeles, CA)
- Ammatoli (Long Beach, CA)
- Ansots Basque Chorizos & Catering (Boise, ID)
- Aria (Atlanta, GA)
- Barley Swine (Austin, TX)
- Bottega (Birmingham, AL)
- Bresca (Washington, D.C.)
- Cosme (New York, NY)
- Daisies (Chicago, IL)
- House of Prime Rib (San Francisco, CA)
- Joan's in the Park (St. Paul, MN)
- Louie (Clayton, MO)
- Mallorca (Cleveland, OH)
- Ostra (Boston, MA)
- Providence (Los Angeles, CA)
- Red Hook Tavern (Brooklyn, NY)
- Restaurant Olivia (Denver, CO)
- Sofreh (Brooklyn, NY)
- State Road (Martha's Vineyard, MA)
- Tailor (Nashville, TN)
- Tutka Bay Lodge (Homer, AK)
- Ada's Wine Bar (Las Vegas, NV)
- Amara at Paraiso (Miami, FL)
- Apteka (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Brasero (Chicago, IL)
- Caruso's (Montecito, CA)
- Chambers (New York, NY)
- Coquine (Portland, OR)
- F.L.X. Table (Geneva, NY)
- Field & Main (Marshall, VA)
- Kalimotxo (Austin, TX)
- Kato (Los Angeles, CA)
- Le Bouillon (Omaha, NE)
- Le Caviste (Seattle, WA)
- One Legged Magpie (Red Lodge, MT)
- The Port of Call (Mystic, CT)
- The Progress (San Francisco, CA)
- Stems and Skins (Charleston, SC)
- Sway Brewing & Blending (Baileys Harbor, WI)
- Taconeta (El Paso, TX)
- Talulla (Cambridge, MA)
- Aldo Sohm Wine Bar (New York, NY)
- Ayahuasca Cantina (Dallas, TX)
- Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. (Albuquerque, NM)
- Double Chicken Please (New York, NY)
- Drastic Measures (Shawnee, KS)
- Graft Wine Shop & Wine Bar (Charleston, SC)
- Highball (Phoenix, AZ)
- Hopleaf Bar (Chicago, IL)
- Lady Jane (Denver, CO)
- Lovers Bar at Friday Saturday Sunday (Philadelphia, PA)
- The Mothership (Milwaukee, WI)
- Onyx Coffee Lab (Rogers, AR)
- Post Office Place (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Realm of the 52 Remedies (San Diego, CA)
- Roquette (Seattle, WA)
- Scotch Lodge (Portland, OR)
- Smuggler's Cove (San Francisco, CA)
- Spoke Wine Bar (Somerville, MA)
- Watch Hill Proper (Prospect, KY)
- Wild Child Wines (Lafayette, LA)
- Almanac (Philadelphia, PA)
- Bar Bucce (Miami, FL)
- Bar Chenin (Detroit, MI)
- Bar Please! (Boise, ID)
- Bar Snack (New York, NY)
- Clemente Bar (New York, NY)
- The Contrary (Des Moines, IA)
- Daisy (Los Angeles, CA)
- Daydream Rum Bar (Albuquerque, NM)
- The Elbow Room (Vancouver, WA)
- Later Bye (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Lee's (Houston, TX)
- Loma (Providence, RI)
- Lucky Star (Atlanta, GA)
- Madeira Park (Atlanta, GA)
- Nocturno (Las Vegas, NV)
- Pink Flamingo (Baltimore, MD)
- Public Parking (Madison, WI)
- The Valley Club (San Francisco, CA)
- Van Atta (Telluride, CO)
- Zac Adcox - Kid Sister (Phoenix, AZ)
- Nader Asgari-Tari - Zurito (Boston, MA)
- Bank Atcharawan - Jipata (Las Vegas, NV)
- Jack Benchakul - Endorffeine (Los Angeles, CA)
- Lee Campbell - Borgo (New York, NY)
- Andrea Ciavardini-Royko - Jianna (Greenville, SC)
- Paul Einbund - The Morris (San Francisco, CA)
- Ryan Fletter - Barolo Grill (Denver, CO)
- Braithe Gill - Brennan's (New Orleans, LA)
- Joel Gunderson - Heavenly Creatures (Portland, OR)
- Brent Kroll - Maxwell Park (Washington, D.C.)
- Jared May - Vida (Indianapolis, IN)
- Alyssa Mikiko DiPasquale - The Koji Club (Boston, MA)
- Celia Pellegrini - Este (Austin, TX)
- Taurean Philpott - Avize (Atlanta, GA)
- Amy Racine - La Marchande (New York, NY)
- June Rodil - March (Houston, TX)
- Sara Sergent - Alpine Distilling Social Aid & Pleasure Club (Park City, UT)
- Derek Stevenson - Auro (Calistoga, CA)
- Dan Suro-Cipolloni and David Suro-Piñera - Tequilas and La Jefa (Philadelphia, PA)
- Anu Apte - Rob Roy (Seattle, WA)
- Doug Atwell - Southpaw (Baltimore, MD)
- Eric Bennett - Continental Drift (Birmingham, AL)
- Hastings Cameron - Imaginary Factory (Madison, WI)
- Diana Condori - Fern Bar (Kansas City, MO)
- Kevin Diedrich - Pacific Cocktail Haven (San Francisco, CA)
- Nicky Fas - Pantera (Caguas, PR)
- Jesse Hedberg - Club Frills (Providence, RI)
- McLain Hedges and Mary Allison Wright - Yacht Club (Denver, CO)
- Christine Kim - Service Bar (Washington, D.C.)
- Jason Lee - Darling (Los Angeles, CA)
- Miles Macquarrie - Kimball House (Atlanta, GA)
- Christopher Marty - Best Intentions (Chicago, IL)
- Mariena Mercer Boarini - Aft Cocktail Deck (Las Vegas, NV)
- Ivy Mix - Whoopsie Daisy (Brooklyn, NY)
- Kristine Nguyen - Bludorn (Houston, TX)
- Gabe Sanchez - Midnight Rambler (Dallas, TX)
- Ross Simon - Little Rituals (Phoenix, AZ)
- Mike Stankovich - Longfellow (Cincinnati, OH)
- Kate Wise - Juniper Bar (Burlington, VT)
- Eric Alexander and Courtney McDonald - Restaurant Josephine (Auburn, CA)
- Kim Alter - Nightbird (San Francisco, CA)
- Dave Beran - Seline (Santa Monica, CA)
- Eric Bost - Lilo (Carlsbad, CA)
- Harrison Cheney - Sons & Daughters (San Francisco, CA)
- Sarah Cooper and Alan Hsu - Sun Moon Studio (Oakland, CA)
- Geoff Davis - Burdell (Oakland, CA)
- Brian Dunsmoor - Dunsmoor (Los Angeles, CA)
- Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer - Kismet (Los Angeles, CA)
- Zareen Khan - Zareen's (Palo Alto, CA)
- Emma Lipp and Stephanie Reagor - Valley Bar & Bottle (Sonoma, CA)
- Tara Monsod - Animae (San Diego, CA)
- Andrew Muñoz and Michelle Muñoz - Moo's Craft Barbecue (Los Angeles, CA)
- Charles Namba - Camélia (Los Angeles, CA)
- Viet Nguyen - Nep Cafe (Fountain Valley, CA)
- Brandon Rice - Ernest (San Francisco, CA)
- Daisy Ryan - Bell's (Los Alamos, CA)
- Fik Saleh and Rachel Saleh - Fikscue Craft BBQ (Alameda, CA)
- Kosuke Tada - Mijoté (San Francisco, CA)
- Kwang Uh - Baroo (Los Angeles, CA)
- Javier Bardauil - BARDA (Detroit, MI)
- Michael Bowe - Red Yeti (Jeffersonville, IN)
- Vinnie Cimino - Cordelia (Cleveland, OH)
- Thai Dang - HaiSous (Chicago, IL)
- Sarah Dworak - Sudova (Cincinnati, OH)
- Andy Elliott and Emily Stewart - Modern Bird (Traverse City, MI)
- Danny Espinoza - Santa Masa Tamaleria (Chicago, IL)
- Norman Fenton - Cariño (Chicago, IL)
- James Galbraith - PostBoy (New Buffalo, MI)
- Luz Gonza and Omar Gonza - Macizo Restaurant (Indianapolis, IN)
- Aaron Hansen - Lone Pine (Carmel, IN)
- Hideki Harada - Kiki (Cincinnati, OH)
- Jeffrey Harris - Nolia Kitchen (Cincinnati, OH)
- Christopher Jung and Erling Wu-Bower - Maxwells Trading (Chicago, IL)
- Mari Katsumura and Adam Sindler - SHŌ (Chicago, IL)
- Nick Kleutsch and James Sanders - Sanders BBQ Supply Co. (Chicago, IL)
- Rishi Kumar and Zubair Mohajir - Mirra (Chicago, IL)
- Ben Lustbader and Sarah Mispagel - Loaf Lounge (Chicago, IL)
- Jacob Potashnick - Feld (Chicago, IL)
- John Yelinek - Ladder 4 Wine Bar (Detroit, MI)
- Matthew Adler - Cucina Morini (Washington, D.C.)
- Darmyelesh Alemu - Beteseb (Silver Spring, MD)
- Jamilka Borges - Lilith (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Leah Branch - The Roosevelt (Richmond, VA)
- Russ Cowan - Radin's Delicatessen (Cherry Hill, NJ)
- Nathan Flaim - Luca (Lancaster, PA)
- Fernando Gonzalez - 2Fifty TX BBQ (Washington, D.C.)
- Ian Graye - Pietramala (Philadelphia, PA)
- Miguel Guerra and Tatiana Mora - Mita (Washington, D.C.)
- Johanna Hellrigl - Ama (Washington, D.C.)
- Jesse Ito - Royal Sushi & Izakaya (Philadelphia, PA)
- Dwain Kalup - La Fia (Wilmington, DE)
- Matthew Oetting - Marta (Baltimore, MD)
- Cagla Onal - My Little Chamomile (Washington, D.C.)
- Randy Rucker - Little Water (Philadelphia, PA)
- Tarik Sengul - Smyrna (Charlottesville, VA)
- Amanda Shulman - Her Place Supper Club (Philadelphia, PA)
- Suresh Sundash - Tapori (Washington, D.C.)
- Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate - Honeysuckle (Philadelphia, PA)
- David Viana - Judy and Harry's (Asbury Park, NJ)
- Zak Baker - Ca’Lucchenzo (Wauwatosa, WI)
- Nick Bognar - Sado, Pavilion (St. Louis, MO)
- Kasey Lee Cooke - Mint Mark (Madison, WI)
- Philip Day - Root Food + Wine (Augusta, MO)
- Shigeyuki Furukawa - Kado No Mise (Minneapolis, MN)
- Nick Hanke and Phil Shires - Masao (Des Moines, IA)
- Alex Henry - El Molino del Sureste (St. Louis, MO)
- Camillia Hjortnaes and Erik Hjortnaes - Hjem A.M. (Custer, SD)
- Lisa Kirkpatrick and Paul Zerkel - Goodkind (Milwaukee, WI)
- Johnny Leach - The Town Company (Kansas City, MO)
- Adam Marty - Ellinor (Appleton, WI)
- Zach Midgett - Casa Bovina (Lincoln, NE)
- Diane Moua - Diane's Place (Minneapolis, MN)
- Loryn Nalic - Balkan Treat Box (Webster Groves, MO)
- Swetha Newcomb - Of Course (Overland Park, KS)
- Jason Rickard and Jordan Rickard - FioRito (Wichita, KS)
- Ian Robertson - Oak Park (Des Moines, IA)
- Gustavo Romero and Kate Romero - Oro by Nixta (Minneapolis, MN)
- David Utterback - Yoshitomo, Ota (Omaha, NE)
- Yia Vang - Vinai (Minneapolis, MN)
- Theo Adley - Marigold (Lyons, CO)
- Alex Cardoza - Susina (Boise, ID)
- Milo Carrier - Arlo (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Remle Colestock - Glorietta Trattoria (Jackson, WY)
- Brandon Cunningham - Pangea (Missoula, MT)
- Johnny Curiel - Alma Fonda Fina (Denver, CO)
- Brandon Dearden - Ember (Hamilton, MT)
- Cal Elliott - The Avery (Boise, ID)
- Andrew Fuller - Oquirrh (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Dave Grant and Rocky Hunter - Gladys (Edgewater, CO)
- Travis Herbert - Felt Bar & Eatery (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Tommy Nguyen - The Pearl (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Miles Odell - Odell's Bagel (Denver, CO)
- Bo Porytko - Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails (Denver, CO)
- Earl James Reynolds - Herb and Omni (Whitefish, MT)
- Kenneth Wan - MAKFam (Denver, CO)
- Nathan Whitley - Terroir (Boise, ID)
- Penelope Wong - Yuan Wonton (Denver, CO)
- Jarrett Wrisley - Shan (Bozeman, MT)
- Nick Zocco - Urban Hill (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Fariyal Abdullahi - Hav + Mar (New York, NY)
- Christophe Bellanca - Essential by Christophe (New York, NY)
- Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha - Ha's Snack Bar (New York, NY)
- Fidel Caballero - Corima (New York, NY)
- Giovanni Cervantes - Carnitas Ramirez (New York, NY)
- Aretah Ettarh - Gramercy Tavern (New York, NY)
- Efrén Hernández - Casa Susanna (Leeds, NY)
- Corwin Kave - Deer Mountain Inn (Tannersville, NY)
- Vikas Khanna - Bungalow (New York, NY)
- Hooni Kim - Meju (Queens, NY)
- Yvan Lemoine - Tourmaline (Forest Hills, NY)
- Nate Limwong - Chalong (New York, NY)
- Cheng Lin - Shōta Omakase (Brooklyn, NY)
- Buddha Lo - Huso (New York, NY)
- Angie Mar - Le B (New York, NY)
- Ayesha Nurdjaja - Shukette (New York, NY)
- Joshua Pinsky - Claud (New York, NY)
- Mads Refslund - Ilis (Brooklyn, NY)
- Rafiq Salim - Rolo's (Queens, NY)
- Stefano Secchi - Rezdôra (New York, NY)
- Tiara Adorno - The Crooked Ram (Manchester, NH)
- Jeremy Broucek - Bread & Friends (Portland, ME)
- Sāsha Coleman - Comfort Kitchen (Boston, MA)
- Amarilys Colon - La Padrona (Boston, MA)
- David DiStasi - Materia Ristorante (Bantam, CT)
- Luke Fetbroth - Tonino (Boston, MA)
- Chris Gould - Central Provisions (Portland, ME)
- Evan Hennessey - Stages (Dover, NH)
- Bolivar Hilario - Community Table (New Preston, CT)
- Sara Jenkins - Nina June (Rockport, ME)
- Shi Mei - Lenox Sophia (Boston, MA)
- Peter Nguyen - Lê Madeline (Quincy, MA)
- Kevin O'Donnell - Giusto (Newport, RI)
- Annie Parisi - Jayd Bun (South Kingstown, RI)
- Jake Stevens - Leeward (Portland, ME)
- Thomas Takashi Cooke - Izakaya Minato (Portland, ME)
- Shilimat Tessema - Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant (New Haven, CT)
- Paul Trombly - Fancy's (Burlington, VT)
- Max Vogel - Ondis (Montpelier, VT)
- Derek Wagner - Nicks on Broadway (Providence, RI)
- Janet Becerra - Pancita (Seattle, WA)
- Nathan Bentley - Altura Bistro (Anchorage, AK)
- Johnny Courtney - Atoma (Seattle, WA)
- Logan Cox - Homer (Seattle, WA)
- Michele Di Bari - Sale Pepe (Lahaina, HI)
- Mike Dodge - Whisky & Ramen (Anchorage, AK)
- Josh Dorcak - MÄS (Ashland, OR)
- Ed Kenney - Mud Hen Water (Honolulu, HI)
- Jordan Koplowitz - Starla's (Bellingham, WA)
- Andrew Le - The Pig and the Lady (Honolulu, HI)
- Taylor Manning and Siobhan Speirits - Cafe Olli (Portland, OR)
- Melissa Miranda - Musang (Seattle, WA)
- Kristen Murray - Måurice (Portland, OR)
- Thai Nguyen and Trinh Nguyen - Ramie (Seattle, WA)
- Thomas Pisha-Duffly - Gado Gado (Portland, OR)
- Ryan Roadhouse - Nodoguro (Portland, OR)
- Sheldon Simeon - Tiffany's Restaurant and Bar (Wailuku, HI)
- Jack Strong - JORY Restaurant at The Allison Inn & Spa (Newberg, OR)
- Aaron Tekulve - Surrell (Seattle, WA)
- Yuya Yamanaka - Paris Hawaii (Honolulu, HI)
- Cory Bahr - Parish (Monroe, LA)
- Michael Beltran - Ariete (Miami, FL)
- Bryce Bonsack - Rocca (Tampa, FL)
- Ana Castro - Acamaya (New Orleans, LA)
- Matthew Cooper - Conifer (Bentonville, AR)
- Raúl Correa, René Marichal, and Xavier Pacheco - Bacoa Finca + Fogón (Juncos, PR)
- Toni Elkhouri - Cedar's Cafe (Melbourne, FL)
- Hunter Evans - Elvie's (Jackson, MS)
- Maria Teresa Gallina and Nicolas Martinez - Recoveco (Miami, FL)
- Kristen Hall - La Fête (Birmingham, AL)
- Barry Honan - Lotus Noodle Bar (St. Augustine, FL)
- Maria La Mota and Chason Spencer - Chancho King (Jacksonville, FL)
- Wendy Lopez - Reyes Mezcaleria (Orlando, FL)
- Serigne Mbaye - Dakar NOLA (New Orleans, LA)
- Geri-Martha O'Hara and Ryan O'Hara - Pizza Grace (Birmingham, AL)
- Jason Paul - Heirloom at 1907 (Rogers, AR)
- Charly Pierre - Fritai (New Orleans, LA)
- Joerick Rivera - Bakku (Rincon, PR)
- Jim Smith - The Hummingbird Way (Mobile, AL)
- Austin Sumrall - White Pillars (Biloxi, MS)
- Khaled AlBanna - Calliope (Chattanooga, TN)
- Robin Anthony - Omakase by Prime Fish (Charlotte, NC)
- Noam Bilitzer - MeeshMeesh (Louisville, KY)
- Joe Cash - Scoundrel (Greenville, SC)
- Matt Dawes - The Bull and Beggar (Asheville, NC)
- Steven Devereaux Greene - Herons at The Umstead (Cary, NC)
- Mary Ellen Diaz - Alma Bea (Shepherdstown, WV)
- Laurence Faber - Potchke Deli (Knoxville, TN)
- Carlo Gan and Mia Orino - Kamayan ATL (Chamblee, GA)
- Jimmy Gentry - The Lobbyist (Memphis, TN)
- J. Trent Harris - Mujō (Atlanta, GA)
- Philip Krajeck - Rolf & Daughters (Nashville, TN)
- Cheetie Kumar - Ajja (Raleigh, NC)
- Colin Marcelli - Renzo (Charleston, SC)
- Freddy Money - Atlas (Atlanta, GA)
- Taylor Montgomery - Montgomery Sky Farm (Leicester, NC)
- Bintou N'Daw - Bintü Atelier (Charleston, SC)
- Todd Schafer - Abel Brown (Augusta, GA)
- Heidi Vukov - Hook & Barrel (Myrtle Beach, SC)
- David Willocks - The Baker's Table (Newport, KY)
- Danny Calleros - Ardovino's Desert Crossing (Sunland Park, NM)
- Roberto Centeno - Espiritu (Mesa, AZ)
- Jeff Chanchaleune - Bar Sen (Oklahoma City, OK)
- TJ Culp - Progress (Phoenix, AZ)
- Rochelle Daniels - Atria (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Graham Dodds - NOSA Restaurant & Inn (Ojo Caliente, NM)
- Oulay Ceesay Fisher - Calabash African Kitchen (Las Vegas, NV)
- Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin - Tacos Chiwas (Phoenix, AZ)
- Scott Holmes - Little Miss BBQ (Phoenix, AZ)
- Brian Howard - Sparrow + Wolf (Las Vegas, NV)
- Kyle Kent - Chula Seafood (Phoenix, AZ)
- Brian Momanyi and Stayce Momanyi - Plus254 (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Steve Riley - Mesa Provisions (Albuquerque, NM)
- Yuri Szarzewski - Partage (Las Vegas, NV)
- Sarah Thompson - Casa Playa (Las Vegas, NV)
- Jamie Tran - Black Sheep (Las Vegas, NV)
- James Tree - Bar Bohème (Las Vegas, NV)
- Claudia Vindiola - La Frida Mexican Grill & Seafood (Tucson, AZ)
- Zack Walters - Sedalia's (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Veronica Zelada - Café Kacao (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Ope Amosu - ChòpnBlọk (Houston, TX)
- Thai Changthong - P Thai's Khao Man Gai & Noodles (Austin, TX)
- Michael Che - Tsuke Edomae (Austin, TX)
- Ali Clem - La Barbecue (Austin, TX)
- Kent Domas and Seth Siegel-Gardner - Milton's (Houston, TX)
- Francisco Estrada and Lizzeth Martinez - Naco Mexican (San Antonio, TX)
- Evelyn Garcia and Henry Lu - JŪN (Houston, TX)
- Shawn Gawle - Camaraderie (Houston, TX)
- Scott Girling - Osteria Il Muro (Denton, TX)
- Patrick Hicks - Smoke'N Ash BBQ (Arlington, TX)
- Sue Kim - The Magpie (San Antonio, TX)
- Daniela Landaverde and Rosa Landaverde - La Santa Barbacha (Austin, TX)
- Emil Oliva - Leche de Tigre (San Antonio, TX)
- Masayuki Otaka - Mabo (Dallas, TX)
- Andres Pablos - Accá (El Paso, TX)
- Gabe Padilla and Melissa Padilla - Café Piro (Socorro, TX)
- Michael Serva - Bordo (Marfa, TX)
- Bob Somsith - Lao'd Bar (Austin, TX)
- Finney Walter - The Nicolett (Lubbock, TX)
- George Watts III - GW’s BBQ Catering Co (San Juan, TX)
