--- description: Twelve talented up-and-comers have been awarded the title of "Best New Chef in America" in Food & Wine's annual list title: These Are the 12 Best New Chefs in America image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte43b98937612d328/6988c0e197cdff45be6b00ab/nina-compton1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Are the 12 Best New Chefs in America for 2017 by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:03 AM CUTPublished: Apr 3, 2017 12:30 PM CUT  Chef Nina Compton on Feb. 27, 2016 in Miami. Chef Nina Compton on Feb. 27, 2016 in Miami.Alex Markow—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:03 AM CUTPublished: Apr 3, 2017 12:30 PM CUT A New Orleans chef serving up Caribbean classics in the land of creole. A farm-to-table expert who specializes in wood-oven pizzas. And a New Yorker who knows her way around cooking animals —whole. These are just a few of the 12 talented up-and-comers who have been awarded the title of “Best New Chef in America.” On Monday, [_Food & Wine_](http://www.foodandwine.com/ "undefined")announced its [annual list](http://time.com/4266638/best-chefs-america-food-wine/ "undefined") that celebrates gifted innovators in the country’s [culinary scene](http://time.com/4360535/best-restaurants-2016-food-and-wine/ "undefined"). The 12 winners run restaurants in nine different cities and join the ranks of previous “Best New Chef” winners including Daniel Boulud, April Bloomfield and David Chang. See the full list at [FoodandWine.com](http://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/best-new-chefs-2017 "undefined"). 2017’s winners are as follows: **Jay Blackinton,** _Hogstone’s Wood Oven_, Orcas Island, Wash. **Val Cantu**_, Californios_, San Francisco **Peter Cho,** _Han Oak_, Portland **Nina Compton**, _Compère Lapin_, New Orleans **Diego Galicia** and **Rico Torres**, _Mixtli_, San Antonio **Sarah Hymanson** and **Sara Kramer**, _Kismet_, Los Angeles **Jordan Kahn**, _Destroyer_, Los Angeles **Angie Mar,** _The Beatrice Inn_, New York **Yoshi Okai**, _Otoko_, Austin **Noah Sandoval,** _Oriole_, Chicago _Food & Wine_ spent months combing through nominations from restaurant critics, food writers and industry experts before traveling to taste the food from these chefs, who have all only run a kitchen for five years or fewer. “For me, there’s a special thrill in getting to share the news with our winners—nothing beats that moment of surprise and pure joy, when they realize their careers are about to change forever,” _Food & Wine_ Editor-in-Chief Nilou Motamed said in a statement. “It’s our way of acknowledging the incredible talent and hard work that got them to the top of their field. It’s no surprise that this year’s class has really pushed the envelope, reimagining what restaurant cooking means in 2017.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4721985/best-new-chefs-america-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4721985/best-new-chefs-america-2017/"},"headline":"These Are the 12 Best New Chefs in America for 2017","datePublished":"2017-04-03T12:30:44.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T10:03:43.000Z","description":"Twelve chefs, nine cities","url":"https://time.com/4721985/best-new-chefs-america-2017/","keywords":["Living","Food","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte43b98937612d328/6988c0e197cdff45be6b00ab/nina-compton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte43b98937612d328/6988c0e197cdff45be6b00ab/nina-compton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dinner Hosted By Scott Conant, Michael Pirolo And Nina Compton - Part of The NYT Cooking Dinner Series - 2016 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE","caption":"Dinner Hosted By Scott Conant, Michael Pirolo And Nina Compton - Part of The NYT Cooking Dinner Series - 2016 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE","creditText":"Alex Markow—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4721985/best-new-chefs-america-2017/","name":"These Are the 12 Best New Chefs in America for 2017"}}]}] ```