--- title: Cooking: Food & Wine Names 12 Best New Chefs in America 2017 description: Twelve talented up-and-comers have been awarded the title of "Best New Chef in America" in Food & Wine's annual list canonical: https://time.com/4721985/best-new-chefs-america-2017/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-03T12:30:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T10:03:43.000Z og:title: These Are the 12 Best New Chefs in America og:description: Twelve chefs, nine cities og:url: https://time.com/4721985/best-new-chefs-america-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte43b98937612d328/6988c0e197cdff45be6b00ab/nina-compton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 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 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are the 12 Best New Chefs in America twitter:description: Twelve chefs, nine cities twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte43b98937612d328/6988c0e197cdff45be6b00ab/nina-compton1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the 12 Best New Chefs in America for 2017 > Sponsored content. 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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/)announced its [annual list](http://time.com/4266638/best-chefs-america-food-wine/) that celebrates gifted innovators in the country’s [culinary scene](http://time.com/4360535/best-restaurants-2016-food-and-wine/). 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). 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. 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