15 Game Changers Who Are Reshaping the Way We Eat and Drink in 2023

Meet the people and companies changing the culinary world for the better.

The 2023 Food & Wine Game Changers come from many corners of the culinary landscape. Their ranks include drink-makers, TikTok-ers, chefs, retailers, an artist and urban planner, and even a company turning potato waste into compostable cling wrap.

Since we first launched the annual accolade in 2021, we’ve recognized and celebrated culinary innovation at all levels of the supply chain. The worlds of food and drink evolve and improve thanks to leadership within a vast ecosystem that touches tech, travel, and sustainability. The 2023 Food & Wine Game Changers are leaders in their fields, dreaming big, thinking hard, and creating real change. Here we highlight their efforts, their innovation, and their determination in helping us all eat and drink more thoughtfully, more sustainably, and more deliciously.

Read on to meet the 2023 Food & Wine Game Changers.

Theaster Gates

The acclaimed artist has created a visionary incubator for aspiring Black and brown culinary professionals in Chicago. Read more.

De La Calle Tepache

Two beverage industry pros are bringing Mexico’s oldest drink to the U.S. market for the first time, with astonishing success. Read more.

Katie Jackson

Thanks to her Rooted for Good initiative, America’s ninth-largest winery, Jackson Family Wines, has emerged as a leader in sustainability. Read more.

Lisa Cheng Smith

At Yun Hai in Brooklyn, retail entrepreneur Lisa Cheng Smith and her team are giving a platform and an identity to Taiwanese products and makers. Read more.

Reem Assil 

The chef is turning her restaurant into an employee-owned co-op, hoping it will serve as a model
for others. Read more.

Great Wrap

Great Wrap is using the humble potato to help solve the world’s single-use-plastic waste problem. Read more.

Meherwan Irani

Meherwan Irani has played a pivotal role in reshaping how America sees, eats, and thinks about Indian cuisine. Read more.

Maui Nui Venison

Maui Nui humanely harvests Axis deer, a threat to Hawaii’s native species, and transforms them into venison. Read more.

S.A.L.T.

Silversea Cruises offers never-before-seen access to exclusive food experiences, Michelin-starred chefs, restaurants and more through its culinary S.A.L.T. program. Read more.

Rockefeller Center

Real estate developer Tishman Speyer reinvigorated a New York City icon by building a new community of chefs. Read more.

Dia Simms

Liquor industry executive Dia Simms of Pronghorn is working to diversify the booze business and create more than $2 billion for the Black community in the next 10 years. Read more.

Heilala Vanilla

After two decades of dedication to quality and sustainability, this vanilla company is the first of its kind to be awarded B Corp certification. Read more.

Induction Cooking

While a simmering debate around induction threatens to boil over in the kitchen, innovation in the space is heating up more than ever. Read more.

FryAway

Fry Away, a plant-based, non-toxic oil solidifier, aims to make disposing of used cooking oil easier for consumers and easier on the environment. Read more.

Joanne Lee Molinaro

Attorney turned TikTok star Joanne Lee Molinaro, aka the Korean Vegan, brings depth and meaning to her lessons on plant-based Korean cooking. Read more.

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