Best New Chefs and Their Easiest Recipes

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1. Naomi Pomeroy

Beast * Portland, OR

Smoky Tomato Soup with Maple-Candied Bacon

2. Vinny Dotolo & Jon Shook

Animal * Los Angeles

Fried Chicken Liver, Bacon and Tomato Salad

3. Christopher Kostow

Meadowood Napa Valley * St. Helena, CA

Curried-Shrimp Salad with Grilled Watermelon

4. Kelly English

Restaurant Iris * Memphis

Natchitoches Meat Pies with Spicy Buttermilk Dip

5. Nate Appleman

A16 and SPQR * San Francisco

Pinzimonio with Tonnato Sauce

6. Mark Fuller

Spring Hill * Seattle

Grilled Flank Steak with Corn, Tomato and Asparagus Salad

7. Bryan Caswell

Reef * Houston

Grouper with Corn "Pudding" and Collard Greens

8. Linton Hopkins

Restaurant Eugene, Holeman and Finch * Atlanta

Bucatini Carbonara

9. Paul Liebrandt

Corton * New York City

Beet–and–Red Sorrel Salad with Pistachio

10. Barry Maiden

Hungry Mother * Cambridge, MA

Blueberry-Almond Shortcakes with Crème Fraîche

More Incredible Recipes by Best New Chefs:

Greek Grilled Scallop Sandwiches
Greek Grilled Scallop Sandwiches

© Anna Williams

2008 Best New Chefs

Garden Pea Soup with Morel Cream
Garden Pea Soup with Morel Cream

© Anna Williams

Favorite Chefs of the Best New Chefs

Smoked Salmon Crisps
Smoked Salmon Crisps

Thomas Keller's salmon cornets (tuiles shaped into tiny cones and topped with crème fraîche and fresh salmon) are a famous kickoff to his luxe and whimsical meals. The original recipe appears in The French Laundry Cookbook. Shaping the tuiles into cones is tricky and involves working very quickly with a cornet mold. Instead, leave the tuiles flat, like crackers, and top them.

Hall of Fame Best New Chefs