Best of Boston
Best Chef, Up-and-Coming
From left: Karen Akunowicz, Katie Gilarde, Todd Maul, Meghan Thompson, and Tiffani Faison. / Photograph by Jason Grow, styling by Laura Dillon/Team
Juan Pedrosa, Yvonne’s
Boston
Honestly, Yvonne's wouldn't suffer too much if the food was an afterthought—the velvet-draped interior ensures it's a place to be seen. But Juan Pedrosa's indulgent [...] read more»
2016 Best Chef, Up-and-Coming
Karen Akunowicz, Myers + Chang
Boston
As a fan favorite on Top Chef and a two-time James Beard Award finalist, Myers + Chang’s executive chef doesn’t exactly fly under the radar. In [...] read more»
2015 Best Chef, Up-and-Coming
John da Silva, Spoke
Somerville
Da Silva's elegant, innovative small plates—Jonah crab salad on cornmeal pancakes; spring-onion spaetzle dabbed with creamy Cloumage; duck meatballs with smoky ajo blanco sauce—would impress [...] read more»
2014 Best Chef, Up-and-Coming
Cassie Piuma, Sarma
Somerville
As chef de cuisine of Oleana, Cassie Piuma was the quiet force behind Ana Sortun’s destination-worthy Mediterranean cuisine for more than a decade. With the [...] read more»
2013 Best Chef, Up-and-Coming
Kristen Kish, Menton
Boston
Kish's friendly yet badass demeanor (not to mention model good looks) earned her a legion of fans the nation over when she won Top Chef [...] read more»
2012 Best Chef, Up-and-Coming
Strip-T’s
Watertown
Watertown has the most exciting cuisine in town? At a place called, for better or worse, Strip-T's? Actually, it's true. After leaving New York's famed [...] read more»
2011 Best Chef, Up and Coming
Robert Sisca, Bistro du Midi
Boston
Boston is blessed with a bumper crop of young culinary talent injecting our food scene with energy and enthusiasm. But while many seem to spend [...] read more»
2010 Best Chef, Up and Coming
Phillip Tang, East by Northeast
Cambridge
Having cooked at chef-owned spots Hungry Mother, T.W. Food, and Lumiere, it's no surprise that Tang would create a deeply personal restaurant. His debut, East [...] read more»
2009 Best Chef, Up and Coming
Gérard Barbin, Sensing
Boston
Deputized by superchef Guy Martin to run swish French eatery Sensing, this young import has shown all the technique and discipline required by haute cuisine, [...] read more»
2008 Best Chef, Up and Coming
Tim Wiechmann, T. W. Food
Cambridge
At 34, and with apprenticeships at some of the world's most revered Michelin-starred restaurants under his belt, Wiechmann is hardly a newbie. Yet he brings [...] read more»
2007 Best Chef, Up-and-Coming
David Punch
Jamaica Plain
Sometimes it just takes a little tweak to make food memorable. That roasted beet salad that's on menus everywhere? At Ten Tables, Punch adds a [...] read more»