Starchefs.com Launches Chefs To Know

StarChefs.com has published its first book: a guide to 500 notable chefs across the country that its editorial staff has tasted with and interviewed over the years. Chefs to Know: A Guide to Chefs for Chefs includes over 80 professional photos and recipes plus contact information and fun facts about every chef - from their favorite restaurants off the beaten path to their most indispensable kitchen tool. Chef Wylie Dufresne, of WD~50 in New York, says, "The Chefs to Know guide is an invaluable reference for chefs, anyone in the industry, and diners. The chef dining recommendations in 'Restaurants off the Beaten Path,' where chefs share their favorite dives and late-night spots, will provide any adventurous eater with dining destinations for at least a year."

What StarChefs has put together isn't just a guidebook but a valuable reference for industry professionals, culinary students, and curious diners who want to know about the people behind America's professional stoves. "StarChefs.com has always produced pioneering innovations that have helped the hospitality industry work more effectively and efficiently. This indispensable guide is just another opportunity to wonder, 'why didn't I think of that?!' I'm confident that a copy of Chefs to Know will end up on the desk of every culinary professional in America," says restaurateur Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality.

The book is the first edition of what will be an annual publication that puts its pulse on the culinary heartbeat of America. Chefs to Know is based on StarChefs' in-person tastings and interviews, and future issues will feature chef updates and new inclusions as the StarChefs editorial team travels and tastes around the country.

To view sample pages from the book visit http://www.starchefs.com/chefs-to-know
For more information contact Heather Sperling at heathers@starchefsinc.com

About StarChefs.com: StarChefs.com is an award-winning online magazine, serving the foodservice industry and food aficionados since 1995. The site receives 20 million hits/ 9.8 million page views/ 680,000 unique visitors/month and has won Best of the Web awards from, among others, U.S. News Online, USA Today, Brill's Content, and Lycos. What was originally intended as a home on the web for super-star celebrity chefs has grown over the last decade to become THE foodservice industry insider site - with a clear focus on working chefs. StarChefs.com identifies and features chefs - not because they are on TV, but because they are talented, innovative, passionate, and driven individuals who contribute greatly to the culinary community. Through its International Chefs Congress, its national Rising Stars awards, its hospitality industry JobFinder, and its editorial content, StarChefs.com's mission is to serve as a catalyst for culinary professionals to succeed at the highest possible standard, and to give them the tools that they need to overcome the many challenges they face.