Chef Jason Alley of Comfort - Richmond, VA
Chef Dean Maupin of Clifton Inn - Charlottesville, VA
Chef Melissa Close-Hart and Sommelier Alessandro Medici of Palladio - Barboursville, VA
Chef Liam LaCivita of The Liberty Tavern - Arlington, VA
Chef Shannon Overmiller of The Majestic - Alexandria, VA
Chef Clayton Miller, Pastry Chef Chris Ford, and Owner/Mixologist Stefan Trummer of Trummer's On Main - Clifton, VA
Chef Michel Richard and Chef David Deshaies of Michel Richard Citronelle - Washington, DC
Chef Kazuo Yoshida of 1 or 8 - Brooklyn, NY
Chef Brandon Kida of Asiate - New York, NY
Chef Gael Cruchet of Entyse at The Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner - McLean, VA
Chef Michael Tuohy of Woodfire Grill - Atlanta, GA
Chef Scott Peacock of Watershed - Atlanta, GA
Chef Scott Serpas of Two Urban Licks - Atlanta, GA
Chef Joshua Perkins of The Globe - Atlanta, GA
Chef Shaun Doty of Shaun’s - Atlanta, GA
Chef Drew Van Leuven of Saga - Atlanta, GA
Chef Arnaud Berthelier of The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton - Atlanta, GA
Chef Drew Hendricks and Pastry Chef Rebecca Weil of Rathbun’s - Atlanta, GA
Chef David Andrew Carson of Quinones at Bacchanalia - Atlanta, GA
Chef Hector Santiago of Pura Vida - Atlanta, GA