Chef Richard Blais and Pastry Chef Andrea Litvin of The Spence - Atlanta, GA
Chef Masakatsu Oka of Sushiso Masa - Tokyo, Japan
Chef Yoshiaki Takazawa of Takazawa - Tokyo, Japan
Chef Kenichiro Ooe of Kozue at Park Hyatt - Tokyo, Japan
Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa and Sommelier Yoshinobu Kimura of Narisawa - Tokyo, Japan
Chef Hideki Ishikawa of Ishikawa - Tokyo, Japan
Chef Shinobu Namae and Sommelier Youichi Oooka of L’Effervescence - Tokyo, Japan
Chef-owner Mitsuhiro Araki of Araki - Tokyo, Japan
Chef Shigeya Sakakibara of 7chome Kyoboshi - Tokyo, Japan
Chef Seiji Yamamoto of RyuGin - Tokyo, Japan
Chef-owners Gabriel Frasca and Amanda Lydon and Chef de Cuisine Mayumi Hattori of Straight Wharf - Nantucket, MA
Chef-owner Gabriel Frasca and Chef de Cuisine Andrea Solimeo of Ventuno - Nantucket, MA
Chef-owner William Kovel and Beverage Manager Jason Kilgore of Catalyst - Cambridge, MA
Chef de Cuisine Stephen Marcaurelle and Wine Director Stephen Bowler of Boarding House - Nantucket, MA
Chef Youji Iwakura of Oishii - Boston, MA
Chef Matthew Zadorozny of Company of the Cauldron - Nantucket, MA
Chef Kyle Zachary and Cellar Master Craig Hana of Topper’s - Nantucket, MA
Chef-owner Erin Zircher of Cru Oyster Bar - Nantucket, MA
Chef Hung Huynh of Catch - New York, NY
Chef Spike Gjerde and Pastry Chef Isaiah Billington of Woodberry Kitchen - Baltimore, MD