You may have never heard of the Rising Star Awards, because they have not honored any of Portland?s culinary talents until now. Sponsored by StarChefs.com ?the magazine for culinary insiders?, the awards are nominated by their own advisory board, previous winners, local food media and a nomination form on the StarChefs website.
For 2011, awards are being given to a whole lot of folks:
Chefs:
- Aaron Barnett, St. Jack
- Greg Perrault, June
- Sara Pliner, Kat Whitehead, and Jasper Shen, Aviary
- Naomi Pomeroy, Beast
- William Preisch, The Bent Brick
- Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon
Hotel Chef:
- Andy Arndt, Aquariva at Avalon Hotel and Spa
Sustainability Chef:
Community Chef:
Concept Chef:
- Salumist Elias Cairo, Olympic Provisions
Pastry Chef:
- Kir Jensen, The Sugar Cube (cart)
Pastry Chef:
- Kristen D. Murray, Paley?s Place
Bakery:
- Tim Healea, Little T American Baker
Sommelier:
Restaurateur:
- Kurt Huffman, Chefstable (Gruner, Ping, St. Jack, Kask, Foster Burger
Bartender:
- Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Clyde common
You can read the entire list along with a description of what factors and particular dishes put each chef in the winners category here.
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Places: Aquariva, Aviary, Beast, Bent Brick, Castagna, Clyde Common, Jory, June, Le Pigeon, Lincoln, Little T American Bakery, Olympic Provisions, Paley's Place, and St. Jack.
People: Aaron Barnett, Andy Arndt, Elias Cairo, Gabriel Rucker, Greg Perrault, Jack Hott, Jasper Shen, Jeffrey Morganthaler, Jenn Louis, Kat Whithead, Kir Jensen, Kristen Murray, Kurt Huffman, Naomi Pomeroy, Sara Pliner, Sunny Jin, Tim Healea, and William Preisch.
Source: http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/2011/10/rising-star-awards/
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