Spike and Charlie Gjerde, Owners, Spike & Charlies Restaurant Group, Baltimore, MD 
Ages: Spike, 37, Charlie 34. Why they are rising: Spike, a talented chef, and Charlie, a financial whiz, have combined their talents since 1991 to create...
Todd Gray, Chef/Owner, Equinox, Washington, D.C.
TODD GRAY, Chef/Owner, Equinox, Washington, D.C. Age: 37. Why he's rising: For seven years, Gray ran the kitchen at Galileo, while owner Roberto Donna was...
Tony Riviera, Founder, President & CEO, Tony Maroni's Franchise Systems, Bellevue, WA
TONY RIVIERA, Founder, President & C.E.O., Tony Maroni's Franchise Systems, Bellevue, Washington Age: 39. Why he's rising: Riviera, a first-generation Italian...
Kerstin Kleber, Pastry Chef, McCradys, Charleston, S.C.
KERSTIN KLEBER, Pastry Chef, McCrady's, Charleston, S.C. Age: 40. Why she's rising: Tennessee native Kleber concocts a never-ending array of delights at...
Tobias Lawry, Executive Chef/Co-Owner, Restaurant 821, Wilmington, DE
TOBIAS LAWRY, Executive Chef/Co-Owner, Restaurant 821, Wilmington, Del. Age: 28. Why he's rising: After a tour of some of the finest kitchens in the West,...
George Marrone, Chef, Aqua, San Francisco, CA
When George Marrone opened Aqua last year in San Francisco, he was a small fish in a very large pond, and it seemed he would...
Oliver Saucy, Owner/Chef, Saucy's Pompano Beach, Pompano Beach, FL
While you and I were out roller-skating as kids, seven-year-old Oliver Saucy was having "fun" boning chickens and stirring stock....
Ron Blazek, Chef, Relish, Chicago, IL
Perhaps no city has embraced the casual trend in dining like Chicago. But when one considers how dining trends often run amok--the way Cajun...
Kerry Heffernan, Chef, One Fifth Avenue, NYC
In New York City, where chefs are as plentiful as sardines at the Fulton Fish Market, it's hard to get noticed. But ever since 1982, when...
Jody Adams, Chef, Michela's Boston, MA
After Todd English checked out of Michela's two years ago to open his own Cambridge restaurant, we and others quickly proclaimed him a rising star for dropping Olives onto Boston's collective plate. But Michela's--which taught Boston area diners just how good earthy, sophisticated Northern Italian cooking can be...
Traci Des Jardins, Head Chef, Patina, Los Angeles, CA
When Traci Des Jardin began cooking seven years ago at age 18, she hooked her wagon to a star--Joachim Splichal, regarded by many food critics...
Jay Sparks, Chef, Azur, Minneapolis, MN
Jay Sparks couldn't cut it as a rock guitarist in the '70's. He was a pretty decent musician, but just couldn't stand the smoky bars...
Daniel O'Leary, Chef, Hotel Crescent Court, Dallas, TX
Maternal advice isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Daniel O'Leary's mother warned her son away from restaurants. A waitress, she...
Marc Meyer, Chef, Brasserie Savoy, San Francisco, CA
It's not easy to step out from under a master's shadow. The bright lights and heat that accompany any solo effort quickly reveal...
Todd English, Chef, Olives, Boston, MA
Stay home, show-offs, snobs and elite freaks: Olives is not for you. Todd English created this 52-seat Boston restaurant for people who...
Bobby Flay, Chef, Messa Grill, NYC
Who do you suppose will do the cooking when Bobby Flay marries Debra Ponzek in May? Ponzek is the chef and star of New York City's wonderful...
Carol Brandin, Chef, Mirador, Chicago, IL
What the Mirador needed before it opened a year ago in Chicago was a chef who could bring sophistication to comfort, integrity to...
John Ash, Owner/Chef, John Ash & Co., Santa Rosa, CA
Ash has moved from his background in fine arts to the world of fine food and wine in his restaurant and catering business. This Sonoma...
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