chwa, ChicagoStephanie Izard, Girl & the Goat, ChicagoAnne Kearney, Rue Dumaine, Dayton, OHBruce Sherman, North Pond, ChicagoAndrew Zimmerman, Sepia, ChicagoBest Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VAJohnny Monis, Komi, Washington, D.C.