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His emphasis on local and sustainable agriculture has also led him to found Row 7 Seed Company, which develops and sells new vegetables and grains. In October, Row 7’s branded produce—like Sweet Garleek —became available in Whole Foods Markets across the United States, and the company has collaborated with restaurants like Katz’s Delicatessen to bring its products to the masses. 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In the next year, the group will expand to Boston, relaunch the View at the Marriott Marquis in New York, and further expand its Daily Provisions café chain.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Dominique Crenn","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:9644bcd9-a9e4-4d66-ae85-e452205ef916","name":"Dominique Crenn","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:414764d8313bdffa"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dominique Crenn\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Dominique_Crenn.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Adahlia Cole\n\nIn a largely male dominated industry, Dominique Crenn has always stood out as a powerhouse woman. 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The Windy City native worked at restaurants in Chicago for years before opening his restaurant in Hyde Park, including a nearly two-decade stint at M.K. in the River North Neighborhood. Since his first restaurant opened in late 2018, Williams’s Virtue Hospitality Group has grown to include Mustard Seed Kitchen, Daisy’s Po-Boy and Tavern, and Top This Mac and Cheese. 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Melman says. “His restaurants are still some of the most sought after reservations in New York City, which just goes to show that his classic cuisine will never be out of style.”\n\nBest known for the Michelin three-stared Le Bernardin, Ripert also oversees Aldo Sohm Wine Bar in New York City and Blue by Eric Ripert at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman. Le Bernardin—“one of the most important seafood restaurants in the world,” according to the restaurateur Elizabeth Blau—is currently La Liste’s No. 1 restaurant in the world, and it’s retained a four-star rating in The New York Times for more than 20 years.\n\nOutside of his restaurants, Ripert has focused his efforts on cookbooks, with his Seafood Simple becoming a New York Times best seller. Another cookbook is currently in the works. 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Chef Evan Funke went from a restaurant—Bucato in Culver City—where he banned people from taking photos to a restaurant—Mother Wolf in Hollywood—where Beyoncé would have herself photographed with her record-breaking 32nd Grammy. But what certainly ties those two places together is Funke’s beloved pasta. The native Angeleno relocated to La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese in the ‘00s to learn how to make pasta by hand from one of the world’s great teachers, Alessandra Spisni. Early last decade, he showed off his considerable sfoglino skills when he opened Bucato, which closed despite critical acclaim. But when he returned in 2017 with his temple to handmade pasta, Felix in Venice, he had a hit that endures to this day. From there, he has gone on to open the aforementioned celebrity magnet Mother Wolf and his eponymous restaurant Funke in Beverly Hills. This year alone he opened Mother Wolf outposts in Las Vegas and Miami, as well as Tre Dita in Chicago, starred in an episode of the new Chef’s Table season, and brought everything full circle by flying in maestra Spisni to cook with him at both Felix and Funke.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Gavin Kaysen","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:8ba4bab7-0d15-4932-bf8d-2d5180384a54","name":"Gavin Kaysen","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:80de4d4e13c00037"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"gavin kaysen\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gavin_Kaysen.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Sarah Corder\n\nRunning Michelin-starred Café Boulud in New York for six years and winning the James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef in 2008, Gavin Kaysen looked poised for greatness in Gotham. He had other plans. Last decade he returned home to Minneapolis to build a restaurant empire there. In the last 10 years he has built Spoon and Stable, his tasting counter Demi (our No. 3 Best New Restaurant in America in 2020), Mara and Socca Café inside the Four Seasons, and two locations of Cooks | Bellecour. He also teamed up with Andrew Zimmern to create KZ Provisioning, cooking for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Lynx, and Wild teams. He has also had the ability to get some of America’s best chefs to join him in Minneapolis for exclusive dinner series, with the likes of James Kent, Marcus Samuelsson, Emma Bengtsson, Mei Lin, William Bradley, and many more descending on the Twin Cities in the last few years. 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His flagship restaurant continues to be a beacon of modernist cuisine nearly two decades after it opened in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. “Grant Achatz is one of the most innovative and cutting edge chefs in the world,” says R.J. Melman, Lettuce Entertain You’s president. “He not only ignited the molecular gastronomy trend in Chicago years ago, but he continues to deliver an almost magical experience every time guests step foot into one of his restaurants. It has been cool to see how his restaurants have really kept Chicago on the map as a must-visit food city.”\n\nEven outside of Chicago, restaurateurs have noticed the magnetic pull Alinea has had on diners. “For years Alinea has been the restaurant for many guests I’ve served,” says Alex Burch, the owner and beverage director for Bad Idea in Nashville. “When you add in his involvement with Tock and the Aviary’s influence on the world of cocktails, it’s difficult to deny his standing.”\n\nOver the years, Alinea Group has grown to encompass a host of restaurants, primarily located in the thriving culinary scene of Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. There’s Next, the restaurant that completely reinvents itself every few months; Aviary, the groundbreaking modernist cocktail bar; Roister, the live-fire restaurant where more rustic fare still gets Achatz’s exacting treatment; and St. Clair Supper Club, the ode to midcentury prime-rib joints. Of course, Achatz now enters a new chapter of his culinary career, with his longtime business partner Nick Kokonas selling his stake in the Alinea Group and new co-owner and CEO Jason Weingarten ready to embark on a 10-year roadmap of significant growth for the company. But before that happens, they are preparing to take Alinea on the road for seven or more pop-ups in 2025 to celebrate the groundbreaking restaurant’s 20th birthday with style.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Gregory Gourdet","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:16195dcc-ef31-4829-b03e-696f6aed7ae1","name":"Gregory Gourdet","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:16b39491a075652c"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Gregory Gourdet\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Gregory_Gourdet.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Eva Kosmas Flores\n\nThe chef behind one of the country’s hottest restaurants is going bicoastal. Gregory Gourdet of the hit wood-fired Haitian restaurant Kann in Portland, Ore., has been tapped to be the culinary director of French department store Printemps’s New York debut in 2025. Teaming with Kent Hospitality Group, Gourdet will launch concepts inside the development ranging from casual café to fine dining. The project marks a return to the Big Apple for Gourdet, who cut his teeth in Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s restaurant group. On top of Kann’s success in Portland, the chef has had a star turn as well. With appearances on Top Chef and other food shows, Gourdet has garnered a strong enough national fanbase to reach product-pitchman status; he has been featured in campaigns for dishwasher detergent, sparkling water, utensils, running shoes, and more. And in 2024, he brought another James Beard Award back home to Oregon, winning Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Jean-Georges Vongerichten","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:9b2c2367-3141-4acc-a7c0-4f29470222be","name":"Jean-Georges Vongerichten","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:b7748dfb3f47b771"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jean-Georges Vongerichten\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jean_Georges.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Jean-Georges Vongerichten\n\nIf you feel like Jean-Georges Vongerichten is everywhere, you’re not wrong. The visionary chef has more than 60 restaurants in 13 different countries spanning five continents. Over the 50 years he’s been in the kitchen, he’s used that reach to help train the next generation of chefs, too. “Countless young cooks have launched their careers in a JG kitchen, many of whom have built upon that foundation to achieve success in their own professional journeys—myself included,” says James Beard Award-winning chef Gregory Gourdet. “We are all eternally grateful for the invaluable learning experience that working for him provided.”\n\nAs a chef, Vongerichten lightened up traditionally heavy French cuisine by bringing in vegetables, fruits, and herbs that retain the same depth of flavor. He also blended in Asian influences, something that the restaurateur Simon Kim commended him for, calling him “the godfather of fusing global flavors and techniques with respect and elegance” in an email to Robb Report .\n\nNow Vongerichten is using his influence outside of the kitchen, too. Recently, he opened the members club Chez Margaux in New York. And in 2027, he’ll launch his very first branded residences in Miami. Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s stopping with the restaurants either: ABC Kitchen will open in New York and Sao Paulo next year, while two restaurants will open in Malaysia as well. “With his deep respect for tradition, bravery and thirst for innovation, Jean-Georges remains one of the most influential figures in hospitality,” Kim says. “I believe his best is yet to come.”","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Jon Yao","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:79746e8e-6b5a-4577-b432-8e3fb67c06a1","name":"Jon Yao","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:74bb43f841e0097b"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jon Yao\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jon_Yao.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Colleen O’Brien\n\nAs biggest names in global fine dining gathered in Las Vegas at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards this June, only one Los Angeles establishment was honored: Jon Yao’s Kato . The Taiwanese restaurant was named “One to Watch,” an award given each year to a rising star in the industry. It was a long way from the cramped West L.A. strip mall where Yao served an affordable tasting menu that was remarkable enough to garner him a Michelin Star and title of the city’s best restaurant by the Los Angeles Times —all while operating a tiny kitchen and not having a liquor license. As years went on, he has further narrowed his focus to creative takes on Taiwanese fare he ate growing up in the San Gabriel Valley. And in 2022, Yao moved his restaurant to a more luxe space in downtown L.A. where Kato retained its star and was once again crowned the city’s best by the L.A. Times in 2023. His standing among chefs has undoubtedly grown, with some of the West Coast’s best joining Yao in a series of dinners including Daisy Ryan, Matthew Lightner , Evan Funke , Chris Bianco , and Eric Bost.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"José Andrés","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:c3a17391-2728-4b08-8841-8be5431cca48","name":"José Andrés","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:9515359d143ddec0"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"José Andrés\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Jose_Andres.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Getty Images\n\nJosé Andrés oversees an empire of 40 restaurants and counting, including the Michelin two-star Minibar in Washington, D.C. But it’s his work beyond the kitchen that has made him a true powerhouse in the culinary industry. Since founding World Central Kitchen in 2010, Andrés and his team have provided more than 500 million meals to those battling food insecurity during humanitarian crises, including the war in Ukraine, Hurricane Helene, and the Middle East crisis.\n\n“He uses his platform to advocate for social change, nourish communities in crisis, and inspire a global movement towards compassion and sustainability,” Gourdet says. “His passion for innovation in fine dining is matched only by his commitment to making the world a better place, proving that the kitchen can be a powerful tool for transformation.” Or as the restaurateur Tracy Vaught and chef Hugo Ortega put it, “José Andrés is a citizen of the world, helping people through food. He is doing what no other restaurateur has done. He is a brave and honorable man, saving lives while risking his own.”\n\nWhile World Central Kitchen carries out its mission, Andrés isn’t slowing down on the restaurant side of things. He had three new openings in 2024, and the next year will see his first openings in Arizona and West Palm Beach, along with expansions in Las Vegas and California. His next book, Change the Recipe , is due out in April. 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As the winner of that same TV show back in 2013, Kish has been become known for her ability to bring national and international foodways to the screen. She’s also been a powerful voice for diversity in the culinary realm, and she was honored earlier this year at the Critics Choice Association’s first Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television. Next year, she’ll release a memoir titled Accidentally on Purpose . 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His Lincoln Center restaurant, Tatiana , which opened two years ago, is still one of the hardest tables to get in New York City. And earlier this year, he made his long-awaited return to Washington, D.C., where his first restaurant had crashed and burned, but he then staged a comeback with Kith/Kin, which ended up closing during the pandemic. Dōgon celebrates both Onwuachi’s history and that of the nation’s capital through its Afro-Caribbean menu. Outside of his own restaurants, Onwuachi this year co-hosted the multi-day culinary event the Family Reunion, created the menu for the first White House brunch celebrating Black excellence, popped up at the U.S. Open, and played in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Soon you’ll be able to see him in an episode of Chef’s Table , and he’s creating the menu for next year’s Met Gala. With a James Beard Award already under his belt, we’ll be waiting to see what other accolades are up next.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Mashama Bailey","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:63a39279-d955-4dca-96a4-5f2b3b1a01f8","name":"Mashama Bailey","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:78bbe484bef9934b"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mashama Bailey\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Mashama_Bailey.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Nydia Blas\n\nThis December, Mashama Bailey and her business partner, Johno Morisano, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Grey , the restaurant they created by converting an old Savannah, Ga., Greyhound Station built in the Jim Crow South. Bailey has gained renown cooking what she calls Port City Southern food, a cuisine that’s rooted in Southern ingredients but not closed off from the world that has passed through this old coastal town. Bailey draws on the meals she ate in her grandmother’s Georgia kitchen, along with training in New York and France. She has channeled the likes of Edna Lewis (Bailey is chairwoman of the Edna Lewis foundation) and has gone deep into the terroir and ingredients of the land around her. The result is a trip through cultures—like grits topped with foie gras, quail with creole sauce, and the Lowcountry rice dish perloo with okra. And she has become a public face of Southern fare with her own MasterClass and an episode of Chef’s Table devoted to her work. She and Morisano have created the parent company Grey Spaces, and they operated Diner Bar and the Grey Market inside Austin’s Thompson Hotel for two years. Those outlets closed this year when Thompson brought restaurant operations in house, but Grey Spaces is launching a new restaurant in Paris during the first part of 2025.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Matthew Kammerer","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:89dc64a0-85b5-4df0-95d9-a30a5adb396a","name":"Matthew Kammerer","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:77a166d1877a8ff1"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Matthew Kammerer\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_50_Most_Important_People_in_Fine_Dining_Matthew_Kammerer.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Matt Morris\n\nAt California’s Harbor House Inn, Matthew Kammerer has received two Michelin stars for his hyper-local cuisine, plus a Michelin green star and a Michelin key for the property as a whole. This past year, the team there expanded its agricultural footprint by 200 percent, going from 100 beds to 300 at the farm, where they’re cultivating a wide array of vegetables to feature on the menu. Kammerer is also in his third year of partnering with the Champagne producer Krug as an ambassador, where he helps to develop the Krug x Flower book project.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Michael Cimarusti","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:f5cd2392-de3a-4f6a-a2e1-a556af383008","name":"Michael Cimarusti","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:62d7ce2114105c89"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Michael Cimarusti\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Cimarusti.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: John Troxell\n\nAs Providence prepares to turn 20 years old next year, one of Los Angeles’s premiere dining destinations hasn’t stopped pushing the envelope. Maintaining its two Michelin stars yet again, Michael Cimarusti’s flagship did a beautiful refresh on its interior in 2023 and continues to put out impressive fare. It’s not surprising, as Cimarusti remains one of L.A.’s deans of fine dining with his commitment to craft and sustainability. During his three decades in the kitchen, he has watched species fade away from overfishing and climate change, and so he has dedicated his career to showing there is a sustainable path forward for fine dining. He has committed to serving only wild-caught fish at his Providence, and he piloted the restaurant-supported fishery Dock to Dish when it debuted in Southern California in 2015. While he no longer runs his own seafood shop, he still has New England–style seafood spot Connie & Ted’s, where he and executive chef Sam Baxter hosted collab dinners with some of the city’s top chefs from Bridgetown Roti’s Rashida Holmes to Holbox’s Gilberto Cetina.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Michael Tusk","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:d75e468b-43d0-4045-a838-e5d87f4d3efa","name":"Michael Tusk","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:54a106f87c34529b"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Michael Tusk\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Michael_Tusk.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Gary He\n\nFor the better part of 2023, Michelin three-star Quince in San Francisco was closed. Michael Tusk, and his wife and business partner, Lindsay, were reimagining what they wanted their version of fine dining to be. When Quince reopened last November, it was truly worth the wait, with one of the most beautiful dining rooms you’ll find (it looks and feels more like hanging out in your chicest friend’s home), impeccably executed contemporary California cuisine, and exceptional handmade pastas. This year saw another long-awaited reopening from Tusk with his beloved wine bar Verjus returning in early November. They rejoined his family of businesses that include his Italian restaurant Cotogna, his private events space Officina, and his partnership in Fresh Run Farm, which grows food exclusively for Quince & Co. And in 2025, Gelateria di Cotogna will join his hospitality group as well. But beyond the kitchens Tusk runs, an enduring symbol of his impact on fine dining are the alums of his group who have gone on to run their own Michelin-starred restaurants, like Alex Hong at Sorrel in San Francisco and Jonny Black at Chez Noir in Carmel, Calif.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Nancy Silverton","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:11f808ae-58c0-4d18-97dc-818399292c57","name":"Nancy Silverton","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:f3d6a05d956c8c6f"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nancy Silverton\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RR_50_Most_Important_People_Fine_Dining_Nancy_Silverton.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Mozza\n\nNancy Silverton is undoubtedly the grande dame of Los Angeles dining: She had stints in the legendary kitchens of Michael’s and Spago; she founded the beloved restaurant Campanile as well as La Brea Bakery with her ex-husband, Mark Peel; and she went on to build her international Mozza empire that includes her Michelin-starred flagship in L.A. And her meat-centric Chi Spacca continues to be one of the city’s best restaurants. This year she has brought Mozza to the East Coast , teaming with fellow top-50 power player Stephen Starr to open a beautiful new outpost in Washington, D.C. 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To find inspiration, he becomes a scholar, delving deep into foodways to understand the history and culture surrounding classic dishes while also doing the work to revive heirloom ingredients. At Husk, Brock helped redefine Southern cuisine in America. And now at the beautiful Audrey in Nashville—one of our Best New Restaurants in America in 2023—he’s connecting with Appalachian fare. Brock has also began dabbling in more casual fare with Joyland, his ode to fast-food burger joints. The first outpost opened in Music City, and he has added a second location in Birmingham, Ala., with plans to expand further to Charleston, S.C. Brock has also regrouped this year. His 37-seat experimental tasting-menu restaurant June, located in the same building as Audrey, has closed to go through a concept change, and Bar Continental, his hi-fi bar in Downtown Nashville, closed in May.","fieldSources":{"image":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"},"description":{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","basis":"external_source","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}}},"basis":"external_source","fact_type":"people.person","schema_version":1,"first_observed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00","last_confirmed_at":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500+00:00"},{"label":"Simon Kim","value":{"@id":"urn:lumitra:person:dc1c9ec6-7f0a-4b89-9bc8-36f2ac8f47e3","name":"Simon Kim","@type":"Person","image":"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/plugins/lazy-load-0.7/images/1x1.trans.gif","sources":[{"url":"https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/lists/50-most-powerful-people-american-fine-dining-2024-ranking-1235980759/","format":"Published person (name and role labels)","modified":"2025-02-07T19:06:11+00:00","published":"2024-11-13T20:00:00+00:00","observedAt":"2026-10-02T05:36:06.531500188Z","relationship":"linked_site"}],"witnessIds":["urn:lumitra:person:verjuscave.com:f2f3fc74a66f42b4"],"description":"<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Simon Kim\" srcset=\"https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg 1200w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg?resize=125,70 125w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg?resize=681,383 681w, https://robbreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Fine_Dining_Power_2024_SimonKim.jpg?resize=390,220 390w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 87.5rem) 1000px, (min-width: 78.75rem) 681px, (min-width: 48rem) 450px, (max-width: 48rem) 250px\" />\n\nImage Credit: Gracious Hospitality Management\n\nWhat began with a lone steakhouse in New York City has grown immensely since 2017. When Simon Kim and chef David Shim launched Cote—a restaurant that combines the best of American steakhouses and Korean barbecue—it quickly became one of the world’s few steakhouses with a Michelin star and birthed a host of copycats around the country. Under the banner of his company Gracious Hospitality Management, Kim has expanded Cote to Miami (which has earned a star, too) and Singapore; he’s preparing an outpost in Las Vegas, too. The past year has also seen him launch the wildly successful Korean fried chicken- and Champagne-focused Coqodaq (with backing from Thomas Keller). And when he brought his chicken to the U.S. Open with tins of caviar, it became a sensation at the tennis championship. 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With a whopping 40 restaurants in four markets, Starr’s footprint exists up and down the East Coast. His Le Coucou in New York City has held one Michelin star for five years in a row, while spots like Pastis and Le Diplomate in Washington, D.C., are favorites of the power set. Recently, Starr partnered with Nancy Silverton to open the first East Coast location of her Osteria Mozza , and next year he’ll expand his empire to Nashville with the debut of a Pastis there. 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He’s the only chef in the States to ever lead two Michelin three-star restaurants; he has won 10 James Beard Awards; his French Laundry topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list twice; and his six cookbooks have more than 1.5 million copies in circulation. He currently has 11 restaurants in his portfolio—adding Bouchon Coral Gables in 2023, with plans to expand to Coral Casino in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2025. But beyond the accolades, there’s the influence he has had on his peers and mentees with his exacting technique, wit, and creativity on the plate and professionalism in the kitchen.\n\n“Chef Keller is an American culinary Icon,” says Michelin three-star chef William Bradley. “He created a restaurant culture and community that inspires us all globally. It truly motivates us, and gives us hope. He is committed to new talent, shines his light on upcoming chefs, and is the ultimate mentor. 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He decided to do something about it. After spending time at Enrique Olvera’s Pujol and digging further into Mexican cooking, Cantú returned to San Francisco to host pop-ups starting in 2013. In 2015, the brick-and-mortar Californios was born in the City by the Bay, earning a Michelin star in its first year. A few years later, it became the first Mexican restaurant in America to earn a second Michelin star. In 2020, Cantú moved his restaurant to a larger space in San Francisco and reopened in 2021 to serve his 10-course menu. 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But now Bradley has diners and chefs the world over flocking to his little slice of Southern California because of the exceptional experience he has built. Bradley has led Addison since 2006, spending many of those years preparing French-inspired fine dining with a California influence. When Michelin expanded to inspect the entirety of the state in 2019, he was sharply focus on having the guide bestow its highest honor on his restaurant. After Addison only received one in the first Golden State edition, Bradley reset creatively, cooking a cuisine he calls “California Gastronomy,” where he delves into dishes inspired by the cultures across Southern California. His relentless pursuit has pushed him into the rarefied air of three Michelin stars. Now he’s among the leaders of global gastronomy, invited to cook with fellow three-star chefs like Anne-Sophie Pic at a Krug event in Paris or to be an ambassador for Hublot watches like Yannick Alléno. 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