Awards Season

Food & Wine Names Best New Pastry Chefs 2013

Jodi Elliott of Foreign & Domestic
Jodi Elliott of Foreign & Domestic Photo: Courtesy of Foreign & Domestic Austin

Earlier today, Food & Wine announced the six winners of the magazine’s second annual Best New Pastry Chefs in America honor. This year’s crop of talent includes Melanie Durant of Atlanta’s Empire State South and the Altamarea Group’s Bob Truitt. All of the winners will appear in the magazine’s July issue, but you can also check them out, straight ahead.

Food & Wine Best New Pastry Chef Winners
Melanie Durant of Empire State South, Atlanta, Georgia
Monica Glass of Clio and Uni Sashimi Bar, Boston, Massachusetts
Sarah Jordan of Boka and GT Fish & Oyster, Chicago, Illinois
Stephanie Prida of Manresa, Los Gatos, California
Bob Truitt Ai Fiori and the Altamarea Restaurant Group, New York, New York

Additionally, Jodi Elliott of Austin’s Foreign & Domestic won the People’s Best New Pastry Chef award, which was determined by popular vote.

Congratulations to all; the Best New Chefs in America edition of Food & Wine hits newsstands on June 14.

Best New Pastry Chefs 2013
[Food & Wine]

Food & Wine Names Best New Pastry Chefs 2013