2010 San Francisco Bay Area Rising Stars

• CHEFS

  • Matthew Accarrino | SPQR
  • John Paul Carmona | Manresa
  • Maximilian DiMare | Wood Tavern
  • Louis Maldonado | Aziza
  • Thomas McNaughton | flour + water
  • Scott Nishiyama | Chez TJ

  HOTEL CHEF

  • Josh Thomsen | The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa

  PASTRY CHEFS

  • Melissa Chou | Aziza
  • Catherine Schimenti | Michael Mina

  MIXOLOGISTS

  • Erick Castro | Rickhouse
  • Brian MacGregor | Jardinière

  SOMMELIER

  • Sarah Valor | Commis

  RESTAURANT CONCEPT

  • Joshua Skenes | Saison

  RESTAURATEUR

  • Shelley Lindgren | SPQR and A16

  HOST CHEF

  • Martin Brock | Gary Danko

  VIP HOST CHEF

  • J.W. Foster | Fairmont San Francisco
    
    

• The StarChefs Rising Stars Revue™
  San Francisco Bay Area

  Wednesday, June 16, 2010
  7:30pm-10:00 pm
  VIP Reception at 6:30pm
  

  Ghirardelli Square
  900 North Point Street
  San Francisco, CA 94109
  Check in at Larkin Street Entrance
  

  
  

• “How to Make it”
  Rising Stars Chefs’ Panel

  Monday, June 14, 2010
  Time: 2:00pm

  California Culinary Academy
  Le Cordon Bleu program
  350 Rhode Island Street
  San Francisco, CA 94103

  Featuring the Rising Star Chefs and Pastry Chefs, this seminar gives chefs, cooks, and culinary students the opportunity to learn how to advance their careers and to discuss the challenges and rewards of the industry.

  
  

• Gala and Awards Ceremony

  Wednesday, June 16, 2010
  7:30pm-10:00pm
  

  Ghirardelli Square
  900 North Point Street
  San Francisco, CA 94109
  Check in at Larkin Street Entrance
  

  Glimpse the future of San Francisco Bay Area dining at our tasting gala and awards ceremony. Enjoy high-concept food from up-and-coming culinary stars from the top restaurants in and around town. All dishes are paired with ultra-premium wines selected by the Rising Star Sommelier.

  Tickets: $95 per person; $150 VIP admission includes a private pre-event reception with Champagne and Petrossian caviar, plus early entrance to the gala.

  

  
  
  

• Honorees Dinner

  Hosted by Chef Mourad Lahlou
  Aziza Restaurant
  Co-Hosted by Past Rising Stars:
  
  David Bazirgan, Chez Papa
  James Syhabout, Commis
  Jeremy Fox, Plum
  Marika Shimamoto Doob, Charles Chocolate
  
  This is a private event – invitation only
  
  
  

• Industry-Only Afterparty

  Wednesday, June 16, 2010
  11:00pm
  

  Orson
  508 4th Street
  San Francisco, CA
  

  Complimentary sponsored beverages
  Open to food industry professionals only!

  

  
  

• Giving Back

  StarChefs.com is pleased to donate a portion of the gala proceeds to La Cocina whose mission is to cultivate low-income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses by providing affordable commercial kitchen space, industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities. We focus primarily on women from communities of color and immigrant communities. Our vision is that entrepreneurs will become economically self-sufficient and contribute to a vibrant economy doing what they love to do.