2011 Portland Rising Stars

Portland Rising Stars Award Winners

Chefs
Aaron Barnett	St. Jack
Greg Perrault	June
Sarah Pliner, Kat Whitehead and Jasper Shen	Aviary
Naomi Pomeroy	Beast
William Preisch	The Bent Brick
Gabriel Rucker	Le Pigeon

Pastry Chefs
Kir Jensen	The Sugar Cube
Kristen D. Murray	Paley’s Place

Baker
Tim Healea	Little T American Baker

Community Chef
Jenn Louis	Lincoln

Sustainability Chef
Sunny Jin	Jory at the Allison Inn & Spa

Hotel Chef
Andy Arndt	Aquariva at Avalon Hotel & Spa

Concept
Elias Cairo	Olympic Provisions

Restaurateur
Kurt Huffman	ChefStable

Mixologist
Jeffrey Morgenthaler	Clyde Common

Sommelier
Jack Hott	Castagna

Host Chef
Matt Christianson	Urban Farmer at the Nines

Guest Chef
Anthony Cafiero	Tabla Mediterranean Bistro

How to Make it Career Panel
Friday, December 2, 2011
3pm
Sharp Restaurant
The International Culinary School
at The Art Institute of Portland
34 NW 8th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

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 discuss the challenges and rewards of the industry.

To watch the full video with Portland’s Rising Stars, please click here
Industry-only After-Party
Get your grub and drink on at the Rising Star After-Party
Hosted by Nate Tilden and Chris DiMinno

Monday, December 5, 2011
10pm
Clyde Common
1014 Southwest Stark Street
Portland, OR 97205

Complimentary sponsored food and beverages 10pm - 12am
Open to food industry professionals only!
Giving Back
StarChefs.com is proud to donate a portion of the Gala proceeds to Janus Youth Programs, a Portland charity that creates community-based programs for children, youth and families in Oregon and Washington. They provide street outreach to runaway and homeless youth, residential services, education, scholarships to encourage higher learning, and a 85,000 square foot urban agriculture program focused on employment, economic independence and conquering hunger.