2017 StarChefs Colorado Rising Stars Awards

RISING STARS

Apr 3

StarChefs is in Colorado for the first time to celebrate the city’s most talented up-and-coming food and beverage professionals.

The 2017 Colorado Rising Stars Awards will be the 57th class of Award winners and the 1st class from Colorado.
The Rising Stars Award winners are designated by the StarChefs editorial team based on in-person tastings and interviews. In each market, the editorial team tastes and interviews with more than 100 chefs, pastry chefs, bartenders, sommeliers, restaurateurs, and artisans, ultimately selecting a group of 18 to 25 professionals who best represent the future of American dining. Although Rising Stars Awards are given out locally, award winners are evaluated according to a set of national standards. Creativity, ambition, presentation, philosophy, and, most important, delicious food, drinks, and/or pairings win the designation of a StarChefs Rising Star.
**For more information, visit the** **2017 Colorado Rising Stars Awards** **event page.**

2017 Colorado RISING STARS AWARD WINNERS

RESTAURATEURS
Bryan Dayton and Steven Redzikowski of Acorn, Brider, and Oak at Fourteenth | Denver-Boulder

COMMUNITY
Kelly Whitaker of Basta | Boulder

PASTRY CHEFS
Alberto Hernandez of Frasca Food & Wine, Pizzeria Locale | Boulder
Gonzo Jimenez and David Lewis of Miette et Chocolat | Aurora

ARTISANS
Chocolatier Spencer Bowie, Aldo Ramirez Carraso, and Sienna Trapp-Bowie of Fortuna Chocolate | Boulder
Brewer Zach Coleman of TRVE Brewing Company | Denver
Pizzaiolo Patrick Kerzetski of Pizzeria Locale | Boulder
Ice Cream Makers Gerry Kim and Josh Gertzen of Frozen Matter | Denver
Roaster Kevin Nealon of Huckleberry | Denver
Butcher Nate Singer of Blackbelly Market | Boulder

BARTENDERS
Austin Carson of Mizuna | Denver
Nicole Laurita of Williams & Graham | Denver

SOMMELIERS
Chris Dunaway of The Little Nell | Aspen
Carlin Karr of Frasca Food & Wine | Boulder

MENTOR
Presented by Vitamix Commercial
Alex Seidel of Fruition and Mercantile Dining & Provisions

Colorado RISING STARS PARTNERS

Occasions Catering, Symrise, Steelite International, Compass Group, S.Pellegrino, Bombay Sapphire, Vitamix Commercial, KitchenAid Commercial, Singer M.Tucker, Kikkoman, Minor’s, Royal Basmati, Meyer Natural Beef, Foods and Wines from Spain, Lone Mountain Wagyu, Fresh Origins, Breville Polyscience, Sturia, Iberico Ham from Spain, RATIONAL, Meiko, Cornelius, Crown Verity, Winesellers, Taylor Shellfish, Packnwood, City Hall

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