2025 StarChefs Miami Rising Stars Awards
StarChefs returns to Miami to celebrate the city’s most talented up-and-coming food and beverage professionals.
The 2025 Miami Rising Stars Awards will be the 91st class of Award winners and the 5th class from South Florida.
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 2025 Miami Rising Stars Awards event page.
2025 Miami RISING STARS AWARD WINNERS
CHEFS
Estefania Andrade of Trippy Kitchen
Ivan Barros formerly of Amara at Paraiso
Javier Cussato and Carmen Ibarra of Atomica
Maria Teresa Gallina and Nicolas Martinez of Recoveco
Juan Camilo Liscano of Palma
Tam Pham of Tâm Tâm
Juan Manuel Umbert of PASTA
GAME CHANGERS
Presented by S.Pellegrino
Evan Burgess and Osmel Gonzalez of EntreNos
RESTAURATEURS
Josh Hackler, Pili Restrepo, and Sebastián Vargas of Grassfed Culture Hospitality
COMMUNITY
Presented by Resy
Karla Hoyos of Tacotomia
CONCEPT
Kavan Burke, Wayne Sharpe, and Harrison Soffer of Jrk!
PASTRY CHEF
Presented by TCHO Chocolate
Ana De Sa Martins formerly of Stubborn Seed
BAKERS
Christian Julien and Oscar Lastra of Façade
BARTENDER
Presented by Campari Academy
Rensel Cabrera of The Sylvester
SOMMELIERS
Gabriela Ospina of Boia De
Matt Whitney of Sunny's Steakhouse
MENTOR
Presented by Vitamix Commercial
Diego Oka of La Mar by Gastón Acurio
Miami RISING STARS PARTNERS
Symrise, Steelite International, Vitamix Commercial, S.Pellegrino, Corto Olive Co., Resy, Niman Ranch, TCHO Chocolate, Campari Academy, Nielsen-Massey, American Lamb Board, Nespresso, Vulcan, Seafood Scotland, Lone Mountain Wagyu, Carma Connected, Rethink Food, Dua Miami
