Among the notable chefs recognized by the magazine are: Thomas Keller (1988), Nobu Matsuhisa (1989), Nancy Silverton (1990), Tom Colicchio (1991), Eric Ripert (1992), Nancy Oakes (1993), Michael Cordúa (1994), Anne Quatrano (1995), Barbara Lynch (1996), Daniel Patterson (1997), Michael Symon (1998), John Besh (1999), Andrew Carmellini (2000), Wylie Dufresne (2001), Grant Achatz (2002), Stuart Brioza (2003), Graham Elliot (2004), Daniel Humm (2005), David Chang (2006), Gabriel Rucker (2007), Ethan Stowell (2008), Linton Hopkins (2009), Roy Choi (2010), and Carlo Mirarchi (2011).
Notable chefs recognized by the magazine include: Thomas Keller, Nobu Matsuhisa, Nancy Silverton, Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Nancy Oakes, Michael Cordúa, Anne Quatrano, Barbara Lynch, Daniel Patterson, Michael Symon, John Besh, Andrew Carmellini, Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achatz, Stuart Brioza, Graham Elliot, Daniel Humm, David Chang, Gabriel Rucker, Ethan Stowell, Linton Hopkins, Roy Choi, and Carlo Mirarchi.