Celebrity Chefs of Tomorrow
Updated: December 02, 2008
Today's celebrity chefs are household words, known to every American by their first names: Daniel. Jean Georges. Tom. But even these titans are mortal, and their influence, too, will wane. Who are the celebrity chefs of tomorrow?
Celebrity Chefs of Tomorrow
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Anthos
Read Reviews36 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019 (map)
Greek cooking has never had a major media star, but if there were to ever be a Mario of Mykonos, Michael Psilakis would surely be that man. His restaurants have taken Manhattan by storm over the past three years, earning him glory and getting him the national exposure his food and vision deserve.
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Scarpetta
Read Reviews355 W 14th St, New York, NY 10014 (map)
What can you say about Scott Conant that hasn't been said by the New York food media? He's bursting with oomph and sex appeal and has taken it with him to his new three-star restaurant in the Meatpacking District. His cooking may be refined and understated, but his personality is anything but.
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Elettaria
Read Reviews33 W 8th St, New York, NY 10011 (map)
As handsome as a Bollywood star and a gifted, creative young chef to boot, Akhtar Nawab is just beginning to break out as a chef, creating concentrated flavors in his swanky Greenwich Village restaurant. Get this guy in front of a camera!
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Fatty Crab
Read Reviews643 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014 (map)
Freewheeling, pork-happy Zak Pelaccio has gotten some ribbing for his promiscuous consulting gigs, but all publicity is good publicity, and in any case no one doubts his vast talent and engaging persona.
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Alto
Read Reviews11 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 (map)
Michael White is a bigger-than-life figure, marked out for fame by his art in the kitchen, his biography (Wisconsin boy turned leading Italian chef) and his Herculean frame. He's hard to miss in any of his restaurants where he lurks about, discoursing on the genius of Italy.
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Suba Restaurant
Read Reviews109 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002 (map)
Seamus Mullen is young, good-looking and can cook the living hell out of lamb and pork. Three stylish restaurants in the heart of Manhattan don't hurt, either.
