2021 Chicago Rising Stars
2021 Chicago Rising Stars
| Rising Stars Restaurant Week |
| Tuesday, September 21 — Tuesday, October 5 |
| We're back in Chicago to celebrate the city's most talented up-and-coming food and beverage professionals. After meeting with more than 100 young chefs, pastry chefs, bartenders, sommeliers, and artisans across the Windy City, we are excited to announce our newest class of Chicago Rising Stars. The 2021 class includes 24 Rising Stars, recognized by StarChefs for their culinary strengths, charitable contributions to Chicago, and their ability to navigate, lead, and inspire. |
| Rising Stars Restaurant Week is a two-week promotion showcasing the 2021 Chicago Rising Stars restaurants, dishes, pastries, wine pairings, and cocktails that best represents the future of American dining. The Restaurant Week will run from September 21 to October 5, and all the featured food and drink will be available for either dine-in, takeout, or both. |
Rising Stars Giveaway |
| With Vitamix blenders and $100 restaurant gift cards up for grabs, don’t miss your chance to win! Order any of the featured dishes or drinks and share an Instagram story or post to enter. You must tag @StarChefs and #StarChefsRisingStars to be considered. |
Rising Stars Award Winners
CHEFS
Ryan Brosseau
Dear Margaret
Damarr Brown
Virtue Restaurant
Luke Feltz
Smyth and The Loyalist
César Murillo
North Pond
Dave Park
Jeong
Bailey Sullivan
Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
Game Changer Chefs
presented by S.Pellegrino
Tim Flores & Genie Kwon
Kasama
Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
Game Changer Chefs
presented by S.Pellegrino
Tim Flores & Genie Kwon
Kasama
Community Chef
presented by Kikkoman USA
presented by Kikkoman USA
Won Kim
Kimski and Pizza Fried Chicken Ice Cream
PASTRY CHEFS
presented by TCHO Chocolate
Natalie Saben
One Off Hospitality
Brewers
Javier & Jose Lopez
Casa Humilde Cervecería
Tea Purveyors
Taylor Cowan & Jordan Scherer
Spirit Tea
BARTENDERS
What If Syndicate
SOMMELIERS
presented by Wines from Spain
Kimberlee Beeler
Alla Vita and BOKA
MENTOR
presented by Vitamix Commercial; anonymously voted for by the 2021 class of Chicago
Rising Stars
Sarah Grueneberg
Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
BONUS STOP
StarChefs Supports
presented by True Aussie Goat; proceeds benefit Careers through Culinary Arts Program
Gerardo & Victoria Salamanca
Café Tola
Sponsors
