Rising Stars Press Kit
The StarChefs Rising Stars Revue™ showcases up-and-coming chefs who have been chosen by StarChefs as Rising Stars. All of the Rising Stars participating in the Revue are featured on StarChefs.com. They were recommended for selection by the StarChefs Advisory Board, which is made up of over 20 of the country’s most influential chefs. Final choices were made by StarChefs’ editorial team. Ultimately, creativity, ambition, exquisite presentation and, most importantly, delicious food won each chef the designation of StarChefs Rising Star. I. StarChefs Rising Stars Revue™ Chef Awards in the NEWS 2014: Los Angeles | Coastal New England | Kentucky-Tennessee II. Marketing Collateral Invitation | Postcard | Program | Advertisement | Press Releases |
I. StarChefs Rising Stars Revue™ Chef Awards in the News |
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - Los Angeles, June 11, 2014 | |||||||||
 | StarChefs.com announces 2014 Los Angeles Rising Stars Awards Restaurant industry magazine StarChefs.com announced its 2014 Los Angeles Rising Stars award winners on Wednesday, a list of up-and-coming chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers, bartenders and artisans. | ||||||||
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - Coastal New England, April 15, 2014 | |||||||||
 | The Dish: Star Chefs Coastal New England Rising Stars "Providence is hosting the Star Chefs 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Gala at the Providence Biltmore on April 15 from 5:45–9:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by starchefs.com, will honor up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals across New England." more | ||||||||
 | Rising Stars Gala Honors New England's Culinary Greats April 15, 2014 "Put your stretchy dress pants on and prepare for a royal Rhode Island feast... We may be a small state, but Rhode Island is a massive purveyor of fine food expertly crafted with care, passion, and creativity."more | ||||||||
 | 5 Questions with StarChefs.com CEO, Antoinette Bruno April 12, 2014 "Antoinette Bruno left behind life on Wall Street to pursue a career in food, enrolling in the Chefs’ Program at Ritz Escoffier in Paris and working in kitchens in the South of France." more | ||||||||
 | Miso and Harissa Glazed Pork Belly April 10, 2014 "We’re in the kitchen today with Chef Jake Rojas of Tallulah on Thames in Newport, RI. He will be demonstrating how to make Miso and Harissa Glazed Pork Belly, Slow Egg, and Crispy Brussels Sprout Leaves for the Stars Chef Awards!" more | ||||||||
 | Rising stars in coastal cooking lauded March 27, 2014 "Foodies take note: StarChefs.com, a restaurant industry trends magazine, has named its 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Award winners, whom the magazine says 'represent the vanguard of the contemporary American dining scene.'" more | ||||||||
 | New Harvest Coffee's Lepine wins 2014 Rising Stars Award March 25, 2014 "PAWTUCKET - Eric Lepine, a roaster with New Harvest Coffee Roasters in Pawtucket, is a winner of the 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards from StarChefs.com." more | ||||||||
 | 'Rising Stars' of a culinary coast March 21, 2014 "StarChefs.com, the award-winning restaurant industry trends magazine, has announced its 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards, honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals."more | ||||||||
| Local chefs receive Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards March 20, 2014 "StarChefs.com, the award-winning restaurant industry trends magazine has announced its 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards, honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals." more | ||||||||
 | Chef Melissa Denmark Shines as a Rising Star March 19, 2014 April 15, 2014 marks a special day for us here at Gracie’s and Ellie’s. Our friend and pastry chef, Melissa Denmark, will be honored as a Rising Star in the Coastal New England culinary scene. more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs.com chooses 8 Mainers for its 2014 Rising Star Awards March 19, 2014 Eight Maine chefs, food artisans, brewers, roasters and bartenders have won a 2014 Coastal New England Rising Star Award from StarChefs.com, the restaurant industry trends magazine. more | ||||||||
 | Seacoast Chef Honored as 'Rising Star' March 19, 2014 "Hennessey, 37, has been named a 2014 Coastal New England Rising Star by StarChefs.com, a magazine and website for culinary insiders."more | ||||||||
 | Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards to respect RI chefs and artisans March 19, 2014 "StarChefs.com, a online grill attention trends magazine, is entrance to Providence to benefaction a 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards that includes many Rhode Island chefs and artisans." more | ||||||||
 | MAINE CHEFS HONORED WITH STARCHEFS.COM RISING STAR AWARDS March 19, 2014 "The James Beard Foundation Awards may have ignored Maine this year, but on the heels of that disappointing announcement yesterday, comes some good news from StarChefs.com." more | ||||||||
 | R.I. chefs make strong showing in 2014 StarChefs regional awards March 19, 2014 "PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island chefs snagged 10 of this year’s 27 Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards, according to industry trends magazine StarChefs.com." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs.com 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards Comes to Providence March 19, 2014 "StarChefs.com the award-winning online magazine for culinary insiders, announces its 2014 Kentucky-Tennessee Rising Stars Awards, honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals." more | ||||||||
 | Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards to honor R.I. chefs and artisans March 19, 2014 "StarChefs.com, the online restaurant industry trends magazine, is coming to Providence to present its 2014 Coastal New England Rising Stars Awards which includes many Rhode Island chefs and artisans."more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - Kentucky-Tennessee, Feb 25, 2014 | |||||||||
 | Local and regional chefs to be honored at StarChefs.com "Rising Stars" gala February 20, 2014 "StarChefs.com the award-winning online magazine for culinary insiders, announces its 2014 Kentucky-Tennessee Rising Stars Awards, honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals." more | ||||||||
 | Rising Star Gala to Showcase the Eilte of Regional Food Scene February 19, 2014 "Sometimes a thank you isn't enough for decadent, luscious, and taste thrilling food." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs Rising Star nods give high praise for Louisville culinary scene February 13, 2014 "Since nearly every publication, website and news channel creates its own "best of" list, it's not out of the question that some might ignore StarChefs singling out Kentucky and Tennessee for its Rising Star Awards in 2014." more | ||||||||
 | Decca chef's Moroccan spiced sweet potato soup, Star Chefs Gala February 13, 2014 "Recipes, Tips & More" more | ||||||||
 | Louisville Restaurant News | StarChefs.com Rising Stars Gala to spotlight local chefs February 12, 2014 "After scouring Kentucky and Tennessee for the top up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals in the region, StarChefs.com (@Star_Chefs) has selected several locals to be among those honored at a gala at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St." more | ||||||||
 | Star Chefs, Others Ready For StarChefs Salute February 11, 2014 "StarChefs.com™, an online magazine for "culinary insiders," will be honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals from the Bluegrass and Volunteer states with its 2014 Kentucky-Tennessee Rising Stars Awards." more | ||||||||
| Chilly Starry Charleston Night January 27, 2014 "For its January issue, Starchefs.com turns its starry eyes on Louisville, "a town with an identity all its own and a passionate community of chefs, somms, brewers, roasters, and artisans" and declares "we love Louisville."" more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - Carolinas, Dec 11, 2013 | |||||||||
 | Chilly Starry Charleston Night December 13, 2013 "Fat saffron spaghettie noodles on a pesto-like mash of dandelion greens. The ultimaate confort-food goodness." more | ||||||||
 | Rising Stars Gala December 12, 2013 "StarChefs.com, an online magazine which stages regional parties to recognize “up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals,” found a slew of talented chefs in Asheville, N.C., and Charleston and brought that talent to the Memminger Auditorium for an awards show and tasting gala." more | ||||||||
 | Starchefs.com Rising Stars Gala December 11, 2013 "Peer into the collective dining future as chefs from both Carolinas come together to celebrate the Rising Star Awards" more | ||||||||
 | Fearrington House Executive Chef and Wine Director Receive Rising Stars Awards from StarChefs December 11, 2013 "Fearrington Village announces that Fearrington House Restaurant Executive Chef Colin Bedford and Wine Director Maximillian Kast will showcase their talent and receive their Rising Stars of the Carolinas awards today, at the StarChefs Rising Stars Gala in Charleston, South Carolina. StarChefs is the award-winning online magazine for culinary insiders." more | ||||||||
| Rising Stars Gala December 5, 2013 "StarChefs.com found a slew of talented chefs in Asheville, N.C., and Charleston and is bringing that talent to the HOly City for an awards show and tastin gala" more | ||||||||
| Starchefs.com Rising Stars Gala December 4, 2013 "An rewards ceremony kicks off the night..." more | ||||||||
 | Chef Justin Burdett’s Upcoming Award Dinners December, 2013 "Executive Chef Justin Burdett of Ruka’s Table in Highlands N.C. has received a 2013 Carolina Rising Star awards from StarChefs.com, the award-winning online magazine for culinary insiders that honors up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals who represent the vanguard of the contemporary American dining scene." more | ||||||||
 | Goat Barbecue at Home Team November 28, 2013 "Garden & Guns Jubilee festivities this weekend don't include a Friday dinner option, but nearby Fiery Rons Home Team BBQ is hoping to lure event-goers with a collaborative smoking session." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.com Carolina winners November 21, 2013 "StarChefs.com an online Magazine that stages regional parties to recognize 'up and coming chefs and culinary professionals' found nearly all of the talent for it's Gala in Asheville and Charleston." more | ||||||||
| Starchefs.com Honor Rising Stars November 20, 2013 "We're not the only ones obsessed with Aaron Siegel's Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs.com Announces Carolinas 2013 Rising Stars November 20, 2013 "Congratulations Carolina Chefs! StarChefs.com™, the award-winning online magazine for culinary insiders, announces its 2013 Carolina Rising Stars Awards honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals who represent the vanguard of the contemporary American dining scene." more | ||||||||
 | WNC dominates StarChefs Awards November 19, 2013 "I told you so. Two weeks ago, when I wrote about national magazineStarchefs' nominations of more than 30 chefs from Western North Carolina, I wrote I have a feeling..." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.com Carolinas 2013 Rising Stars Tasting Gala and Awards Ceremony November 18, 2013 "Enjoy 21 dishes, 21 beverage pairings, and two signature cocktails from some of North and South Carolina's best in the industry." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs honors the Carolinas' rising stars November 18, 2013 "We're not the only ones obsessed with Aaron Siegel's Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ. Star Chefs, an online magazine, has named Fiery Ron's a winning concept..." more | ||||||||
| STARCHEFS.COM ANNOUNCES ITS CAROLINAS 2013 RISING STARS AWARD WINNERS November 13, 2013 "StarChefs.com, the award-winning online magazine for culinary insiders, announces its 2013 Carolina Rising Stars Awards honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals who represent the vanguard of the contemporary American dining scene…" more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs honors Asheville restaurant professionals November 13, 2013 "StarChefs.com, an online magazine for culinary insiders, announced today its 2013 Carolina Rising Stars Awards — and Asheville scored big." more | ||||||||
 | Starchefs.com Lists 11 Asheville Area Rising Stars on list of 28 In North And South Carolina November 12, 2013 "Starchefs.com, which bills itself as the magazine for culinary insiders, just published its list of 2013 rising stars in the Carolinas and why they shine." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.com Assembles Carolina Culinary Talent for Awards Gala November 12, 2013 "StarChefs.com found nearly all of the talent for its Carolina Rising Stars gala in Asheville and Charleston: The cities are home to eight of the 11 chefs participating in a Dec. 11 tasting at Memminger Auditorium." more | ||||||||
| Culinary creations put Asheville on the map once again for Carolina Rising Stars awards November 12, 2013 "StarChefs.com™, the award-winning online magazine for culinary insiders, announces its 2013 Carolina Rising Stars Awards honoring up-and-coming chefs and culinary professionals who represent the vanguard of the contemporary American dining scene." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs honors Asheville restaurant professionals November 12, 2013 "StarChefs.com, an online magazine for culinary insiders, announced today its 2013 Carolina Rising Stars Awards — and Asheville scored big." more | ||||||||
| Star Chefs magazine scouts Asheville talent for awards October 5, 2013 "It is easy to forget how blessed we are to have such a vibrant food scene in a city as small as Asheville..." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - San Francisco Bay Area, May 17, 2013 | |||||||||
 | Plate Date: Rising Stars Tasting Gala June 25, 2013 "Sample small plates and cocktails from 24 of the Bay Area's hottest up-and-coming chefs..." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs announces 2013 San Francisco Bay Area Rising Stars June 21, 2013 "Fish-sauce-glazed Berkshire pork belly with roasted kumquats and kimchi. Verbena-and-chamomile-poached sea bream collar with pear and celery. These are dishes to show off with..." more | ||||||||
 | CA: San Francisco Bay Area: 2013 Rising Stars June 18, 2013 "Recently, San Francisco proudly played host to the Bay Area’s 2013 Rising Stars Award Ceremony and Tasting..." more | ||||||||
 | Street Style Report: Star Chefs Show Us Their Off-Duty Looks June 17, 2013 "Last week, local chefs and industry insiders celebrated the StarChefs 2013 Rising Star Award winners with an exclusive dinner at Fifth Floor."more | ||||||||
| Sample Food From AQ, Sons & Daughters, and Bar Tartine at Tonight's StarChefs Gala June 13, 2013 "StarChefs.com, the national online trade magazine, is circling through S.F. again tonight for the first time since 2010 with one of their "Rising Stars" galas..." more | ||||||||
 | The Taste of Victory June 13, 2013 "Celebrate StarChefs' 2013 crop of Rising Stars at AT&T Park..." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs Gala on June 13th at AT&T Park May 21, 2013 "On Thursday June 13th, catch a veritable galaxy of San Francisco culinary stars at the ~STARCHEFS RISING STARS~ awards night." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs announces 2013 San Francisco Bay Area Rising Stars May 16, 2013 "Every three years or so, New York-based StarChefs comes to the Bay Area to crown a new group of rising stars in the food and drink industry"more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs Honorees May 16, 2013 "Trick Dog, Outerlands, Yigit Pura Among StarChefs Honorees..." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs Names 2013 Bay Area Rising Stars May 16, 2013 "The folks of StarChefs swing into town every three years to select a new crop of Rising Star Chefs, and they just announced the latest batch today." more | ||||||||
 | The Taste of Victory January 9, 2013 "Scott from Trick Dog and Sean from Gather highlight some of the awesome things that people can experience at the Rising Star Chefs Gala this Thursday..." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - New York, April 11, 2013 | |||||||||
 | Recap: StarChef's Rising Stars Gala April 12, 2013 "While typically New York's Rising Stars Gala happens in conjunction with StarChef's fall International Chefs Congress, this year the digital magazine celebrated last night instead." more | ||||||||
 | The 2013 Star Chefs New York Rising Stars Is A Look Into The Future April 11, 2013 "Star Chefs is a culinary trade organization that, along with fostering a sense of community among cooking professionals, hands out a well-researched, future-glimpsing awards program called Rising Stars." more | ||||||||
 | 2 In The Kitchen: Spicy Meatballs, Sauce And Polenta From The Meatball Shop April 11, 2013 "Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman of The Meatball Shop are two winners of the 2013 New York Rising Star Awards." more | ||||||||
| 2 In The Kitchen: Spicy Pork Meatballs, Spicy Meat Sauce, and Polenta April 11, 2013 "Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman of The Meatball Shop were our guests." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs Honors Local Culinary Talents at Gala April 10, 2013 "Chefs, bakers and restaurateurs from Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill and Gowanus will be celebrated this Thursday. Here are their recipes. "more | ||||||||
 | Cheerios Cocktails Oil Crowd Feting Young New York Chefs April 10, 2013 "New York's culinary elite will anoint 25 emerging chefs, mixologists and sommeliers tomorrow night at StarChefs.com's 2013 Rising Stars gala and raise some money for cooks-in-waiting." more | ||||||||
 | Many DessertBuzz Favorites to attend StarChefs Rising Stars Gala and so can you April 5, 2013 "This year you can attend the StarChefs New York Rising Stars Awards Gala on Thursday, April 11, from 8pm to 10:30pm at The Liberty Theater, with a VIP reception beginning at 6:45pm." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs.com Rising Stars Gala April 4, 2013 "Thursday, April 11th, marks StarChefs.com's 2013 Rising Star Awards!"more | ||||||||
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| Family Meal, Previewed; Golfing With Brooklyn Star March 21, 2013 "AWARDS SEASON — Star Chefs has announced the winners of its Rising Stars Chef Awards." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - Philadelphia, February 21, 2013 | |||||||||
 | Rising Stars in Philadelphia's kitchens February 23, 2013 "StarChefs descends upon four cities each year to showcase Rising Stars in the respective city's kitchens, bars, and breweries. StarChefs has been working with and celebrating the best, the brightest, and the most exciting of the culinary and beverage worlds since 1995." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs 2013 Philadelphia Rising Stars Gala February 6, 2013 "Culinary insider website StarChefs.com recently swept through Philly, tasting and sipping creations from our best restaurants" more | ||||||||
| Star Chefs Announces Philly Rising Stars for 2013 January 18, 2012 "Early this winter, representatives from StarChefs.com ate their way through Philadelphia, dining at what seemed like all of our best restaurants, interviewing chefs along the way." more | ||||||||
 | Star Chefs Philly January 17, 2012 "Today Star Chefs dropped their list of 2013 Rising Star Award Winners and the line up is a pretty great mix of touted talent and new comers. "more | ||||||||
| Star Chefs Announces Philly Rising Stars for 2013 January 17, 2012 "After weeks of deliberation and eating everywhere that matters in Philly, Star Chefs announced their 2013 Rising Star Award Winners and it's a solid mix of the already and almost famous cooks in town." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs is out with its 2013 winners January 17, 2012 "More than 90 candidates in the Philadelphia area were considered through in-person tastings and interviews." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs Searching Philly for Rising Stars December 19, 2012 "StarChefs, the top insider rag in the business, is in Philly to search for new Rising Stars to add to their roster." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs scouring the city December 18, 2012 "Reps from StarChefs, the culinary-insider mag, are in town this week for a "Rising Stars" focus on Philadelphia. It's their third and final extended visit to Philadelphia, their first in several years." more | ||||||||
| StarChefs.Com Rising Stars Revue™ - Hawaii, December 4, 2012 | |||||||||
 | Hawaii Rising Star Chef December 12, 2012 "Video KHON Wake Up 2day" more | ||||||||
 | Grind Time: StarChefs.com honors local talent December 10, 2012 "Unless you work in the culinary industry, there's a pretty good chance you've never heard of StarChefs.com. But ask any of Honolulu's top chefs — or those who aspire to be — and they'll tell you how influential the award-winning online magazine is among their peers." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs.com names its Hawaii 'Rising Stars' December 9, 2012 "Since 2003, StarChefs.com, the online magazine for culinary insiders, has criss-crossed the country with its StarChefs Rising Stars Revue, showcasing up-and-coming chefs." more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs.com names its Hawaii 'Rising Stars' December 8, 2012 "Since 2003, StarChefs.com, the online magazine for culinary insiders, has criss-crossed the country with its StarChefs Rising Stars Revue, showcasing up-and-coming chefs." more | ||||||||
 | Rising Star Chefs December 6, 2012 "Several Mauians were recognized Tuesday evening at the Halekulani on Oahu at the Rising Stars Awards Banquet that featured their signature dishes." more | ||||||||
| PICS: 'StarChefs Rising Stars Revue' December 5, 2012 "Scenes from the "StarChefs Rising Stars Revue," hosted by StarChefs.com at the Halekulani on" more | ||||||||
 | Star Chefs in Hawaii: Elizabeth McDonald December 4, 2012 "Elizabeth McDonald joins other local chefs in the inaugural class of StarChef.com's Raising Stars Revue" more | ||||||||
| Star Chefs in Hawaii: Michelle Karr-Ueoka December 4, 2012 "It's been a busy six months for Pastry Chef Michelle Karr-Ueoka of Alan Wong's Restaurant. During that time, she's participated in the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, toured the Mediterranean and recently has been named as one of the fourteen chefs featured at StarChef.com's Raising Stars Revue" more | ||||||||
 | StarChefs.com makes Hawaii debut December 4, 2012 "The award-winning online magazine starchefs.com is making its Hawaii debut. Over 50 chefs from around the state will put their cooking to the test to see who is most capable of leading the culinary scene." more | ||||||||
 | Promising Hawaii chefs in spotlight at "Rising Stars Revue" gala in Waikiki November 28, 2012 "The StarChefs Rising Stars Revue, which showcases up-and-coming culinary talent across the country, will hold its first-ever Hawaii gala next week in Waikiki." more | ||||||||
 | A sampling of dishes at the Hawaii Rising Stars Gala November 28, 2012 "I'm excited about next week's StarChefs Rising Stars gala. Why? Because Starchefs, a national restaurant industry magazine, has recognized some of Hawaii's best young chefs, some of whom I've worked alongside and have admired their work ethic and ability to consistently produce excellent food (and drink!)." more | ||||||||
| Star Chefs in Hawaii: Mark Noguchi November 27, 2012 "As mentioned yesterday, I'm thrilled to see Hawaii chefs getting recognition in an online magazine I've followed for about 20 years. StarChefs.com is a big deal in the culinary world, and this is the first time they're profiling our state…" more | ||||||||
| Hawaii Rising Star Chefs "How to Make It" panel November 27, 2012 "Starchefs, a national restaurant industry online magazine, recently named a handful of Hawaii chefs as Rising Stars…" more | ||||||||
| Star Chefs in Hawaii: Dave Newman November 26, 2012 "Star Chefs in Hawaii: Dave Newman, the renowned go-to site for chefs is recognizing Hawaii's rising stars" more | ||||||||
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