The People · Page 89
The artisans of taste.
Winemaker
Christian Plattner
Bozen, Italy
Christian Plattner is the winemaker and owner of Ansitz Waldgries in Bozen, South Tyrol, Italy. The role sits at the point where vineyard work, cellar decisions, and the identity…
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Christian Scharrer
Weissenhaus, Germany
The 2017 Michelin Guide’s two stars for Courtier in Wangels, Germany, were a public reward for Christian Scharrer’s exacting kitchen, but the deeper story begins with formation:…
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Christian Zulian
San Pietro In Cariano, Italy
Christian Zulian is winemaker at Bolla, working from the premise that wine is shaped by observation as much as intervention. Amarone is the clearest expression of that practice,…
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Christina Hugl
Langenlois, Austria
## Coming Up Christina Hugl’s path reads like a gentle but purposeful long pour: built steadily, shaped by hands-on stages, and rooted in the rhythms of hospitality and wine. She…
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Chef
Christina Tosi
New York City, New York, United States
Christina Tosi’s pastry work at Milk Bar is built on familiar American sweet cues: cereal bowls, cookies, birthday tables, and the smell of sugar and fat in the oven. As founder…
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Winemaker
Christine Derenoncourt
Saint-Émilion, France
Christine Derenoncourt is Technical Director of Château La Tour Figeac in Saint-Émilion, a role built around technical judgment, consistency, and the disciplined carrying of a…
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Christine Gruère-Dubreuil
Pernand-Vergelesses, France
Christine Gruère-Dubreuil has managed and made wine at Domaine Dubreuil-Fontaine in Pernand-Vergelesses, Burgundy, France since 1991. In Burgundy, continuity is itself a working…
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Chef
Christine Lau
New York City, New York, United States
Kimika’s 2022 James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant semifinalist recognition marked the crest of Christine Lau’s work in a New York City kitchen where Japanese and Italian…
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Winemaker
Christine Marti-Wenger
Salgesch, Switzerland
## Where They Are Now Le travail de cave et de vigne chez Cave chez Violaine (Marti & Wenger GmbH) repose sur des gestes précis, une attention continue et un respect du temps…
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Christoph Kuenzli
Boca, Italy
## The Honours The central honour in Christoph Kuenzli’s story is the office itself: he took on the role of CEO in 2013, after co-founding the Boca estate in 1990. Running…
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Chef
Christophe Beaufront
Paris, France
Christophe Beaufront is chef of L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer in Paris, France, where the rhythm of the room is set at the counter: standing service, close-up conversation, and a…
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Winemaker
Christophe Bétrisey
St Leonard, Switzerland
Christophe Bétrisey’s work at Cave Bétrisey in St-Léonard, Switzerland is built on a close read of site and grape. The estate’s focus on Rèze, Roussane and Fumin points to a…
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Chef
Christophe Blatz
Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda
Along the way, Christophe Blatz’s career has been tied to Curtain Bluff Hotel, Curtain Bluff, and a Caribbean-influenced style of cooking that draws from local produce. The work…
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Winemaker
Christophe Coillot
Marsannay-la-Côte, France
Christophe Coillot is the owner of Domaine Coillot Bernard Père et Fils in Marsannay-la-Côte, France, where the work of the estate is carried through his name and through the…
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Christophe de Courten
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Christophe de Courten’s work at the estate is built on long continuity: two decades spent overseeing maturation before taking over the property in 2015. For an estate of that…
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Christophe Gadais
Saint Fiacre Sur Maine, France
## Coming Up Since 1994, Christophe Gadais has taken charge of Domaine Gadais Père & Fils and built out its production portfolio. That date marks the point where stewardship…
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Christophe Jacquod
Bramois, Switzerland
His love of the job traces back to his father, who passed on more than practical advice: he showed Christophe Jacquod that working outdoors could be rewarding, and that a life…
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Christophe Mestre
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
Christophe Mestre heads the estate at Domaine Christophe Mestre in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France, where red and white wines are shaped by appellation, site, and a disciplined…
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Winemaker
Christophe Morand
St Leonard, Switzerland
Owner of Cave de la Brunière in St-Léonard, Switzerland, Christophe Morand carries a family cellar founded in 1962 by his grandfather, Georges Morand. He joined the business in…
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Chef
Christophe Vasseur
Paris, France
Handwork sets the terms here: a loaf made from start to finish by the same set of hands, with judgment carried through the whole process. Christophe Vasseur states the requirement…
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Christopher Prieto
Knightdale, North Carolina, United States
Christopher Prieto is the owner and pitmaster of Prime Barbecue in Knightdale, North Carolina, and the work sits at the point where ambition, technique, and tradition meet. The…
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Christopher Zabita
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
In Palm Beach, the work begins with the weight of the season: local ingredients handled with refinement, the plate kept clean enough for small details to register. At Café Boulud…
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Çiğdem Seferoğlu
Istanbul, Turkey
Çiğdem Sefero’s work at HODAN in Istanbul is built around Turkish cuisine, then shaped through contrast: familiar flavors set against a quieter plate, with crisp white tablecloths…
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Cinzia Canzian
Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Her work is Grower Prosecco from vineyards at the base of the Dolomites, but the story behind it is as much about memory as it is about method: her grandmother’s osteria,…
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Ciro Olivo
Naples, Italy
Ciro Olivo is Executive Chef at Pizzeria Oliva ai Tre Santi in Naples, Italy, where his work is centered on Neapolitan pizza. In a city that sets a high standard for the form, the…
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Ciro Pappalardo
New York City, New York, United States
## The Making Local formation matters in pizza because the work is calibrated to a neighborhood before it is read anywhere else. For Ciro Pappalardo, that base was Port Richmond…
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Winemaker
Claire Bortolussi
Maumusson Laguian, France
## Coming Up Today, Claire Bortolussi co-owns and co-leads Domaine Berthoumieu, a position she has held since 2017. The work is anchored in estate management in Viella, with the…
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Claire Moueix
Libourne, France
In 2013, Claire Moueix took over the Pomerol property from her father, Bernard, and set a clear working standard for Château Taillefer: wines made as close as possible to their…
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Claire Pelissier
Aurel, France
Claire Pelissier co-leads Domaine des Muttes in Aurel, where she manages the estate's administrative and commercial work. Raised in the Clairette de Die appellation, she joined…
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Clara Concejo Mir
Quintanilla de Onésimo, Spain
## The Climb Winemaking at Bodega Vega Clara is the present work of Clara Concejo Mir. The role is straightforward: guide the cellar, make the wines, and carry the house style…
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Clara Puig
Javea, Spain
Before Clara Puig became co-owner of Tula in Jávea, Spain, her formation ran through a stage at Quique Dacosta’s three-star restaurant in Dénia. That house is also where she met…
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Claude Auberson
La Neuveville, Switzerland
Claude Auberson is the winegrower and cellar master of Auberson & Fils SA in La Neuveville, Switzerland, carrying a family cellar founded in 1954 by Jules Auberson into the…
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Winemaker, Domaine Claude Dugat
Claude Dugat
Gevrey-Chambertin, France
The work is operational: a family domaine carried by direct transmission, vineyard labor, fruit quality, and cellar choices kept in scale. In Claude Dugat’s case, the craft is…
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Claude Mandois
Pierry, France
From his 1982 arrival at Champagne Mandois in Pierry to the presidency of the estate, Claude Mandois moved through the work by going deeper into plots, vessels, and blends. ##…
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Claude Vialade
Lezignan Corbieres, France
## The Essentials At Corbières Montmija in Lezignan Corbieres, France, Claude Vialade’s work sits squarely in organic viticulture and production at origin, with Languedoc treated…
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Claude-Alain Chollet
Anieres, Switzerland
Claude-Alain Chollet’s work sits at the junction of vineyard and cellar: vigneron encaveur indépendant at Domaine des Champs-Lingot in Anières, Switzerland. Since 1990, that dual…
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Claudia Cherki
Monaco, France
Founder of Champagne Claudia Cherki in Monaco, Claudia Cherki has built a position in a trade where brand, presentation, and occasion are judged in the same breath. The Signature…
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Claudio Cipressi
San Felice Del Molise, Italy
Winemaker Claudio Cipressi works at Azienda Agricola Claudio Cipressi in San Felice del Molise, where the rhythm of the estate is shaped by a steady, deliberate attention to…
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Claudio Fenocchio
Monforte d'Alba, Italy
Barolo sets the frame at Azienda Agricola Giacomo Fenocchio: organic farming, long macerations, and large Slavonian oak casks are the working markers of a lineage that Claudio…
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Claudio Hartmann; Kathrin Hartmann
Schinznach Dorf, Switzerland
Claudio Hartmann; Kathrin Hartmann has been the winemaker at ck-Weine in Schinznach-Dorf, Switzerland since 2010. The work there is built around sparkling wine, with bottling and…
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Claudio Quarta
Guagnano, Italy
Claudio Quarta is the winemaker of Claudio Quarta Vignaiolo in Guagnano, Italy, a role that seems to reflect both precision and patience: the disciplined mind of a researcher,…
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Claudio Roggero
Neive, Italy
## The Path Training in winegrowing and cellar work begins with discipline before it becomes house style. Claudio Roggero trained at University of Turin, a foundation that now…
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Claudio Viberti
Castiglione Falletto, Italy
Claudio Viberti is the producer of Roccheviberti in Castiglione Falletto, Italy. His work sits in Barolo country and centers on Barolo wines, with family, land, cellar, and table…
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Claudio Widmer
Mendrisio, Switzerland
Claudio Widmer is a partner and oenologist at Cantina FA'WINO in Mendrisio. A Changins-trained oenologist with winemaking experience in Pessac-Léognan and Chile, he co-founded the…
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Chef
Claus Dalsgaard
Copenhagen, Denmark
In a trade that often prizes movement, his work reads as deliberately fixed in place. The kitchen leadership at Det Vide Hus, paired with ownership of Cafe Det Vide Hus, ties his…
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Winemaker
Clelia Romano
Lapio, Italy
## Coming Up At Colli di Lapio, the work has been defined by continuity, not novelty. Since 1994, Clelia Romano has tied the estate to Lapio, in Campania, with a steady approach…
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Clémence de Pourtalès
Saint Seurin De Cadourne, France
The defining fact of this career is winemaking, in Clémence de Pourtalès’s own words: “To me, my choice to make a career of winemaking has always been very obvious. I have spent a…
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Chef
Clément Hamy
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Canada
Clément Hamy took the Executive Chef role at StoneHaven Le Manoir in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Canada, in 2024. In a house where the setting already carries a quiet formal…
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Clint Grech
Mdina, Malta
## Today Local produce sits at the centre of Clint Grech’s work at de Mondion in Mdina, Malta, where restraint is doing the heavy lifting. The kitchen’s direction is shaped by a…
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Chef
Clinton Jacobs
Helshoogte Pass, South Africa
Clinton Jacobs is Head Chef at Delaire Graff Restaurant in Helshoogte Pass, Stellenbosch, South Africa, and chef at Delaire Graff Lodges & Spa in Helshoogte Pass, South Africa. He…
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Winemaker
Clive Jones
Renwick, New Zealand
Clive Jones came into wine through Charles Sturt University and a first professional chapter in industrial chemistry. That pairing gave his work a technical base from the start:…
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Chef
Coleman Griffin
Nagahama, Japan
Before Coleman Griffin took on the head-chef role at SOWER in Shiga, Japan, in 2021, the route had already been set by the Culinary Institute of America, kitchens in San…
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Colin Henderson
Anacapri, Italy
Executive Chef at Caesar Augustus in Anacapri, Italy, Colin Henderson is identified by a single, exact culinary post. The title places his work in the kitchen of that venue,…
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Colin Lynch
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
## Coming Up Training at the Culinary Institute of America gave Colin Lynch a formal base in technique and discipline. That schooling set the terms for a career built by…
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Colin McKay
Manila, Philippines
## The Climb Restaurant cooking built around polish depends on composition as much as execution: the menu has to read clearly, the room has to be served at pace, and the identity…
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Colin Nishida
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
In Honolulu, the material of Colin Nishida’s cooking was comfort food made generous: crunchy chicken pulled through garlic sauce, fried rice carrying char-siu, Portuguese sausage,…
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Bartender / bar director
Colin Williams
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
## Coming Up Cocktail work built from kitchen method favors mise en place, sequence, and balance over loose improvisation; That approach carried into work as chef at Saffron NOLA…
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Colin Yoshimoto
Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States
Executive Chef Colin Yoshimoto leads the kitchen at Domaine Serene Wine Lounge Lake Oswego in Lake Oswego, United States. The work is defined by precision, restraint, and a…
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Winemaker
Commendator Pozzobon
Volpago Del Montello, Italy
Land, cellar, and sales form the working frame of this wine record. At Pozzobon winery in Volpago del Montello, Italy, the 2018 SQNPI (National Quality System for Integrated…
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Conde Fabrice de Suyrot
Colonia De Sant Pere, Spain
## The Path Winemaking at Bodega Conde de Suyrot is organized around Mallorca’s character, with Conde Fabrice de Suyrot positioned in a cellar philosophy that treats place as the…
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Chef
Connie Chung
Manhattan, New York, United States
Her standard stays simple: "It should just be delicious." That line defines the work after the line cook grind, through Eleven Madison Park, where Connie Chung served as sous chef…
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Conor Dennehy
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Conor Dennehy is chef/owner of Talulla in Cambridge, a title that carries the weight of a restaurant built around seasonality, local sourcing, warm hospitality, and wine-focused…
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Winemaker
Coralie de Boüard
Montagne, France
Before Coralie de Boüard became CEO of Château Clos de Boüard in Montagne, the craft was already established in Saint-Émilion. At Château Angélus, childhood put her close to the…
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Coralie Delecheneau
Amboise, France
Coralie Delecheneau works as winemaker at Domaine La Grange Tiphaine in Amboise, France, where the estate’s pace is measured by vine work, cellar decisions, and the repetition of…
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Coralie Goumarre
Courthézon, France
Coralie Goumarre manages Domaine Galévan in Courthézon, France, where the family estate has remained the quiet center of her working life. In 1995, she took over the family estate…
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Corinne Depeyre
Cases De Pene, France
## The Path Corinne Depeyre’s story begins at the family estate at Domaine familial, where the rhythm of the work would have been measured not by headlines, but by seasons,…
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Corwin Kave
New York City, New York, United States
“I have always wanted to live in the mountains and I was given the opportunity this past summer to move to Tannersville to run the kitchen at the Deer Mountain Inn.” For Corwin…
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Cory Harwell
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Co-founder of Carson Kitchen in Las Vegas, United States, is the title that defines Cory Harwell’s public work. From Downtown Las Vegas, the restaurant centers on Creative…
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Cory Oppold
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
His cooking is organized around the arc of a full menu: “To a chef, a menu is like a story, and it’s very hard to tell that story through just an appetizer or entrée or dessert.”…
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Coskun Yurdakul
Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
Since 2017, Coskun Yurdakul has held the Chef de Cuisine post at Tiger-Restaurant in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany, shaping the kitchen’s daily tempo from inside the line. The…
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Costas Spilliadis
London, United Kingdom
Greek seafood dining, in this house style, began with selection before cooking: fish shown clearly, handled with restraint, and served in a room where the sea remained the…
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Courtney Kaplan
Los Angeles, California, United States
Sommelier at OTOTO in Los Angeles is one of the titles attached to Courtney Kaplan, and it points to a specialty in sake that shapes the whole room. At the restaurant, the work is…
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Chef
Courtney Storer
Los Angeles, California, United States
Courtney Storer moves with an ease that suggests two worlds she knows intimately: the heat and rhythm of restaurant kitchens, and the exacting pace of television production. She…
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Craig Stoll
San Francisco, California, United States
Craig Stoll is chef-owner and co-founder of Pizzeria Delfina in San Francisco. His Cal-Italian cooking is tied to a direct idea of pleasure: at Delfina, spaghetti with tomato…
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Chef
Cristian Ramirez
Riviera Maya, Mexico
## The Making Steakhouse cooking depends on heat, time, seasoning, and restraint before it depends on embellishment. In the role of Executive Chef at Tauro in Bogota, Colombia…
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Beverage Service Professional
Cristie Norman
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Cristie Norman has been lead sommelier at Delilah in Las Vegas since 2021. Before that post, she worked as a sommelier at Spago Beverly Hills, and her formal wine training runs…
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Winemaker
Cristina Amezola
Torremontalbo, Spain
Owner of Bodegas Amézola de la Mora in Torremontalbo, Spain, Cristina Amezola carries one of Rioja’s clearest forms of recognition: stewardship of an estate-led family winery with…
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Cristina Mantilla
Cambados Pontevedra, Spain
Cristina Mantilla is the winemaker of Bodegas del Palacio de Fefinanes in Cambados, Pontevedra, Spain. The post sits where place, discipline, and apprenticeship meet: a cellar…
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Cristina Monico
Lugano, Switzerland
## The Path Training at Istituto Agrario di San Michele all'Adige and later at Fachhochschule (College technique) of Wiesbaden-Geisenheim placed Cristina Monico inside two…
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Pastry Chef/Baker
Crystal Kass
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
In Phoenix, White Sonoran wheat gives Crystal Kass’s pastry a grain-level center of gravity: a pretzel substantial enough to be singled out by The New York Times in 2022, and a…
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Winemaker, Domaine Charles Audoin
Cyril Audoin
Marsannay, France
In Marsannay-la-Côte, France, Pinot Noir works through limestone rather than weight. The village frame matters: single-vineyard Marsannay reds can carry structure, chalky…
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Winemaker
Cyril Bonnet
Chamery, France
Cyril Bonnet’s career has been shaped by a quiet continuity: a working life that moved from the vineyards of Fronton back to the family estate in Chamery, where he has been…
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Winemaker
Cyril Delannoy
Bethon, France
Cyril Delannoy has been Chef de Cave at Champagne Le Brun de Neuville since 2023, a role that places him at the nerve center of a house where precision, patience, and instinct…
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Cyril Gautheron
Fleys, France
Cyril Gautheron is the winemaker at Chablis Gautheron in Fleys, France. His work is stated in terms of observation rather than formula: "There’s nothing systematic here, there are…
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Cyrille Thienpont
Saint-Émilion, France
## Coming Up At Château L'If, Cyrille Thienpont holds the winemaker’s role in a context that favors restraint over declaration. In Bordeaux, that kind of discipline reads plainly:…
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Owner & Chef
Dai Urakami
Osaka, Japan
Dai Urakami is the owner and chef of Tempura Urakami in Osaka. Public restaurant profiles note his background at Osaka tempura restaurant Ippoh and as head tempura chef at…
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Chef
Daichi Kumagiri
Tokyo, Japan
Executive Chef at Hatou in Tokyo, Daichi Kumagiri leads a restaurant recognized with One MICHELIN Guide star. His work is centered on Edomae omakase sushi, with otsumami served as…
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Daiki Fujimoto
Tokyo, Japan
Daiki Fujimoto has been head chef at Sushi Tokyo Yoshida in Tokyo since 2021. ## Coming Up Since 2021, Daiki Fujimoto has been head chef of Sushi Tokyo Yoshida, where his career…
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Daisaku Murayama
Tokyo, Japan
Daisaku Murayama opened the restaurant in 2019 and has worked there as chef since, with otsumami forming the specialty at the center of his craft. From the beginning, the work has…
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Chef
Daisley Gordon
Seattle, Washington, United States
## The Path At Cafe Campagne in Seattle, Daisley Gordon moved from line chef in 1995 to sous chef, a progression marked by repetition, discipline, and the kind of incremental…
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Daisuke Fujinaga
Tokyo, Japan
That narrowness is useful. It keeps attention on the work rather than on a long list of rooms, posts, or claims. In sushi, where the readable part of the craft is often the…
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Daisuke Mori
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Takumi by Daisuke Mori in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, earned a MICHELIN Guide one star in 2017, a distinction that matched the restaurant’s polished, quietly exacting style. At its…
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Chef
Daisuke Shimazaki
Tokyo, Japan
From a son watching his father closely at Sushi Yuu to Executive Chef of Sushiyuu in Tokyo, Japan, Daisuke Shimazaki’s arc has moved through attention, repetition, and a gradual…
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Chef
Daisuke Utagawa
Washington DC, Washington DC, United States
## The Climb Sushi-counter work trains discipline through repetition: fish cut to purpose, rice handled for temperature and texture, movement kept economical because excess shows.…
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Daisuke Yamaguchi
Bangkok, Thailand
Daisuke Yamaguchi is chef-owner of Baan Nual in Bangkok, a role that places him in the city’s Thai cooking conversation through ownership as much as output. The route to that…
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Winemaker
Damien Brisset
Tain-l'Hermitage, France
## Coming Up Since 2012, Damien Brisset has held the winemaker role at Ferraton Père & Fils, where the work is defined less by imprinting a house style than by reading what the…
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Winemaker, Domaine Marc Colin
Damien Colin
Saint-Aubin, France
Damien Colin handles winemaking and aging at Domaine Marc Colin in Saint-Aubin, France. The work belongs to a family estate created in the 1970s, with the current emphasis kept…
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Winemaker
Damien Delecheneau
Amboise, France
Damien Delecheneau is the winemaker and proprietor at Domaine La Grange Tiphaine in Montlouis-sur-Loire, France. Since 2000, that role has tied his name to one estate and one…
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Damien Landouar
Fronsac, France
## Where They Are Now Winemaking at Château Gaby and estate direction at Vignobles Sullivan place Damien Landouar in two linked registers: cellar work and broader oversight. Since…
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Winemaker
Damien Laurent
Verdigny, France
Damien Laurent’s work has stayed under one roofline at Domaine Fournier Père et Fils in Verdigny, which makes the progression easier to read: vineyard hand, then winemaker, now…
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