Young Chef Award

In Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Québec, Samy Benabed of Auberge Saint-Mathieu is the MICHELIN Guide Québec 2026 Young Chef Award winner.

In New York City, India Doris of Markette is The MICHELIN Guide Northeast Cities 2025 Young Chef Award winner.

At just 22 years old, E.J. brings a new chapter to Emeril’s in New Orleans.

In New Orleans, E.J. Lagasse of Emeril’s is the 2025 American South Young Chef Award Winner.

Chuck Charnichart of Barbs B Q is The MICHELIN Guide Texas 2025 Young Chef Award winner.

Juhyun Lee of Sushi Hyun is The MICHELIN Guide Vancouver 2025 Young Chef Award winner.

Eric Chong of aKin is The MICHELIN Guide Toronto & Region 2025 Young Chef Award winner.

Aiden Tibbetts of Wildflower is The MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2025 Young Chef Award winner.

Serving lettuce ice cream and other delicious dishes, the talented chef runs a phenomenal 10-seat restaurant in Los Angeles.

Enjoy "comida rica" with a menu that changes almost every week.

Cooking with ambition and care, based on what's freshest at his local farm.

500 stomps on the dough lead to his ideal udon.

The chef immerses guests on a unique culinary journey through Peru.

With impressive technique, he has served Jean-Georges diners for over a decade.

“I want to be the future grandma who preserves these ancient recipes that our own grandmas used to cook.”

Tradition and personality are the secret sauce behind the dishes at this One Star restaurant.

The food scene is changing both in terms of age and direction. Generation Y chefs approach food with passion. The more time they spend in the kitchen, the more they discover themselves and then hone their knowledge accordingly. They dream not of rediscovering the world, but rather of walking confidently down their own path and adding something of their own personality to the legacy they’ve inherited from great chefs before them – and by better recognizing and using what this land has to offer them.

Discover the Young Chef Award winner Nikita Poderyagin and his restaurant Bjorn, Bib Gourmand and a Green Star MICHELIN Guide Moscow 2022