Our 2022 Chefs to Watch Are Serving More Than Just Delicious Food

Last year, when chefs were focusing more on survival than menu innovation, we shifted the theme of our annual Chefs to Watch issue to mentorship. It was a departure after seven years of featuring up-and-coming chefs around the country, but it set the tone for a new set of criteria we instituted to determine which esteemed chefs would make our list as we revisited the issue this year. Once we could settle into dining rooms all over...