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Chefs to Watch 2016

Whether they come from food meccas like New York or small towns like Solon, Iowa; whether they serve food on fancy plates or in paper bags; this year's Chefs to Watch all have one thing in common—their food is completely delicious. These 30 chefs are making their mark on the American restaurant scene with thoughtful, creative food, and we're proud to present their stories in the Chefs to Watch 2016 issue.

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    Staplehouse
    Atlanta
    Ga.
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    Clark Street Bread
    Los Angeles
    Calif.
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    Tail Up Goat
    Washington
    D.C.
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    Average: 5 (1 vote)
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    Guerrilla Tacos
    Los Angeles
    Calif.
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    Average: 4 (1 vote)
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    Salare
    Seattle
    Wash.
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    Dos Urban Cantina
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Average: 1 (1 vote)
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    Llama Inn
    New York
    N.Y.
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    Cure
    Pittsburgh
    Pa.
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    Giulia
    Cambridge
    Mass.
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    The 404 Kitchen
    Nashville
    Tenn.
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    Spoke
    Somerville
    Mass.
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    Big Grove Brewery
    Solon
    Iowa
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    Coquine
    Portland
    Ore.
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    Average: 2 (1 vote)
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    Oriole
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Dos Urban Cantina
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Average: 5 (1 vote)
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    The Grey
    Savannah
    Ga.
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    Average: 3.3 (6 votes)
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    Acadia
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Average: 4 (1 vote)
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    Top Knot
    Dallas
    Texas
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    Babu Ji
    New York
    N.Y.
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    Hungry Pigeon
    Philadelphia
    Pa.
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    Loyal Nine
    Cambridge
    Mass.
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    Kali
    Los Angeles
    Calif.
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    Osteria Langhe
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Emmer & Rye
    Austin
    Texas
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    Oriole
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Olmsted
    New York
    N.Y.
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    Average: 2.5 (4 votes)
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    Compère Lapin
    New Orleans
    La.
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    Mister Jiu’s
    San Francisco
    Calif.
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    Average: 5 (1 vote)
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    SHED Café
    Healdsburg
    Calif.
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    Average: 4 (1 vote)
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    Zero Restaurant + Bar
    Charleston
    S.C.
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    Upton 43
    Minneapolis
    Minn.
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    Mabel Gray
    Hazel Park
    Mich.
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    Average: 4 (1 vote)
  • The 404 Kitchen
    Nashville
    Tenn.
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Somerville
    Mass.
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    Solon
    Iowa
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  • Loyal Nine
    Cambridge
    Mass.
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    San Francisco
    Calif.
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Solon
    Iowa
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  • Top Knot
    Dallas
    Texas
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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  • The Grey
    Savannah
    Ga.
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    Average: 3.2 (5 votes)
  • Babu Ji
    New York
    N.Y.
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  • Llama Inn
    New York
    N.Y.
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    Average: 5 (1 vote)
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    Cambridge
    Mass.
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    San Francisco
    Calif.
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    Solon
    Iowa
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    Dallas
    Texas
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    New York
    N.Y.
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  • Hungry Pigeon
    Philadelphia
    Pa.
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  • Compère Lapin
    New Orleans
    La.
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    New York
    N.Y.
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    Cambridge
    Mass.
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    San Francisco
    Calif.
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  • Tail Up Goat
    Washington
    D.C.
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  • Big Grove Brewery
    Solon
    Iowa
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    Chicago
    Ill.
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    Healdsburg
    Calif.
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  • Emmer & Rye
    Austin
    Texas
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  • Oriole
    Chicago
    Ill.
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    New Orleans
    La.
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    New York
    N.Y.
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    San Francisco
    Calif.
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  • Big Grove Brewery
    Solon
    Iowa
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  • Upton 43
    Minneapolis
    Minn.
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  • SHED Café
    Healdsburg
    Calif.
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    Average: 5 (1 vote)
  • Llama Inn
    New York
    N.Y.
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  • Salare
    Seattle
    Wash.
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  • Zero Restaurant + Bar
    Charleston
    S.C.
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  • Big Grove Brewery
    Solon
    Iowa
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  • Upton 43
    Minneapolis
    Minn.
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  • Mabel Gray
    Hazel Park
    Mich.
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  • Staplehouse
    Atlanta
    Ga.
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  • Oriole
    Chicago
    Ill.
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  • Guerrilla Tacos
    Los Angeles
    Calif.
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    Average: 5 (1 vote)
  • Salare
    Seattle
    Wash.
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  • Dos Urban Cantina
    Chicago
    Ill.
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  • Llama Inn
    New York
    N.Y.
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  • Spoke
    Somerville
    Mass.
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  • Big Grove Brewery
    Solon
    Iowa
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