Kitchen Diaries

How Seattle's Rising Star Chefs Dream Up Dishes

A peek behind the swinging kitchen door reveals what makes this year's batch of Next Hot Chefs so excellent: their unyielding passion for making good food.

07/23/2019 By Rosin Saez

Rising Stars

Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2019

Five ascendant chefs. One fierce and talent-filled dining scene.

07/23/2019 By Rosin Saez and Allecia Vermillion

Rising Stars

Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2018

A new crop of rising stars don their aprons and sharpen the city’s dining scene. Talents include: nose-to-tail wizardry, brunch superpowers, and global spice wisdom.

05/22/2018 By Allecia Vermillion and Rosin Saez

Shift Change

Shannon Martincic Is the Chef de Cuisine at Chicago's Elizabeth Restaurant

The talented chef has decamped for Michelin-starred pastures.

08/28/2017 By Rosin Saez

Rising Stars

Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2017

Five big talents, one bright dining future.

05/16/2017 By Kathryn Robinson, Allecia Vermillion, and Rosin Saez Photography by Amber Fouts

Critic's Notebook

Where Seattle’s Best Chefs Are Dining

Pay attention to where the pros go.

06/06/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

The Heartbreak of Choosing Next Hot Chefs

And the tale of one who got away.

05/31/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Right Here: Seattle’s Next Hot Chefs 2016

Bet you’d like to know how we picked ‘em.

05/23/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Chefs

Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2016

These five men and women are the future of Seattle dining. A future full of locavore tacos, Edomae sushi, and swaggering vegetable dishes.

05/23/2016 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Wanted: Seattle’s Hottest Young Chefs

It’s that time of year again, people.

03/03/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

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Next Hot Chefs 2015

07/13/2015

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Slide Show: Next Hot Chefs 2015

06/26/2015

Critic's Notebook

Which of Our Next Hot Chefs Got Fired?

And why it doesn’t matter

06/11/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

It’s the Party No Seattle Food Lover Should Miss

Partly because Seattle Met throws it. Mostly because the food will be astonishing.

05/28/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Restaurants

Seattle Met’s Next Hot Chefs 2015

Just watch: These men and women will do great things.

05/26/2015 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion Photography by Andrew Waits

Critic's Notebook

Who Are Seattle's Next Hot Chefs?

Operators are standing by.

03/09/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

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Slide Show: Next Hot Chefs

06/05/2014

Restaurants

Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2014

Seattle Met toasts its second annual class of up-and-coming culinary stars.

06/02/2014 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion