Chefs and Restaurant Owners Call to Stop Seafood Fraud

As chefs and restaurant owners, we are committed to serving seafood that protects our oceans, our wallets and our health. Yet as more seafood is imported into the Unites States, our fish follows an increasingly complex path from fishing vessel to plate, increasing the risk of fraud each step of the way and making it more difficult for us to make eco-friendly choices.

Despite growing concern about where our nation’s seafood comes from, chefs, restaurant owners and consumers are routinely given little or no information about the fish they purchase. We rely on our purveyors to supply us with high quality, safe, legal and honestly labeled seafood.

Unfortunately, the information that travels with each fish is often limited.

Recent studies have found that seafood may be mislabeled as often as 25 to 70 percent of the time for popular species like red snapper, wild salmon and Atlantic cod, disguising fish that are less desirable, cheaper or more readily available.

With about 1,700 different species of seafood from all over the world now available in the U.S., it is unrealistic to expect chefs and restaurant owners to be able to independently and accurately determine that the fish they are getting is actually the one they paid for. We should be able to tell our customers, without question, what they are eating as well as where, when and how it was caught.

We believe that robust traceability standards are needed for all fish sold in the U.S. – both domestic and imported. As food industry leaders, we call on the U.S. government to require that seafood is traceable in order to prevent seafood fraud and keep illegal fish out of the U.S. market.

The U.S. government has an opportunity to set standards that ensure consumers are not being cheated.

By tracing seafood from the fishing vessel to the dinner plate, we can have more confidence in the food we serve. With your help, we can continue to make decisions that not only please our customers, but also help protect our oceans.

Signers as of October 25, 2012:

Barton Seaver David Anderson Greg Atkinson National Geographic Executive Chef Chef Proprietor Fellow, Chef & Author Cisco Systems & Restaurant Marché For Cod and Country Regional Fish Forager Bainbridge Island, WA Washington, DC Bon Appetit Management Company Ken Baker Brian Aaron San Jose, CA Proprietor & Chef Executive Chef Pachamama’s Restaurant Aaron’s Catering Josh Anglin & Star Bar Miami, FL Cook Lawrence, KS Santa Fe, NM Sarah Acconcia Sean Baker Chef David Apthorpe Executive Chef The Chameleon Café General Manager Gather Restaurant Baltimore, MD Cleveland, OH Berkeley, CA

Jody Adams Alan Archer Kyle Bailey Chef & Owner CEC, ACE Chef Rialto Corporate Executive Chef Birch & Barley Cambridge, MA New England Region Churchkey Trade Nestle Professional Washington, DC Boston, MA Minor’s Chapter President Brittany Baldwin Allison Albriton Professional Chefs of Portland Home Chef Director of Operations New Hampshire Portland, OR Northfield, MN American Culinary Federation Bob Bankert Joseph Alfieri Pelham, NH Executive Chef General Manager The Mooring Restaurant, Palo Alto, CA Cathal Armstrong Sayer’s Wharf Executive Chef Newport, RI Richard Allaire Restaurant Eve, Tucker’s Bistro Eat Good Food Group Phil Bannatyne Newport, RI Alexandria, VA Owner Cambridge Brewing Elissa Altman Ernest Arroyo Company Founder & Author Sous Chef & Cambridge, MA PoorMansFeast.com Production Manager Middletown, CT Dan Barber Joey Altman Executive Chef & Chef & John Ash Co-Owner Cookbook Author Chef, Educator & Blue Hill Restaurant San Francisco, CA James Beard New York, NY Award Winning Author Brian Anderson Santa Rosa, CA Sous Chef San Jose, CA

Jeremy Barlow Wilo Benet Joel Blice Chef & Owner Pikayo Restaurant Director of Operations Tayst Restaurant, Sloco, San Juan, Puerto Rico St. Mary’s City, MD Local Kitchen Catering Author of Caroline Bennett Brian Boitano Chefs Can Save the World Moshi Moshi Host Nashville, TN London, England “What Would Brian Boitano Make?” Eric Barnachea Matt Bennett Food Network Executive Chef Chef & Owner San Francisco, CA Santa Clara, CA Sybaris Bistro Clemenza’s Café & Anthony Bombaci Michael Barshis Wine Shop Executive Chef Executive Chef First Burger Nana Restaurant University Club of Portland Albany, OR Dallas, TX Portland, OR Berries in the Grove Daniel Bortnick Brendon Bashford Miami, FL Executive Chef Executive Chef Firefly Restaurant Fairmont Battery Wharf, John Besh Washington, DC Three Battery Wharf Chef & Cookbook Author Boston, MA New Orleans, LA Scott Boswell Chef & Proprietor Mario Batali Linda Bish Scott Boswell Enterprises Chef, Author & Sous Chef New Orleans, LA Entrepreneur Grove City, PA New York Daniel Boulud California Steve Biery Chef & Owner Nevada Chef The Dinex Group St. Thomas, USVI New York, NY Joseph Batchelder Sous Chef Jeff Black Terry Boyd Mountain View, CA President Publisher Celebrity Chef Tour Blue Kitchen Fedele Bauccio Dinner Series Chicago, IL CEO Bon Appetit Kevin Blaylock Chas Boydston Management Company Chef AAC Palo Alto, CA Burien, WA President ACF Chicago Rick Bayless Elizabeth Blau Chefs of Cuisine Owner & Chef Owner Chicago, IL Frontera Grill Honey Salt Chicago, IL Partner Terrance Brennan Simon Chef-Proprietor Scott Bebell Palms Place Picholine & Artisanal Executive Chef & Owner Society at Wynn Restaurants Guppy’s on the Beach Las Vegas, NV New York, NY Indian Rocks Beach, FL

Sean Brock Nicholas Calias Yves Carreau Chef CEC Chef Proprietor McCrady’s and Husk Director of Food & The Big Y Group Charleston, SC Beverage Pittsburgh, PA Corporate Executive Chef Joshua Brown The Colonnade Hotel & Norman Carreaux Executive Chef Brasserie Jo Executive Chef Manager Bridges Restaurant Boston, MA Norfolk, VA Grasonville, MD Chris Callender Michael Carr-Turnbough Christopher Brunst Chef Vice President Culinary Sous Chef II ACF Arrowhead Sage Hospitality Oberlin, OH Professional Chefs Denver, CO Association Kenneth Bucholtz Grand Marais, MN Patrick Cassata Executive Chef Executive Chef Assistant General Carlos Canada Wheaton, IL Manager Executive Chef Brookside County Club Flea Street Café Bryan Caswell Canton, OH Menlo Park, CA REEF Cool Café and Stanford Houston, TX Jan Buhrman Cooleatz Catering Chef, Caterer & Stanford, CA Robert Cawley Sustainable Food CEC, CEPC, AAC Advocate Kim Canteenwalla Executive Chef Chilmark, MA Owner Senior Instructor Honey Salt Culinary Arts David Bull Operating Partner Trenholm State Technical Executive Chef Society at Wynn College Congress Austin Las Vegas, NV Montgomery, AL Austin, TX Theodore Canto Jr. Nicolas Chaize Jeremiah Bullfrog St. John’s College Chef & Owner gastroPod Annapolis, MD Nico’s at Pier 38 Miami, FL Honolulu, HI Amy Cao Arlene Burnham Writer & Head of Chefs Collaborative Retail Manager Community Network Caldwell, IL Foodspotting.com Boston, MA New York, NY Tyler Burnley Christian Chemin Chef & Co-Owner Andrew Capek Executive Chef Thames Street Kitchen Executive Chef Walla Walla, WA Newport, RI Bluewater Grill Phoenix, AZ Ken Cheung Matthew Caldwell Chef General Manager Kim Carlson Santa Clara, CA Caldwell, IL Editorial Director Culinate Blog Portland, OR

Michael Cimarusti Keith A. Coughenour Melissa D’Arabian Chef & Owner Executive Chef Host Providence The Duquesne Club “Ten Dollar Dinners with Los Angeles, CA Pittsburgh, PA Melissa D’Arabian” Food Network Thomas Ciznak Collin Crannell “Drop 5 Pounds with Executive Chef & Partner The Lobster Restaurant Good Housekeeping” Chakra Restaurant Santa Monica, CA Cooking Channel Paramus, NJ Chef & Director Dominique Crenn David Davis TLC Restaurant Group Chef & Owner Executive Chef Chef & Director Atelier Crenn Bridgewater Grill & Blue Morel San Francisco, CA The Golden Hotel Morristown, NJ Golden, CO Matthew Crudder Ryan Clark National Geographic Kevin Davis Executive Chef Society Chef & Owner Lodge on the Desert Local Artisan Blueacre Seafood & Tucson, AZ Sodexo Corporate Steelhead Diner Service Solutions Seattle, WA Elena Clement Washington, DC CEPC Kiley Davis Washington, DC David Dadekian Chef & Manager Owner Salem, OR Charles Clover eat drink RI Chairman Mike Davis Blue Marine Foundation Crystal Daggett Chef & Owner Strand, London Sous Chef Terra Walla Walla, WA West Columbia, SC Craig Cook Executive Sous Chef Brian Dagnell Peter Davis Boulder, CO Executive Chef Executive Chef Middletown, CT Henrietta’s Table & Jesse Ziff Cool The Charles Hotel Founder Peter Dale Cambridge, MA Flea Street Café Chef & Co-Owner Menlo Park, CA The National Gerry Dawes Cool Café and Stanford Athens, GA Food Writer Cooleatz Catering Contributing Authority Stanford, CA Anthony Danna Spain CEC, AAC Food Arts Magazine Luca Corrazzina Executive Chef New York, NY Executive Chef Holiday Retirement 312 Chicago Corporation Denise DeCarlo Chicago, IL Portland, OR Chef Los Angeles, CA Steve Corry Chef & Owner Frank DeCarlo Five Fifty-Five & Chef Petite Jacqueline New York, NY Portland, ME William Decker Xavier Deshayes Tom Douglas Executive Chef Executive Chef Chef Club 101 Ronald Reagan Building Seattle, WA President & International Trade ACF Big Apple Chapter Center Joseph Drommer New York, NY Washington, DC Executive Chef Durham, NC James Delamar III Katherine Deumling Executive Sous Chef Board Chair Jose Duarte Cary, NC Slow Food USA Chef & Owner Brooklyn, NY Taranta Christine Delcambre Boston, MA Director of Catering Kelly Dickson Mounds View, MN Executive Chef Thomas Dunklin Caldwell, ID Executive Chef Michael Delcambre B&O American Brasserie Executive Chef Teddy Diggs Baltimore, MD Caldwell, ID Executive Chef Home Port Restaurant Patrick Dupays Cal DeMercurio Menemsha, MA Z Cuisine Old School Restaurant Beach Plum Inn Denver, CO Redding, CA & Restaurant Chilmark, MA Kevin Durfee Gabrielle Quinonez Owner Denton Michael Dimin George’s of Chef & Owner Sea to Table Galilee Restaurant Ox Restaurant Brooklyn, NY Narragansett, RI Portland, OR William S. Dissen Curtis H. Eargle Greg Denton Owner & Executive Chef CAC, AAC Chef & Owner The Marketplace Executive Chef Ox Restaurant Restaurant Maryland Club Portland, OR Asheville, NC Baltimore, MD

Ari Derfel Michael Doctulero Louis Ehlinger Owner Executive Chef Executive Chef Gather Restaurant Scott’s Restaurant Newberg, OR Berkeley, CA & Bar Costa Mesa, CA Keith Esbin Robert DeSantis Corporate Executive Chef CEC Jim Dodge Bar Harbor American Culinary Chef & Director Seafood Corporation Federation Special Culinary Programs Boston Lobster Chefs Association of Bon Appetit Feast Restaurants Arizona Management Company Orlando, FL Chandler, AZ Palo Alto, CA Mary Ann Esposito Mark Dommen Creator & Host Chef & Partner “Ciao Italia” One Market Restaurant PBS San Francisco, CA Durham, NH Rob Evans Mark Fischer Michael Garbin Hugo’s & Chef & Owner CEC, AAC, ACE, HGT Duckfat Restaurants six89, The Pullman & Executive Chef Portland, ME Phat Thai Union League Club Carbondale, CO of Chicago Terrell Evans Chicago, IL Chef Manager Adam Fleischman Santa Clara, CA Umami Burger Richard Garcia Los Angeles, CA 606 Congress Phil Fahrenbruch Boston, MA Executive Chef Trey Foshee Bavarian Inn Chef & Partner Jacqueline Gardner Frankenmuth, MI Georges at the Cove D Bar Desserts La Jolla, CA Denver, CO Tiffani Faison Sweet Cheeks Q Eric Foster Colby Garrelts Boston, MA Executive Chef Owner & Executive Chef Cary, NC Bluestem Patrick J. Fagen Kansas City, MO CEC, AAC, ACE Keith Fournier Executive Chef CCC, FMP Tarsha Gary Boynton Beach, FL Regional Executive Chef Executive Chef Morrison Senior Living CRAVE Gourmet Bakery & Elizabeth Falkner Peterborough, NH Catered Café Chef Founder & President San Francisco, CA Thom Fox ECO Market Café Chef Houston, TX Rahm Fama San Francisco, CA Chef Craig Gatewood Washington, DC Betty Fraser Executive Chef Chef Belmont, CA Paul Fehribach Los Angeles, CA Executive Chef & Owner Jacques Gautier Big Jones James S. Fujii Chef & Owner Chicago, IL Executive Chef Palo Santo Pleasanton, CA Brooklyn, NY Susan Feniger Chef & Co-Owner Mark Furstenberg Sally Jo Gehrke Border Grill Restaurants Founder Proprietor & Trucks Marvelous Market & Sustainable Dream Los Angeles, CA The BreadLine Greenhouses Washington, DC Whalan, MN Eric Fenster Owner Nora Galdiano Jean-Louis Gerin Gather Restaurant Chef Restaurant JEAN-LOUIS Berkeley, CA Orlando, FL Greenwich, CT

Sonja Finn Steve Ganner Alison Ghiorse Chef & Owner District Manager Owner Dinette San Francisco, CA Savory Thymes Pittsburgh, PA Mill Valley, CA Kevin Gillespie Michael Grandon Carla Hall Chef & Co-Owner Chef & Manager Chef Woodfire Grill San Mateo, CA Washington, DC Atlanta, GA Danny Grant Brandon Hamilton Bryce Gilmore Executive Chef CEC, CCE, ACE Chef & Owner RIA Chef Instructor Barley Swine Chicago, IL The Chef’s Academy Austin, TX Indianapolis, IN Thomas Grant II MJ Gimbar CEC Program Director Jennifer Hancox Chief Fishmonger Carver Culinary Arts Zone Manager BlackSalt Fish Charleston, WV Mountain View, CA Market & Restaurant Washington, DC Todd Gray Shawn R. Harlan Co-Owner CEC, CHE, ACE Pam Ginsberg Equinox, Watershed Instructional Specialist Wagshals Market & Muse at the Corcoran ACF Coordinator & Washington, DC Washington, DC ACF Test Site Administrator Paul Glomp John Griffin Hotel, Culinary Arts & Chef CEC, CEPC Tourism Institute Baltimore, MD Corporate Chef Anne Arundel Community Ginsberg Foods College Suzanne Goin President Glen Burnie, MD Lucques, AOC & Tavern Mid-Hudson Chapter Los Angeles, CA American Culinary Mark Harris Federation Executive Chef Todd R. Gold Red Hook, NY Portland, OR CEC, CCA, AAC President Allen Gross Markus Hartmann Purple Cow Restaurants Executive Chef District Manager Director Angola, IN San Francisco, CA PTC Arkansas Culinary School Arturo Guevara Alan M. Hause Little Rock, AR Café Chef Chef & President Chicago, IL What’s The Occasion? Ken Gordon Catering, Inc. Kenny & Zuke’s Humberto Guevara dba Fabulous Food Portland, OR Executive Chef Pearland, TX San Jose, CA Mark Gordon Sam Hayward Executive Chef Christopher Gumm Chef & Co-Owner Terzo, Rose Pistola & Chef Manager Fore Street Rose’s Café Brooklyn Park, MN Portland, ME San Francisco, CA Executive Chef Reuben Haag The Cobscook Joshua Governale Executive Chef Bay Company Executive Chef Clinton, NY Trescott, ME Café Genevieve Jackson, WY Sam Hazen Buzz Hofford Keizo Ishiba Executive Chef District Manager Chef Veritas Seattle, WA K-ZO Washington, DC Culver City, CA C. Dean Holliday Paul Healey Executive Chef Joe Isidori Executive Chef Cleveland, OH Southfork Kitchen Le Meridien/Amuse Bridgehampton, NY Arlington, VA Trevett Hooper Chef Stephanie Izard Matthew Hedrick Legume Bistro Girl & The Goat Sous Chef Pittsburgh, PA Chicago, IL Durham, NC Brian Horne Wayne Johnson Guy Higa Executive Chef Executive Chef Executive Chef Sodexo Corporate Ray’s Boathouse Kauai Marriott Hotel Services Solutions Seattle, WA Lihue, Kauai, HI Gannett Co. Inc. McLean, VA Richard Jon Greg Higgins Executive Chef Chef & Owner Travis Huckaba Carmel, IN Higgins Restaurant & Bar Sous Chef Portland, OR Research Triangle Douglas Katz Park, NC Chef & Owner Maria Hines Fire Food and Drink Chef & Owner Wendy Hunter, CEC Cleveland, OH Tilth Restaurant Executive Chef Golden Beetle NuCafe J. Paul Keiser Restaurant & Bar NuSkin Enterprises Sous Chef Seattle, WA Vice President Menomonee Falls, WI ACF Beehive Chef’s Brian Hirsty Chapter Jay Keller Executive Chef Provo, UT Chef Bluewater Grill Washington, DC Redondo Beach, CA Bob Hurley Chef & Owner Thomas Keller Raymond Ho Hurley’s Restaurant The French Laundry Chef & Owner Yountville, CA Yountville, CA Tataki Sushi Bar San Francisco, CA Eric Hyman Bridgeen Keys Purchasing Manager District Manager Chad Hoffers Waterbar San Jose, CA Chef & Co-Owner San Francisco, CA Thames Street Kitchen Scott Ketterman Newport, RI Mike Isabella Chef & Owner Chef & Owner Crown Paella Rich Hoffman Graffiato Portland, OR WCC, CEC, CCA Washington, DC Food Service Director Genesis Health Care Gettysburg, PA Hooni Kim Michael Kornick Bun Lai Chef & Owner Chef & Owner Chef & CEO Danji DMK Restaurants and Miya’s Sushi New York, NY mk Restaurant Monterey Bay Sustainable Chicago, IL Seafood Ambassador David Kinch Consulting Chef New Haven, CT Chef & Owner & Partner Manresa Restaurant N9ne Group Michael Laiskonis Los Gatos, CA Las Vegas, NV Pastry Chef Consultant New York, NY Samuel King Lisa Kornick President & CEO Owner Guido Lambelet King’s Seafood Company mk Restaurant Executive Chef Costa Mesa, CA Chicago, IL Santa Fe, NM

John Kinsella CMC PhD Chris Kostow Melody Lambelet President Chef General Manager Smart Chefs LLC The Restaurant at Santa Fe, NM Former President Meadowood American Culinary St. Helena, CA Victor Lane Federation Chef Manager Cincinnati, OH John A. Krissinger Cleveland, OH Executive Chef Matthew Kirkley Saint Mary’s City, MD Brenda Langton Executive Chef Owner & Chef L20 S. Jeff Krivokopich Spoonriver Chicago, IL Executive Chef Minneapolis, MN Los Angeles, CA Eli Kirshtein Gregory LaPrad Chef Gray Kunz Chef & Restaurateur Atlanta, GA Kunz Management Quiessence Restaurant New York, NY Phoenix, AZ John E. Klancar Director of Operations Lisa Kurth Kevin Lasko Oberlin, OH Executive Chef Executive Chef Los Angeles, CA Park Avenue Spring Maggie Blyth Klein New York, NY Owner Ris Lacoste Oliveto Restaurant Chef and Owner Bernard Laskowski & Café RIS Director of Oakland, CA Washington, DC Culinary Operations Chicago, IL Jason Knibb Ben Lacy Executive Chef Tastings Wine Bar Christopher Lee Nine-Ten Restaurant & Bistro Executive Chef & Owner & Bar Foxboro, MA Huntington Social San Diego, CA New York, NY

Edward Lee 610 Magnolia Restaurant Louisville, KY Jamie Leeds Kristofer Lofgren Lachlan MacKinnon- Chef & Owner Owner Patterson Hank’s Oyster Bar Bamboo Sushi Chef & Owner & Lounge Portland, OR Frasca Food and Wine Washington, DC Boulder, CO Alexandria, VA Jacqueline Lombard Chef & Owner Deborah Madison Juana Lemus Jacqueline Lombard Cookbook Author, Baker Events Food Writer & Santa Fe, NM New York, NY Former Chef Santa Fe, NM Chris Lenza Anthony Lombardo Sous Chef Executive Chef Michael Mahony Scottsdale, AZ 1789 Restaurant General Manager Washington, DC Durham, NC Robin Leventhal Crave LLC John Lopez Sara Mair Seattle, WA Chef John Caters 2 U Chef Kyle, TX Miami, FL Michael Leviton Jamaica Chef & Owner Phillip L. Lopez Lumiere Executive Chef & Owner Marcela Guzman Malan Newton, MA ROOT, SquareROOT Chapter President Chef & Partner Rebel Restaurant Group ACF Fort Lauderdale Area Four New Orleans, LA Chef Instructor Cambridge, MA Art Institute Bob Lubecky Fort Lauderdale, FL Rob Levitt Resident District Manager Owner Santa Clara, CA Alfredo Malinis, Jr. The Butcher & Larder Executive Chef Chicago, IL Cheyenne Luck Level Small Plates General Manager Lounge Mark Linden Bon Appetit Management Annapolis, MD President Company ACF/Washington Chefs Reston, VA Thomas Mallari Association Sous Chef Seattle, WA Kin Lui Santa Clara, CA Chef & Owner Scott Linquist Tataki Sushi Bar Yannis Mameletzis Executive Chef San Francisco, CA Host Border Grill “The Cooking Odyssey” Downton Los Angeles Nathan Lyon PBS Los Angeles, CA Celebrity Chef & Author Geneva, Switzerland Los Angeles, CA Athens, Greece Vinnie Livoti CCA, FSA Tim Lyons Laurent Manrique President Chef & Owner Chef American Culinary Blu Seafood & Bar San Francisco, CA Federation Durham, NC New York, NY Midlands Chapter Lexington, SC Juan M. Martinez Chadwick McWilliams Kenneth B. Miller Chef Chef Sous Chef Scottsdale, AZ Santa Clara, CA Grove City, PA

Chris Masco Robert Meitzer Robin Miller Executive Chef CEC, AAC Host The Westin Copley Place Executive Chef “Quick Fix Meals” Boston, MA Red Rocks Country Club Food Network Morrison, CO Author Daniel Mattern Robin Takes 5 Chef & Owner Ric Menegat Scottsdale, AZ Cooks County Restaurant CEC Los Angeles, CA Executive Chef Steven Miller Laurel Parc at CEC, CCA, ACE Charles Mattocks Bethany Village Senior Executive Chef “The Poor Chef” Portland, OR Cornell Dining Author Ithaca, NY Eat Cheap, Eat Well Jeffrey A. Merkousko Chef & Manager Valentine Miller Oscar E. Matute Research Triangle Sous Chef Chef Manager Park, NC Durham, NC South San Francisco, CA Chris Merriam Mary Sue Milliken Emanuel May CEC Chef & Co-Owner Executive Chef Food & Beverage Manager Border Grill Restaurants Durham, NC Executive Chef & Trucks Portland Marriot at Los Angeles, CA Nathan McCall Sable Oaks Owner Portland, ME Michael Minor McCall’s Meat and Executive Chef Fish Company Peter Merriman Border Grill Los Angeles, CA Chef & Owner Las Vegas Merriman’s & Monkeypod Las Vegas, NV Kylen McCarthy Restaurants Sitka & Spruce Kihei, HI Andy Mirabell The Corson Building Operating Owner Seattle, WA Jeffrey Michaud Skool Restaurant Chef & Owner San Francisco, CA Christopher McCook Osteria, Amis, Alla Spina CEC, AAC Philadelphia, PA Carlo Mirarchi Athens Country Club Chef Athens, GA Donald R. Miller Roberta’s CEC, CCE, AAC Brooklyn, NY Janet McCracken Executive Chef Deputy Food Editor Notre Dame Food Gerard M. Molloy Bon Appetit Magazine Services CEPC, ACE New York, NY University of Notre Dame Pastry Chef Instructor Notre Dame, IN Monroe College New Rochelle, NY Chapter President ACF Long Island Roger Mooking Joan Nathan Kevin O’Connor Host & Co-Creator Cookbook Author Sous Chef “Everyday Exotic” Food Journalist Mountain View, CA Cooking Channel Washington, DC Kaz Okochi Rick Moonen Alison Negrin Chef & Owner Chef & Owner Executive Chef KAZ Sushi Bar RM Seafood John Muir Health System Washington, DC Las Vegas, NV San Francisco, CA Andrew A. Olson John Mooney Joey Ng Chef de Cuisine Bell Book & Candle Ferry Plaza Seafood, Inc Milpitas, CA New York, NY San Francisco, CA Craig O’Neill Justin Moore Julia Nicolaysen Executive Sous Chef Executive Chef & Owner Chef Baltimore, MD Vin 909 Washington, DC Annapolis, MD John O’Neill Michel Nischan Executive Chef Michael Moroni Owner Boxborough, MA Director of Dressing Room: A Residential Operations Homegrown Restaurant Ken Oringer Durham, NC Westport, CT Chef & Owner CEO & Founder Clio, Toro & Coppa Alex Moreno Wholesome Wave Boston, MA Executive Chef Bridgeport, CT Border Grill Daniel Orr Santa Monica Ken Norris FARMbloomington Santa Monica, CA Riffle Bloomington, IN Portland, OR Seamus Mullen James Oseland Chef & Owner Edward Nowakowski Editor-in-Chief Tertulia CEMC-CFBE Saveur New York, NY Director of F&B Services New York, NY Master Chef Toshihiro Nagano Wilson Center Conference Daphne Oz Executive Chef & Owner Group Author & Co-Host Skool Restaurant University of Memphis “The Chew” San Francisco, CA Memphis, TN ABC New York, NY Bradley Nairne David O’Brien Executive Chef General Manager Grand Hyatt Washington Santa Clara, CA Washington, DC Jonathan Michael Jeff Nathan O’Carroll Executive Chef & Executive Chef Co-Owner Columbus, OH Abigael’s on Broadway New York, NY Ken Palladino Nathan Alan Petersen Nong Poonsukwattana Chef & Owner Resident District Manager Owner Luke Palladino Seasonal Durham, NC Nong’s Khao Man Gai Italian Cooking Portland, OR Northfield, NJ Sherree J. Petrillo Luke Palladino Sous Chef Monica Pope Harrah’s Resort Grove City, PA Owner & Executive Chef Atlantic City, NJ T’afia Luke’s Kitchen & Tim Petrillo Houston, TX Marketplace President Revel Resort The Restaurant People Mark Porcaro Atlantic City, NJ Ft. Lauderdale, FL Corp Chef Select Restaurants Richard A. Panfil Robert Phalen Cleveland, OH Executive Chef Chef & Partner Oberlin College One Eared Stag Nora Pouillon Oberlin, OH Holy Taco Chef & Owner Atlanta, GA Restaurant Nora Roland Passot Washington, DC Chef & Owner Samuel Shearer Phillips La Folie Executive Chef Dieter Preiser San Francisco, CA Portland, OR CEC, AAC Chef Preiser Consulting Doug Patten Christina Pirello Scottsdale, AZ CEC, CCA, AAC Emmy-award winning chef Corporate Executive Chef Chef & Host Jessie Price Flik International “Christina Cooks” Deputy Editor Boston, MA Cooking Instructor Food, EatingWell Walnut Hill College Charlotte, VT Daniel Patterson Philadelphia, PA Chef & Owner David Pow COI Mitch Plant Chef San Francisco, CA Chef Chef Geoff’s Downtown Atlas Valley Country Club Washington, DC Cindy Pawlcyn Grand Blanc, MI Owner Marc R. Powers Mustard’s Grill Chris Plemmons Executive Chef Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen Chef Instructor Seattle, WA Cindy Pawlcyn's Wood Bremerton, WA Grill & Wine Bar Stephan Pyles Napa Valley, CA DarLyn Pochan Stephan Pyles Concepts President Dallas, TX Jay Payne The Wine Chef Executive Chef Rochester, NY Surfy Rahman Seattle, WA Chef & Co-Owner John Polonye Indique Restaurant Jacques Pepin Chef-Manager Washington, DC Chef & Author Cleveland, OH Indique Heights Madison, CT Chevy Chase, MD

Steven Raichlen Jonah Rhodehamel Adam Roberts Writer and TV Host Executive Chef Creator PBS Oliveto Restaurant The Amateur Gourmet Miami, FL & Café New York, NY Oakland, CA Timothy Ramirez Douglas Rodriguez Executive Chef Michel Richard Chef Denver, CO Michel Richard Citronelle, Miami, FL Washington, DC Eugene M. Rapone Central Michel Richard, Jake Rojas Executive Chef Washington DC Tallulah on Thames Grove City, PA MICHEL by Newport, RI Michel Richard, Kent Rathbun Tysons Corner, VA Dustin Ronspies Executive Chef & Partner Central Michel Richard, Chef & Owner Kent Rathbun Concepts Las Vegas, NV Art of the Table Dallas, TX Seattle, WA Kyle Richardson Thierry Rautureau CEC, CCE, CHE, AAC John Rose The Chef in the Hat Professional Culinary Arts Executive Chef Rover’s & Luc Joliet Junior College La Mirada, CA Seattle, WA Vice President American Culinary Gabe Rosen John Reed Federation Central Region Owner CEC, CCA, ACE Joliet, IL Biwa Owner Portland, OR Customized Culinary Derek Ridgway Solutions Executive Chef Hosea Rosenberg Chicago, IL Bentley’s Grill Chef & Owner Salem, OR Blackbelly Catering E. Michael Reidt Boulder, CO Executive Chef Travis Riggs Area 31 Restaurant Sea to Table Leah Ross Epic Hotel Brooklyn, NY Director of PR, Miami, FL Marketing & Environmental Paul Riley Programs Mary Reilly Executive Chef Border Grill Restaurants Chef & Co-Owner Memphis, TN Los Angeles, CA Enzo Restaurant and Bar Newburyport, MA Eric Ripert Mike Ross Chef & Co-Owner Director of Operations Tim Reinbold Le Bernadin Ray’s Restaurants Sous Chef New York, NY Atlanta, Georgia Caldwell, ID Mary Rippen Derek Roy Brian Reyelt Operations Manager Executive Chef Executive Chef & Owner Santa Clara, CA West Hartford, CT Franklin Restaurant Group Tasty Burger Corporation Kerry Riter Boston, MA General Manager Cleveland, OH Michael Ruhlman Angelo Schifilliti Hiroko Shimbo Journalist, Author Landmarc Restaurant Hiroko’s Kitchen, LLC & Cook New York, NY New York, NY Cleveland Heights, OH Steven Schrader Alan Shook Lenny Russo Vice President Executive Chef Chef & Proprietor Food & Beverage Appleton, WI Heartland Restaurant Lucky Eagle Casino & Farm Direct Market Rochester, WA Lisa Shroeder St. Paul, MN CCP R.C. Schroeder Jr. Executive Chef & Owner Jeffrey Saad CEC, AAC Mother’s Bistro and Bar Host Chef & Owner Portland, OR “United Tastes of America” Green Bay, WI Cooking Channel Culinary Arts Instructor Annie Sibonney Los Angeles, CA Appleton, WI Founder Relish Culinary Tours Thomas Salamunovich August Schuchman Host & Co-Creator Chef & Owner Executive Chef “From Spain with Love” Larkspur Restaurant Woodhouse Fish Company Cooking Channel Savory Group San Francisco, CA Vail, CO Ryan Forest Sides Becky Selengut Executive Sous Chef Sean Sanders Author Durham, NC Chef & Owner Good Fish Browntrout Seattle, WA Derek Simcik Chicago, IL Executive Chef Shannon Shaffer Atwood Café Suvir Saran Executive Chef Chicago, IL American Masala Design Cuisine Salem, NY Arlington, VA Mark Simmons Chef & Owner Randy Sarbaugh Nathan G. Shaw Kiwiana Restaurant Chef de Cuisine Sous Chef Brooklyn, NY San Jose, CA Lacey, WA Alpana Singh Sugijant Sastradi Amy Sherman Master Sommelier & Chef “Cooking with Amy” Proprietor Santa Clara, CA Blogger & Cookbook Author The Boarding House San Francisco, CA Chicago, IL Hajime Sato Sushi Chef & Owner David Sherrill Steven P. Singleton Mashiko Restaurant Executive Chef Café Manager Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Minneapolis, MN

Pierre Schaedin John Shields Holly Dinning Smith Founder Chef & Owner Chef & Owner PS Tailored Events Gertrude’s Café Juanita New York, NY Baltimore Museum of Art Kirkland, WA Baltimore, MD

Michael Smith Christian Stephenson Kevin Takafuji James Beard award- Executive Chef Chef winning Chef & Author Portland, OR Blue Morel Kansas City, MO Morristown, NJ Craig Stoll Ryan Smith Delfina Sam Talbot Executive Chef San Francisco, CA Executive Chef San Jose, CA The Surf Lodge Leather Storrs Montauk, NY Teresa Marie Smith Chef & Owner Culinary Arts Instructor Noble Rot Tommy Tang Montgomery County Portland, OR PBS Celebrity Chef Public Schools Los Angeles, CA Rockville, MD Ethan Stowell Chef & Owner Greg Taylor Donna Snyder Ethan Stowell Restaurants CEC Sous Chef Seattle, WA Nestle Professional/Minor’s Grove City, PA Vancouver, WA Jonathon Stranger Mary T. Soto Chef Paul Taylor Executive Chef Ludavine Executive Chef Washington, DC Oklahoma City, OK Cleveland, OH

Kristina Soyring Dan Sullivan Philippe Thelier Executive Chef Executive Chef Executive Chef Minneapolis, MN Seattle, WA Santa Clara, CA

Donald J. Stauffer Jim Switzenberg RJ Thomas Executive Chef Executive Chef Vice President of Philadelphia, PA Director of Operations Operations John Wright Restaurants Kings Seafood Company Laura Stec Wrightsville, PA Costa Mesa, CA Chef, Owner and Author Laura Stec Michael Symon Casey Thompson Innovative Cuisine Chef & Owner Chef San Francisco, CA Michael Symon Dallas, TX Restaurants Zach Steen Cleveland, OH Christopher Thompson Sous Chef Executive Chef Frontera Grill Bryan Szeliga A16 Chicago, IL Chef San Francisco, CA Orzo Kitchen and Robert Stehling Wine Bar Celina Tio Chef & Owner Charlottesville, VA Chef & Owner Hominy Grill JULIAN Charleston, SC Jeff Tachibana Kansas City, MO Chef Rick Stein Milpitas, CA Chris Tomboni Chef & Proprietor Executive Chef Cornwall, UK Longview, TX

Poppy Tooker James M. Ulcickas David Viveralli Host Bluewater Grill Seafood Director of Operations “Louisiana Eats!” Restaurants Bon Appetit New Orleans, LA Redondo Beach, CA Management Company Durham, NC Andrea Torng Parke Ulrich Marketing Manager Partner & Bryan Voltaggio Joe’s Restaurant Executive Chef Volt Restaurant Venice, CA Waterbar Restaurant Frederick, MD San Francisco, CA Cristian Torres Brian Von Eggers Executive Chef Jesus Valencia Executive Chef Santa Clara, CA Chef Wildhorse Resort & Santa Clara, CA Casino Jerry Traunfeld Pendleton, OR Chef & Owner Sharon Van Meter Poppy President Brian Walczyk Seattle, WA Texas Chefs Association Brave Horse Tavern SVM Productions Seattle, WA Casson Trenor Dallas, TX Sustainability Expert Cindy Walter & Owner Douglas Venditti Passionfish Restaurant Tataki Sushi Bar Executive Chef Pacific Grove, CA San Francisco, CA Durham, NC Eric Warnstedt Kimberly Triplett John A. Venturo Executive Chef & Owner Regional Operations CEC, AAC Hen of the Wood Support Director of Operations Waterbury, VT Towson, MD Rochester Chapter American Culinary Mark Warren Russ Tronsen Federation President CSFE Rochester, NY Old Dominion Chapter Culinary Instructor American Culinary Badger High School Andreas Viestad Federation Lake Geneva, WI Food Writer Fort Lee, VA Host Gene Trotta “New Scandinavian Robbie Washington Director Cooking” Chef Manager Fine Dining Highlands PBS & Create TV Cleveland, OH At Pittsford Pittsford, NY Kristine Vinge Lucia Watson Chef & Manager Chef & Owner Paul Trout San Jose, CA Lucia’s CEC Minneapolis, MN Springfield, MO K.N. Vinod Chef & Co-Owner Adam Watten Cindy Tuite Indique Restaurant Executive Chef Chef & Program Director Washington, DC Koa Kea Hotel & Resort Bidwell Training Center Indique Heights Koloa, HI Pittsburgh, PA Chevy Chase, MD

Chris Weber Erick Williams Brian Wubbena Chef Executive Chef Director of Culinary The Herbfarm mk Restaurant Operations Woodinville, WA Chicago, IL Truluck’s Restaurant Group California, Florida, Texas Jason Weiner Virginia Willis Chef & Partner Chef & Food Writer Martin Yan Almond Restaurants Virginia Willis Executive Chef New York, NY Culinary Productions LLC M.Y. China My Southern Pantry Host Steven R. Weiss Atlanta, GA “Yan Can Cook” Hospitality and Culinary PBS Arts Program Coordinator Jason Wilson San Francisco, CA Blue Ridge Community & Chef & Owner Technical College CRUSH Restaurant Jamie Zelko Martinsburg, WV Seattle, WA Executive Chef & Owner Houston, TX Joshua Whigham Shannon Wilson Chef de Cuisine Executive Chef Kenny Zhu The Bazaar by Jose Andres Seattle, WA Chef & Owner Los Angeles, CA Tataki Sushi Bar Troy Wilson San Francisco, CA Cathy Whims Chef Instructor Chef Utah Valley University Ron Zimmerman Nostrana Orem, UT Proprietor Portland, OR The Herbfarm Andrew Wiseheart Woodinville, WA Chad White Chef & Owner Executive Chef & Owner Austin, TX Sea Rocket Bistro and Gabardine Jeffrey Witte San Diego, CA Executive Chef Arlie Center Jasper White Warrenton, VA Chef Boston, MA Molly Wizenberg Author & Co-Owner Shana Whitehead Delancey Chef & Owner Seattle, WA Muddy Creek Café Winston-Salem, NC Kyle Woodruff Chef Derek Whitney American Culinary General Manager Federation Broomfield, CO Virginia Chefs Association Williamsburg, VA Wild Rhody Seafood Company Curtis Wong West Kingston, RI Sous Chef Durham, NC