Chefs and Restaurant Owners Call on Congress to Require Seafood Traceability and Prevent Fraud

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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 United 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, Oceana recently found that one-third, or 33 percent, of seafood samples collected nationally were mislabeled according to Food and Drug Administration guidelines, especially for popular species like red snapper, wild salmon and Atlantic cod, disguising fish that are less desirable, cheaper or more readily available.

Fortunately, Congress can do something to address this problem. The Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood (SAFE Seafood) Act (H.R.1012/S.520) would require that all seafood sold in the U.S. be accompanied by detailed information, including the species name and where and when it was caught or farmed. The bill would also strengthen our government’s interagency coordination on fighting seafood fraud, as well as improve its ability to identify those who mislabel seafood and refuse entry of those products, if imported.

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.

Congress 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 that the food we serve is safe, legally caught, and honestly labeled.

With your help, we can continue to make decisions that not only please our customers, but also help protect our oceans.

Please pass the SAFE Seafood Act today.

Signers as of October 25, 2013:

Brian Aaron David Anderson Ernest Arroyo Executive Chef Executive Chef Sous Chef & Aaron’s Catering Cisco Systems & Production Manager Miami, FL Regional Fish Forager Middletown, CT Bon Appetit Sarah Acconcia Management Company John Ash Chef San Jose, CA Chef, Educator & The Chameleon Café James Beard Baltimore, MD José Andrés Award Winning Author Chef & Owner Santa Rosa, CA MJ Adams ThinkFoodGroup Chef Washington, DC Jeremy Ashby Rapid City, SD Chef & Owner Josh Anglin AZUR Restaurant & Patio Allison Albriton Cook Co-Host Director of Operations Santa Fe, NM Food News & Chews TV Northfield, MN Lexington, KY Jo Ann Asher Joseph Alfieri Sack’s Café Kyle Bailey General Manager Anchorage, AK Chef Palo Alto, CA Birch & Barley & David Apthorpe Churchkey Jack Amon General Manager Washington, DC Marx Bros. Café Cleveland, OH Anchorage, AK Brittany Baldwin Sebastian Archambault Portland Home Chef Johnny Anderes Executive Chef Portland, OR Executive Chef Park Hyatt Washington Telegraph & Reno Washington, DC Eric Banh Chicago, IL Chef & Co-Owner Alan Archer Monsoon, Paul Anders Corporate Executive Chef Monsoon East & Ba Bar Executive Chef & Owner New England Region Seattle, WA Sweet Basil Restaurant & Nestle Professional Minor’s Mountain Standard Chapter President Sophie Banh Restaurant Professional Chefs of Chef & Co-Owner Vail, CO New Hampshire Monsoon, American Culinary Monsoon East & Ba Bar Brian Anderson Federation Seattle, WA Sous Chef Pelham, NH San Jose, CA David Leo Banks Cathal Armstrong Executive Chef/Partner Executive Chef Harrys Hospitality Group Restaurant Eve Wilmington, DE Eat Good Food Group Alexandria, VA 3

Bay Lobsters Fish Market Candace Beattie Jason Bond Twinsburg, OH Owner Chef Thames Street Oyster House Bondir Restaurant Bob Bankert Baltimore, MD Cambridge, MA Executive Chef The Mooring Restaurant Wilo Benet David Bouley Sayer’s Wharf Pikayo Restaurant Chef & Owner Newport, RI San Juan, Puerto Rico Bouley Restaurant New York, NY Dan Barber Linda Bish Executive Chef & Sous Chef Daniel Boulud Co-Owner Grove City, PA Chef & Owner Blue Hill Restaurant The Dinex Group New York, NY Caroline Bennett New York, NY Moshi Moshi Jeremy Barlow London, England Anthony Bourdain Chef & Owner New York, NY Tayst Restaurant, Sloco Elizabeth Blau Local Kitchen Catering Owner Chas Boydston Author Honey Salt AAC Chefs Can Save the World Partner President Nashville, TN Simon Palms Place ACF Chicago Society at Wynn Chefs of Cuisine Eric Barnachea Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL Executive Chef Santa Clara, CA Dan Blumenthal Sam Bracken Executive Chef The Canebrake Mario Batali Mangia Bene, Inc Wagoner, OK Chef, Author & Jackson, MS Entrepreneur Terrance Brennan New York Steve Biery Chef-Proprietor California Chef Picholine & Nevada St. Thomas, USVI Artisanal Restaurants New York, NY Joseph Batchelder Joel Blice Sous Chef Director of Operations Bill Brodsky Mountain View, CA St. Mary’s City, MD Chef & Owner City Landing Fedele Bauccio Brian Boitano Boston, MA CEO Host Bon Appetit “What Would Brian Ron Bromfield Management Company Boitano Make?” Owner Palo Alto, CA Food Network Red Horse Restaurant San Francisco, CA Frederick, MD Jeremy Bearman New York, NY Christopher Brunst Sous Chef II Oberlin, OH 4

Alex Buder Carlos Canada Merry Catanuto Executive Sushi Chef Executive Chef Owner & Manager Flagship Restaurant Group Flea Street Café The House of William & Omaha, NE Menlo Park, CA Merry Restaurant Cool Café and Stanford Hockessin, DE Jan Buhrman Cooleatz Catering Chef, Caterer & Stanford, CA Robert Cawley Sustainable Executive Chef Food Advocate Kim Canteenwalla Senior Instructor Chilmark, MA Owner Culinary Arts Honey Salt Trenholm State David Bull Operating Partner Technical College Executive Chef Society at Wynn Montgomery, AL Congress Austin Las Vegas, NV Austin, TX Ryan Clark Theodore Canto Jr. Executive Chef Jeremiah Bullfrog St. John’s College Lodge on the Desert gastroPod Annapolis, MD Tucson, AZ Miami, FL Vincent Carbone Nicolas Chaize Arlene Burnham Chef & Owner Chef & Owner Retail Manager Carbone Hospitality Nico’s at Pier 38 Caldwell, IL Hartford, CT Honolulu, HI

Rocco Cadolini Kim Carlson Clayton Chapman ROC Restaurant Tribeca Editorial Director Chef & Owner New York, NY Culinate Blog The Grey Plume Portland, OR Omaha, NE Matthew Caldwell General Manager Michael Carr-Turnbough Christian Chemin Caldwell, IL Vice President Culinary Executive Chef Sage Hospitality Walla Walla, WA Chris Callender Denver, CO Chef Ken Cheung ACF Arrowhead Professional Yves Carreau Chef Chefs Association Chef Proprietor Santa Clara, CA Grand Marais, MN The Big Y Group Pittsburgh, PA Prasad Chirnomula Nicholas Calias Director Director of Food & Beverage Norman Carreaux Future Food Group Corporate Executive Chef Executive Chef Manager New Haven, CT The Colonnade Hotel & Norfolk, VA Brasserie Jo Michael Cimarusti Boston, MA Patrick Cassata Chef & Owner Executive Chef Providence Wheaton, IL Los Angeles, CA

Thomas Ciznak David Dadekian Michael Delcambre Executive Chef & Partner Owner Executive Chef Chakra Restaurant eat drink RI Caldwell, ID Paramus, NJ Chef & Director Crystal Daggett Gabrielle Quinonez Denton TLC Restaurant Group Sous Chef Chef & Owner Chef & Director Walla Walla, WA Ox Restaurant Blue Morel Portland, OR Morristown, NJ Brian Dagnell Executive Chef Greg Denton Luca Corrazzina Middletown, CT Chef & Owner Executive Chef Ox Restaurant 312 Chicago Hotel Allegro Peter Dale Portland, OR Chicago, IL Chef & Co-Owner The National Richard DeShantz Steve Corry Athens, GA Meat and Potatoes Chef & Owner Pittsburgh, PA Five Fifty-Five & Riccardo Dardha Petite Jacqueline Owner & Chef Lauren DeShields Portland, ME Bread & Tulips Executive Chef New York, NY Market 17 Keith A. Coughenour Ft. Lauderdale, FL Executive Chef Kiley Davis The Duquesne Club Chef & Manager Jeff Drew Pittsburgh, PA Salem, OR Chef & Partner Snake River Grill Frank Crispo Mike Davis Jackson, WY Chef & Owner Chef & Owner Crispo Restaurant Terra Kelly Dickson New York, NY West Columbia, SC Executive Chef Caldwell, ID Matthew Crudder Peter Davis National Geographic Executive Chef Michael Dimin Society Local Artisan Henrietta’s Table & Sea to Table Sodexo Corporate The Charles Hotel New York, NY Service Solutions Cambridge, MA Washington, DC Chris DiMinno Denise DeCarlo Chef Justin Cucci Chef Clyde Common Chef & Owner Los Angeles, CA Portland, OR Root Down & Linger Denver, CO James Delamar III William S. Dissen Executive Sous Chef Owner & Executive Chef Cristin Dadant Cary, NC The Marketplace Restaurant Clementine Asheville, NC Baltimore, MD Christine Delcambre Director of Catering Mounds View, MN 6

Jim Dodge Derek Emerson Susan Feniger Chef & Director Chef & Owner Chef & Co-Owner Special Culinary Programs Walker's Drive-In Border Grill Bon Appetit Jackson, MS Restaurants & Trucks Management Company Los Angeles, CA Palo Alto, CA Renee Erickson Chef & Co-owner Frederic Feufeu Mark Dommen The Walrus and the Bleu Restaurant Chef & Partner Carpenter, The Whale Wins, Mashpee, MA One Market Restaurant Barnacle & Narwhal San Francisco, CA Chef & Owner Adam Fleischman Boat Street Cafe Umami Burger Tom Douglas Seattle, WA Los Angeles, CA Chef Seattle, WA Keith Esbin Mark Fischer Corporate Executive Chef Chef & Owner Jose Duarte Bar Harbor six89, The Pullman & Chef & Owner Seafood Corporation Phat Thai Taranta Boston Lobster Carbondale, CO Boston, MA Feast Restaurants Orlando, FL Trey Foshee Thomas Dunklin Chef & Partner Executive Chef Mary Ann Esposito Georges at the Cove B&O American Brasserie Creator & Host La Jolla, CA Baltimore, MD “Ciao Italia” PBS Phillip Foss Lisa Dupar Durham, NH Chef & Owner Dupar & Company EL Ideas Seattle, WA Terrell Evans Chicago, IL Chef Manager Curtis H. Eargle Santa Clara, CA Brandon Foster Executive Chef Executive Chef Maryland Club Jamey Fader Vesta Dipping Grill Baltimore, MD Chef & Owner Denver, CO Lola Alex Eaton Culinary Director Eric Foster Chef & Co-Owner Big Red F Restaurant Group Executive Chef The Manship Denver, CO Cary, NC Wood Fired Kitchen Jackson, MS Phil Fahrenbruch Keith Fournier Executive Chef CCC, FMP Louis Ehlinger Bavarian Inn Regional Executive Chef Executive Chef Frankenmuth, MI Morrison Senior Living Newberg, OR Peterborough, NH Paul Fehribach Executive Chef & Owner Thom Fox Big Jones Chef Chicago, IL San Francisco, CA 7

Betty Fraser Bryce Gilmore Kate Grebow Chef Chef & Owner Café Chloe Los Angeles, CA Barley Swine San Diego, CA Austin, TX James S. Fujii Allen Gross Executive Chef Pam Ginsberg Executive Chef Pleasanton, CA Wagshals Market Angola, IN Washington, DC Nora Galdiano Arturo Guevara Chef Joe Goetze Café Chef Orlando, FL Executive Chef Chicago, IL Farmers Restaurant Group Steve Ganner & The Farm Humberto Guevara District Manager Washington, DC Executive Chef San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Suzanne Goin Michael Garbin Lucques, AOC & Tavern Christopher Gumm Executive Chef Los Angeles, CA Chef Manager Union League Brooklyn Park, MN Club of Chicago Mark Gordon Chicago, IL Executive Chef Marcela Guzman Malan Terzo, Rose Pistola & Chapter President Colby Garrelts Rose’s Café ACF Fort Lauderdale Owner & Executive Chef San Francisco, CA Chef Instructor Art Institute Bluestem Fort Lauderdale, FL Kansas City, MO John Gorham Chef Reuben Haag Craig Gatewood Toro Bravo, Tasty n Sons & Executive Chef Executive Chef Tasty n Alder Clinton, NY Belmont, CA Portland, OR Brandon Hamilton Sally Jo Gehrke Anna Gowan Chef Instructor Proprietor Owner The Chef’s Academy Sustainable Dream Kingsley Tavern Indianapolis, IN Greenhouses Kent, CT Whalan, MN Wes Hamilton Michael Grandon Jackson Hole Keegan Gerhard Chef & Manager Mountain Resort D Bar Desserts San Mateo, CA Teton Village, WY Denver, CO Todd Gray Jennifer Hancox Kevin Gillespie Co-Owner Zone Manager Chef & Co-Owner Equinox, Watershed Mountain View, CA Woodfire Grill & Muse at the Corcoran Atlanta, GA Washington, DC

Shawn R. Harlan Carol Hawran C. Dean Holliday Instructional Specialist Assistant Professor Executive Chef ACF Coordinator & Seafood ID and Fabrication Cleveland, OH ACF Test Site Administrator The Culinary Hotel, Culinary Arts & Institute of America Trevett Hooper Tourism Institute Hyde Park, NY Chef Anne Arundel Legume Bistro Community College Paul Healey Pittsburgh, PA Glen Burnie, MD Executive Chef Le Meridien & Amuse Eric Houseknecht Brandon S. Harpster Arlington, VA Executive Chef Executive Chef Thames Street Oyster House Single Barrel Chophouse Matthew Hedrick Baltimore, MD & Whiskey Bar Sous Chef Lincoln, NE Durham, NC Travis Huckaba Sous Chef Mark Harris Ricardo Heredia Research Triangle Executive Chef Executive Chef & Partner Park, NC Portland, OR Alchemy Restaurant Group San Diego, CA Bob Hurley Markus Hartmann Chef & Owner District Manager Karrie Hills Hurley’s Restaurant San Francisco, CA Executive Chef Yountville, CA The Red Door Macgregor Hay San Diego, CA Brian Huston Chef & Owner Chef de Cuisine Mac’s Seafood & Mark Hipkiss The Publican Mac’s Shack Executive Chef Chicago, IL Wellfleet, MA John Howie Steak Bellevue, WA Giovanna Huyke Sam Hayward Executive Chef Chef & Co-Owner Lauren Hirshberg MIO Fore Street CraftBar Washington, DC Portland, ME New York, NY Executive Chef Eiji Ichimura The Cobscook Brian Hirsty Master Chef Bay Company Executive Chef Brushstroke Restaurant Trescott, ME Bluewater Grill /Sushi/Sashimi Redondo Beach, CA New York, NY Sam Hazen Executive Chef William Hoffman Mike Isabella Veritas House of William & Merry Chef & Owner Washington, DC Hockessin, DE Graffiato Washington, DC Buzz Hofford District Manager Joe Isidori Seattle, WA Southfork Kitchen Bridgehampton, NY 9

Matt Janke Hooni Kim Gray Kunz Proprietor Chef & Owner Kunz Management Lecosho Danji New York, NY Seattle, WA New York, NY Lisa Kurth Jim Jeffords Chris Kimmel Executive Chef Evening Star Café Chef de Cuisine Los Angeles, CA Alexandria, VA Buck’s T-4 Lodge Big Sky, MT Ris Lacoste Sunny Jin Chef and Owner Executive Chef David Kinch RIS The Allison Chef & Owner Washington, DC Newberg, OR Manresa Restaurant Los Gatos, CA Jean-Marie LaCroix Russ Johnson Chef-Partner Ludivine Restaurant Matthew Kirkley Brûlée Catering Oklahoma City, OK Executive Chef Philadelphia, PA L20 Richard Jon Chicago, IL Maria Lagusis Executive Chef Production Manager Carmel, IN Eli Kirshtein Divine Media Group Chef New York, NY Stephanie Izard Atlanta, GA Girl & The Goat Bun Lai Chicago, IL John E Klancar Chef & CEO Director of Operations Miya’s Sushi Douglas Katz Oberlin, OH Monterey Bay Sustainable Chef & Owner Seafood Ambassador Fire Food and Drink Brett Knipmeyer New Haven, CT Cleveland, OH Chef & Owner Kinley’s Guido Lambelet J. Paul Keiser Anchorage, AK Executive Chef Sous Chef Santa Fe, NM Menomonee Falls, WI Chris Kostow Chef Melody Lambelet, Jay Keller The Restaurant at General Manager Chef Meadowood Santa Fe, NM Washington, DC St. Helena, CA Matt Lambert Scott Ketterman John A. Krissinger The Musket Room Chef & Owner Executive Chef New York, NY Crown Paella Saint Mary's City, MD Portland, OR Victor Lane S. Jeff Krivokopich Chef Manager Bridgeen Keys Executive Chef Cleveland, OH District Manager Los Angeles, CA San Jose, CA

Brenda Langton Christopher Lewis Bob Lubecky Owner & Chef Executive Chef Resident District Manager Spoonriver Iron Bridge Wine Company Santa Clara, CA Minneapolis, MN Columbia, MD Cheyenne Luck Kevin Lasko Tim Libassi General Manager Executive Chef Chef Bon Appetit Park Avenue Spring The Blue Lion Restaurant Management Company New York, NY Jackson, WY Reston, VA

Bernard Laskowski Scott Linquist Phillip L. Lopez Director Executive Chef Executive Chef & Owner Culinary Operations Border Grill ROOT & SquareROOT Chicago, IL Downton Los Angeles Rebel Restaurant Group Los Angeles, CA New Orleans, LA Christopher Lee Executive Chef & Owner Nick Livanos Nathan Lyon Huntington Social Owner Celebrity Chef & Author New York, NY Oceana Los Angeles, CA New York, NY Jamie Leeds Lachlan Chef & Owner Vinnie Livoti MacKinnon-Patterson Hank’s Oyster Bar President Chef & Owner & Lounge American Culinary Frasca Food & Wine Washington, DC Federation Boulder, CO Alexandria, VA Midlands Chapter Lexington, SC Michael Mahony Gavin Ledson General Manager Chef & Owner Jeffrey Lizotte Durham, NC Jamison Executive Chef Portland, OR ON20 Sara Mair Hartford, CT Chef Juana Lemus, Miami, FL Baker Anita Lo Jamaica Santa Fe, NM Owner & Executive Chef Annisa Thomas Mallari Chris Lenza New York, NY Sous Chef Sous Chef Santa Clara, CA Scottsdale, AZ Jacqueline Lombard Chef & Owner Yannis Mameletzis Michael Leviton Jacqueline Lombard Host Chef & Owner Events “The Cooking Odyssey” Lumiere New York, NY PBS Newton, MA Chef & Partner Anthony Lombardo Area Four Executive Chef Cambridge, MA 1789 Restaurant Washington, DC 11

Chris Masco Robert Meitzer Valentine Mitchell Executive Chef Executive Chef Sous Chef The Westin Copley Place Red Rocks Country Club Durham NC, Boston, MA Morrison, CO Gerard M. Molloy Daniel Mattern Jeffrey A. Merkousko Pastry Chef Instructor Chef & Owner Chef & Manager Monroe College Cooks County Restaurant Research Triangle Park, NC New Rochelle, NY Los Angeles, CA Chapter President Jeffrey Michaud ACF Long Island Charles Mattocks Chef & Owner Massapequa, NY “The Poor Chef” Osteria, Amis & Alla Spina Author Philadelphia, PA Roger Mooking Eat Cheap, Eat Well Host & Co-Creator Joel Miller “Everyday Exotic” Oscar E. Matute Ravine Cooking Channel Chef Manager Oxford, MS South San Francisco, CA Rick Moonen Kenneth B. Miller Chef & Owner Cedric Maupillier Sous Chef RM Seafood Mintwood Place Grove City, PA Las Vegas, NV Washington, DC Robin Miller Justin Moore Emanuel May Host Executive Chef & Owner Executive Chef “Quick Fix Meals” Vin 909 Durham, NC Food Network Annapolis, MD Author Nathan McCall Robin Takes 5 Alex Moreno Owner Scottsdale, AZ Executive Chef McCall’s Meat & Border Grill Fish Company Steven Miller Santa Monica Los Angeles, CA Senior Executive Chef Santa Monica, CA Cornell Dining Christopher McCook Ithaca, NY Michael Moroni Athens Country Club Director of Residential Athens, GA Mary Sue Milliken Operations Chef & Co-Owner Durham, NC Paul McLaughlin Border Grill Owner Restaurants & Trucks Seamus Mullen Oceana Los Angeles, CA Chef & Owner New York, NY Tertulia Michael Minor New York, NY Chadwick Mcwilliams Executive Chef Chef Border Grill Carrie Nahabedian Santa Clara, CA Las Vegas Naha Las Vegas, NV Chicago, IL

Bradley Nairne Jonathan Michael O'Carroll, Ken Palladino Executive Chef Executive Chef Chef & Owner Grand Hyatt Washington Columbus, OH Luke Palladino Seasonal Washington, DC Italian Cooking Kevin O'Connor Northfield, NJ Joan Nathan Sous Chef Luke Palladino Cookbook Author Mountain View, CA Harrah’s Resort Food Journalist Atlantic City, NJ Washington, DC Eamonn O’Hara Luke’s Kitchen & Chef & Owner Marketplace Alison Negrin Argentine Grill Revel Resort Executive Chef Rico Hotel Atlantic City, NJ John Muir Health System Rico, CO San Francisco, CA Chris Pandel Craig O'Neill Balena Colette Nelson Executive Sous Chef Chicago, IL Executive Chef & Owner Baltimore, MD Ludvig's Bistro Richard A. Panfil Sitka, Alaska John O'Neill Executive Chef Executive Chef Oberlin College Karen Nicolas Boxborough, MA Oberlin, OH Executive Chef Citron and Rose Restaurant Andrew A. Olson Cindy Pawlcyn Merion Station, PA Chef De Cuisine Owner Milpitas, CA Mustard’s Grill Julia Nicolaysen Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen Chef Sisha Ortuzar Cindy Pawlcyn's Wood Grill & Washington, DC Chef & Partner Wine Bar Riverpark Co-Founder Napa Valley, CA Michel Nischan Riverpark Farm Owner Co-Founder Jay Payne Dressing Room: A 'wichcraft Executive Chef Homegrown Restaurant New York, NY Seattle, WA Westport, CT CEO & Founder James Oseland Jacques Pepin Wholesome Wave Editor-in-Chief Chef & Author Bridgeport, CT Saveur Madison, CT New York, NY Ken Norris Nathan Alan Peterson Riffle Resident District Manager Portland, OR Durham, NC

David O'Brien Sherree J Petrillo General Manager Sous Chef Santa Clara, CA Grove City, PA

Robert Phalen Nora Pouillon Thierry Rautureau Chef & Partner Chef & Owner The Chef in the Hat One Eared Stag Restaurant Nora Rover’s & Luc Holy Taco Washington, DC Seattle, WA Atlanta, GA Marc R Powers Demetri Recachinas Samuel Shearer Phillips, Executive Chef Director of Food & Executive Chef Seattle, WA Nutrition Programs Portland, OR Martha’s Table Mitch Prensky Washington, DC Christina Pirello Chef & Owner Emmy-award winning chef Supper John Reed Chef & Host Philadelphia, PA Owner “Christina Cooks” Customized Culinary Cooking Instructor Jessie Price Solutions Walnut Hill College Editor in Chief Chicago, IL Philadelphia, PA EatingWell Magazine New York, NY Olivier Reginensi Mitch Plant Corporate Chef Chef Tony Priolo Kayser Bakery Atlas Valley Country Club Chef & Owner New York, NY Grand Blanc, MI Piccolo Sogno Chicago, IL E. Michael Reidt Chris Plemmons Executive Chef Chef Instructor Surfy Rahman Area 31 Restaurant Bremerton, WA Chef & Co-Owner Epic Hotel Indique Restaurant Miami, FL Ben Pollinger Washington, DC Chef Indique Heights Mary Reilly Oceana Chevy Chase, MD Chef & Co-Owner New York, NY Enzo Restaurant and Bar Timothy Ramirez Newburyport, MA John Polonye Executive Chef Chef & Manager Denver, CO Tim Reinbold Cleveland, OH Sous Chef Eugene M. Rapone, Caldwell, ID Mark Porcaro Executive Chef Corp Chef Grove City, PA Erik Reynolds Select Restaurants SMOKE Cleveland, OH Kent Rathbun Tulsa, OK Executive Chef & Partner Jason Poter Kent Rathbun Concepts Jonah Rhodehamel Chef Dallas, TX Executive Chef Alyeska Resort Oliveto Restaurant & Café Girdwood, AK Chris Rattaro Oakland, CA Jack Sprat Girdwood, AK

Michel Richard John Rose, Henry Salgado Michel Richard Citronelle, Executive Chef Spanish River Grill, Washington, DC La Mirada, CA Bistro Latino & Central Michel Richard, Txokos Basque Kitchen Washington DC Hosea Rosenberg New Smyrna Beach, FL MICHEL by Chef & Owner Michel Richard, Blackbelly Catering Suvir Saran Tysons Corner, VA Boulder, CO American Masala Central Michel Richard, Salem, NY Las Vegas, NV Leah Ross Director of PR, Randy Sarbaugh Andy Ricker Marketing & Chef de Cuisine Owner & Executive Chef Environmental Programs San Jose, CA Pok Pok Restaurants Border Grill Restaurants Portland, OR Los Angeles, CA Sugijant Sastradi Chef Derek Ridgway Jeff Rossman Santa Clara, CA Executive Chef Terra American Bistro Bentley’s Grill San Diego, CA Hajime Sato Salem, OR Sushi Chef & Owner Derek Roy Mashiko Restaurant Travis Riggs Executive Chef Seattle, WA Sea to Table West Hartford, CT Brooklyn, NY Jesse Schenker Robert Rubba Executive Chef & Owner Paul Riley Chef de Cuisine Recette Executive Chef Azure New York, NY Memphis, TN Washington, DC Angelo Schifilliti Eric Ripert Lenny Russo Landmarc Restaurant Chef & Co-Owner Chef & Proprietor New York, NY Le Bernadin Heartland Restaurant New York, NY & Farm Direct Market Dale Schnell St. Paul, MN Executive Chef Mary Rippen KTCHN Restaurant & Operations Manager Jeffrey Saad The OUT NYC Urban Resort Santa Clara, CA Host New York, NY “United Tastes of America” Kerry Riter Cooking Channel August Schuchman General Manager Los Angeles, CA Executive Chef Cleveland, OH Woodhouse Fish Company Thomas Salamunovich San Francisco, CA Jake Rojas Chef & Owner Tallulah on Thames Larkspur Restaurant Barton Seaver Newport, RI Savory Group National Geographic Fellow, Vail, CO Chef & Author For Cod and Country Washington, DC 15

Becky Selengut R.C. Schroeder Jr. Teresa Marie Smith Author Chef & Owner Culinary Arts Instructor Good Fish Green Bay, WI Montgomery County Seattle, WA Culinary Arts Instructor Public Schools Appleton, WI Rockville, MD Jeremy Sewall Chef & Owner Ryan Forest Sides Donna Snyder Island Creek Oyster Bar Executive Sous Chef Sous Chef Boston, MA Durham, NC Grove City, PA

Alex Seidel Derek Simcik Ana Sortun Chef & Owner Executive Chef Chef Fruition Restaurant Atwood Café Oleana & Sofra Bakery Denver, CO Chicago, IL Cambridge, MA

Nathan G. Shaw Alpana Singh Mary T. Soto, Sous Chef Master Sommelier & Executive Chef Lacey, WA Proprietor Washington, DC The Boarding House Amy Sherman Chicago, IL Kristina Soyring “Cooking with Amy” Executive Chef Blogger & Cookbook Author Steven P. Singleton Minneapolis, MN San Francisco, CA Cafe Manager Minneapolis, MN Donald J Stauffer Bruce Sherman Executive Chef Chef & Partner Holly Dinning Smith Philadelphia, PA North Pond Chef & Owner Chicago, IL Café Juanita Laura Stec Kirkland, WA Chef, Owner & Author David Sherrill Laura Stec Executive Chef Mark Smith Innovative Cuisine Seattle, WA Managing Partner San Francisco, CA Honest Man Restaurants John Shields Nick & Toni’s Robert Stehling Chef & Owner East Hampton, NY Chef & Owner Gertrude’s Rowdy Hall Hominy Grill Baltimore Museum of Art East Hampton, NY Charleston, SC Baltimore, MD La Fondita Amagansette, NY Eric Stenberg Alan Shook Townline Executive Chef Executive Chef Sagaponack, NY Food & Beverage Director Appleton, WI The Northern Hotel Ryan Smith Billings, MT Executive Chef San Jose, CA Daniel Stern Chef & Owner R2L Philadelphia, PA 16

Craig Stoll Michael Symon Jonathan Thames Delfina Chef & Owner Eat Local San Francisco, CA Michael Symon Restaurants Starkville, MS Cleveland, OH Christian Stephens Philippe Thelier Executive Chef Bryan Szeliga Executive Chef Portland, OR Chef Santa Clara, CA Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar Matt Storch Charlottesville, VA Casey Thompson Chef & Co-Owner Chef Match Restaurant Jeff Tachibana Dallas, TX South Norwalk, CT Chef Milpitas, CA Chris Tomboni Leather Storrs Executive Chef Chef & Owner Bill Taibe Longview, TX Noble Rot LeFarm & The Whelk Portland, OR Westport, CT Carl Thorne-Thomsen Chef & Owner Ethan Stowell Kevin Takafuji Story Chef & Owner Chef Kansas City, MS Ethan Stowell Restaurants Blue Morel Seattle, WA Morristown, NJ Poppy Tooker Host Jonathon Stranger Sam Talbot “Louisiana Eats!” Chef Executive Chef New Orleans, LA Ludavine The Surf Lodge Oklahoma City, OK Montauk, NY Andrea Torng Marketing Manager Dan Sullivan Gene Tang Joe’s Restaurant Executive Chef Owner & Operator Venice, CA Seattle, WA 1515 Restaurant Denver, CO Cristian Torres Vikram Sunderam Executive Chef Group Executive Chef Tommy Tang Santa Clara, CA Rasika Restaurant PBS Celebrity Chef Knightsbridge Group Los Angeles, CA Kimberly Triplett Washington, DC Regional Operations Support John E Taus Towson, MD Jim Switzenberg Executive Chef Executive Chef The Corner & Cindy Tuite Director of Operations The Corner Foodery Chef & Program Director John Wright Restaurants Philadelphia, PA Bidwell Training Center Wrightsville, PA Pittsburgh, PA Paul Taylor Executive Chef Bruce Ucan Cleveland, OH Chef & Co-Owner Mayan Café Louisville, KY 17

James M. Ulcickas Cindy Walter Cathy Whims Bluewater Grill Seafood Passionfish Restaurant Chef Restaurants Pacific Grove, CA Nostrana Redondo Beach, CA Portland, OR Kate Ward Jesus Valencia Executive Chef Camille Withall Chef 13.5% Wine Bar Restaurant Fire Santa Clara, CA Baltimore, MD Santa Rose Beach, FL

Douglas Venditti Shawn Ward Derek Whitney Executive Chef Executive Chef General Manager Durham, NC Jack Fry’s Restaurant Broomfield, CO Louisville, KY Sergio Alfonso Verduzco Shana Whitehead Chef & Owner Eric Warnstedt Chef & Owner Southwest Durango Executive Chef & Owner Muddy Creek Café Durango, CO Hen of the Wood Winston-Salem, NC Waterbury, VT Andreas Viestad Robert Wiedmaier Food Writer Alice Waters Chef & Owner Host Owner & Founder RW Restaurant Group “New Scandinavian Cooking” Chez Panisse & Kensington, MD PBS & Create TV The Edible Schoolyard Project Elise Wiggins Kristine Vinge Berkeley, CA Executive Chef Chef & Manager Panzano San Jose, CA Adam Watten Denver, CO Executive Chef K.N. Vinod Koa Kea Hotel & Resort Adam Williams Chef & Co-Owner Koloa, HI Lucca Indique Restaurant Boston, MA Washington, DC Robbie Washington Indique Heights Chef Manager Jody Williams Chevy Chase, MD Cleveland, OH Chef & Owner Buvette LLC David Viveralli Jason Weiner New York, NY Director of Operations Chef & Partner Durham, NC Almond Restaurants Bradley Willits New York, NY B&O American Brasserie David Walford Baltimore, MD Chef & Owner Joshua Whigham Splendido at the Chateau Chef de Cuisine Shannon Wilson Beaver Creek, CO The Bazaar by Jose Andres Executive Chef Los Angeles, CA Seattle, WA Levon Wallace Proof Louisville, KY

Jeffrey Witte Executive Chef Arlie Center Warrenton, VA

Kyle Woodruff Chef American Culinary Federation Virginia Chefs Association Williamsburg, VA

Curtis Wong Sous Chef Durham, NC

Brian Wubbena Director of Culinary Operations Truluck’s Restaurant Group Austin, TX

Isao Yamada Master Chef Brushstroke Restaurant /Kaiseki Cuisine New York, NY

Jesse Ziff Cool Founder Flea Street Café Menlo Park, CA Cool Café and Stanford Cooleatz Catering Stanford, CA