Comments on: I like to taste the young ones

Question: I like to taste the young ones

mostlymartha — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:49:22 -0800

Who are some passionate, exciting young (as in under 35) chefs in San Francisco?

I know David Bazirgan, Mellisa Perello, Denis Leary, Chris Cosentino. Already found A16, Plumpjack, Coco 500, Range, and Blue Plate.

Who's next? I'm searching for the chefs who people in the know are talking about now and who everyone will be talking about next year. Know any impressive up and comers I should give a taste?

By: Lame_username

Lame_username — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:28:08 -0800

I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know that the San Francisco discussions on Chowhound are the most energetic and well-informed of any city. If you don't already frequent that site, you should start post-haste. The first I heard of Michael Mina and countless others was there. Now that I sadly don't get to San Francisco as often, I'm out of the loop, but I'm confident that chowhound isn't.

By: ohio

ohio — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:37:47 -0800

Greg Dunmore at Ame is really remarkable. Don't know who is or who will be talking about him, but I think he's exciting.

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:57:07 -0800

Michael Bauer just announced the Chronicle's Rising Star Chefs for this year.

I can personally vouch for the outstanding talents of both Appleman (A13) and Kronner (Slow Club). Dunmore, too.

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:58:10 -0800

Duh. A16.

By: wryly

wryly — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:28:29 -0800

Daniel Patterson at Coi (pronounced kwa. I know, it's off-putting). Not really sure how young he is, since this is his third restaurant; to me, he looks to be in mid-late thirties. But he is innovative and exciting. Also quite opinionated; not long he publicly opined that food in the Bay Area has gotten boring, with too many chefs copying the Chez Panisse style. Those comments caused a lot of grumbling in the SF restaurant world, probably because they're true. This Chron review might fill you in a little.

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:51:00 -0800

The folks at Incanto.

This better not make it impossible for me to get a seat.

By: hihowareyou

hihowareyou — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:52:19 -0800

ikkyu2 - Don't worry, it's going to be impossible to get a seat anyway starting April 23rd.

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:21:39 -0800

@*%#(!!