This is a short list of some of the key chefs and cooks who made magic happen…
Joe Townsend is cooking at one of the best restaurants in Nashville, TN.
Cynthia Washburn is doing something amazing.
Peter Jackson is surrounded with bacon.
Joshua Lanthier-Welch is knee-deep in Hawaiian popsicles.
Efrain Cuevas went on to Clandestino Dining in Chicago.
Elisabeth Weinberg won Chopped.
Rich Pinto is sailing somewhere.
Tim Trojian might be in the Catskills.
Anita Bergman is at the Grilled Cheese International.

Photo by Jay Ober
Here is a gallery of menus: