“As I ate my way through 24 cities across the country, I saw chefs running bold, visionary concepts that held nothing back. They were unapologetic about the style of food they served and uncompromising in the workplace culture they wanted to cultivate. They’d dropped the shackles of customer expectations: Instead of bending over backward to please every possible customer, they focused on creating the kinds of places that they wanted to see most in this world,” says Restaurant Editor Khushbu Shah (@khushandoj). This year’s class of Food & Wine Best New Chefs embodies this movement, delivering flavor, joy, and wonder on their own terms. Welcome to a rising generation of culinary talent that’s committed to leading and feeding others with a deep sense of integrity and hospitality—and to cooking up incredibly delicious, deeply personal, culturally grounded food. Welcome to the 2022 Best New Chefs. Get to know them all through the link in bio. #fwbnc