Last night at Charles Phan's Wo Hing General Store in the Mission, scads of gastronomes and food writers met at Zagat SF's 30 Under 30 party. What is 30 Under 30, you ask? Well, it's a list concocted by Zagat's editorial team highlighting Bay Area chefs, bartenders, restaurateurs and other industry types under the age of 30. Here are seven shots we snapped at last night's bash that, more or less, captured the essence of our night.
Below, the aforementioned 30 under 30:
- Francis Ang, Pastry Chef, Fifth Floor (27)
- Ian Begg, Chef-Owner of Txoko and Naked Lunch (29)
- Evan Bloom and Leo Beckerman, Co-Owners, Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen (26 and 28)
- Danny Bowien, Executive Chef, Mission Chinese (28)
- John Paul Carmona, Pastry Chef, Manresa (28)
- Melissa Chou, Pastry Chef, Aziza (29)
- Juan Contreras, Pastry Chef, Atelier Crenn (29)
- Desmond Echavarrie, Sommelier, French Laundry (29)
- Joey Elenterio, Executive Chef, Chez TJ (26)
- Nicole Erny, Exam Manager for the Cicerone Certification Program® (28)
- Perry Hoffman, Executive Chef, Étoile (27)
- Christopher Kronner, Consulting Chef, St. Vincent (29)
- Alan Kropf, Cocktail Expert, Editor in Chief and Publisher of Mutineer Magazine (28)
- Lena Kwak, Founder of C4C, Research & Development Chef, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (26)
- Xelina Leyba, General Manager, Commonwealth (29)
- Aaron London, Former Executive Chef, Ubuntu (28)
- Randy Lutz, Executive Chef, Ame (29)
- Andrew Mariani, Vintner, Scribe Winery (29)
- Thomas Martinez, Co-Chef, The Wild Kitchen (25)
- Thomas McNaughton, Chef-Owner, Flour + Water (27)
- Matt McNamara and Teague Moriarty, Chef and Co-Owners of Sons & Daughters (28 and 29)
- Justin Morrison, Co-Owner, Sightglass Coffee (27)
- Eric Railsback, Lead Sommelier & Wine Director at RN74 (26)
- Justin Simoneaux, Executive Chef of Boxing Room (27)
- Carlo Splendorini, Bar Manager, Michael Mina (27)
- Anthony Strong, Executive Chef, Locanda (29)
- Fred Tang, Executive Chef, Spice Kit (28)
- Ethan Terry, Co-Bar Manager, AQ Bar & Restaurant; Co-Founder, Cocktail Lab (28)
- Rodney Wages, Sous-Chef, Morimoto Napa (26)
- Chester Watson, Executive Chef, Trick Dog (29)