SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chronicle's 2019 Rising Star Chefs Include A BBQ Pitmaster, a Thai-Food Acolyte, and Berkeley Pop-Up Chefs The last year and change in the Bay Area food scene has felt like something of a recession — or at least a course correction. But the release today of the Chronicle's Rising Star Chefs is a testament to all that's good about our current food culture and local dining options.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink For The First Time, Chronicle's 2017 Rising Star Chef Class Includes No White Males Responding to criticism about the list's usual lack of diversity, and starting last year, the San Francisco Chronicle took the annual Rising Star Chefs feature out of the hands of critic Michael Bauer