New York City
Chefs
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Peter Cho
HAN OAK
Portland, ORChef Peter Cho builds teams and those teams become family. At his restaurants, friends and regulars might be invited to sit at the counter and help fold dumplings.
ACCOLADES:
2017 James Beard Foundation Nominee: Best New Restaurant
2017 GQ, Food & Wine and Esquire’s Best New Chef
2019 and 2023: Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific -
Carlo Lamagna
MAGNA KUSINA
Portland, ORChef Carlo Lamagna is an award winning chef with roots tied to the Philippines and the Midwest. He began his professional kitchen training in Detroit after moving back from the Philippines and, after a few years, sought out further education at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
ACCOLADES:
Food and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs 2021
James Beard Best Chef: Pacific and Northwest Nominee -
Kyurim “Q” Lee and Jin Caldwell
JinJu Patisserie
Portland, ORPastry chefs Kyurim “Q” Lee and Jin Caldwell have been perfecting viennoiserie products, artisan chocolates, and beautifully composed petits gâteaux for the Portland community since 2019, drawing inspiration from ingredients and techniques from around the world.
ACCOLADES:
2025 James Beard Foundation Award: Outstanding Bakery
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Junghyun “JP” Park
Atomix
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Accolades:
2023 James Beard Award Winner: Best Chef New York State
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Alice Jun
Hana Makgeolli
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Accolades:
2021 New York International Wine Competition: Makgeolli Producer of the Year
2023 Wine Enthusiast: Future Tastemaker
Wineries
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Alexana Winery
Newberg, OR
Alexana Winery farms 55 acres of sustainably managed vineyards in the Dundee Hills AVA, crafting Pinot Noir that honors the land and the integrity of each growing season.
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Cho Wines
Hillsboro, OR
CHO Wines produces traditional method sparkling wines and Pinot Noir in Oregon's Willamette Valley, where winemaker Dave Cho balances tradition and innovation as the state's first Korean-American winemaker.
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Evening Land Vineyards
Salem, OR
Evening Land Vineyards farms the acclaimed Seven Springs Vineyard in Oregon, crafting age-worthy wines through organic and biodynamic practices that express the site's unique terroir.
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Hana Makgeolli
Brooklyn, NY
Hana Makgeolli crafts traditional Korean rice wines in Brooklyn using organic rice and nuruk fermentation, where founder Alice Jun and partner John Limb honor centuries-old brewing methods while bringing sool to new audiences.
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Hundred Suns Wine
McMinnville, OR
A husband-and-wife project in Oregon's Willamette Valley, where Grant Coulter and Renée Saint-Amour craft small-production wines from their Eola-Amity Hills vineyard with hands-on care at every step.
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Junichi Fujita
McMinnville, OR
Junichi Fujita grows head-trained pinot noir and field blends using natural farming methods inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka's philosophy of minimal intervention.
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Nash Vineyards
Carlton, OR
A North Willamette Valley project founded by best friends Nathan Sasaki and Shawn Menashe, who transformed over a decade of exploring their property into a thriving vineyard that opened to the community in 2021.