FEATURES
Read about the latest industry techniques, trends, and ideas as well as personal stories from restaurant professionals around the country.
Announcing 2025 Perfect PurÉe Recipe Contest Winners
We partnered with The Perfect Purée of Napa Valley to challenge our community to explore the range, versatility, and intensity of fruit purées across sweet and savory applications.
Announcing 2025 Sherry Vinegar PDO Recipe Contest Winners
This winter, we partnered with Sherry Vinegar PDO from Spain to challenge our community of chefs to celebrate the bold acidity and complexity of Sherry Vinegar PDO. Check out the winning recipes here!
Announcing 2025 Pecorino Romano PDO Recipe Contest Winners
This summer, we partnered with Pecorino Romano PDO to challenge our community of chefs to celebrate the distinct flavor and versatility of Pecorino Romano PDO cheese. Check out the winning recipes!
Announcing The 2025 Nespresso Golden Capsule Winner
We partnered with Nespresso to challenge our community of chefs to submit creative recipes featuring Nespresso’s Diavolitto coffee. Check out the winner here!
Announcing The 2025 A Cut Above Winners
We partnered with Aussie Beef to highlight the versatility and quality of Australian grassfed beef. From koji-cured tenderloins and marrow-glazed short ribs to tartares, tatakis, and charcoal-grilled cuts, chefs across the country submitted recipes that showcased the beef’s natural depth of flavor.
Announcing The 2025 Reel Deal Winners
We partnered with Seafood From Scotland to celebrate the pristine quality of Scottish salmon. From peat-smoked gravlax and kelp cures to low-temp poaching and tartares, chefs across the country submitted recipes highlighting the salmon’s natural texture, richness, and flavor.
Announcing the 2025 Fruit Face-Off Winners
We partnered with Andros Professional to showcase the vibrant, flavors of Andros’ premium fruit fillings. From sweet spins on classics to creative savory dishes, these winning recipes prove that Andros’ offerings can shine in any application.
Announcing 2024 Mahón-Menorca PDO Recipe Contest Winners
This year, we partnered with Mahón-Menorca PDO to challenge chefs to highlight the bold, nutty flavors of this iconic Spanish cheese. Check out the winning recipes here!
Announcing 2024 Sherry Vinegar PDO Recipe Contest Winners
This fall, we partnered with Sherry Vinegar PDO from Spain to challenge our community of chefs to celebrate the bold acidity and complexity of Sherry Vinegar PDO. Check out the winning recipes here!
Announcing 2024 Pecorino On Top Recipe Contest Winners
This fall, we partnered with Pecorino Romano PDO to challenge our community of chefs to celebrate the distinct flavor and versatility of Pecorino Romano PDO cheese. Check out the winning recipes!
Announcing Winners of 2024 Copa Jerez US Finals
Three chef-sommeliers from across the country competed for the title of US Champion of the Copa Jerez National Finals. The winning team from Midnight in the Garden will go on to compete in the International Finals in Jerez, Spain in 2025.
Announcing 2024 Clash of the Crusts Winners
This summer, we partnered with King Arthur Baking Co. to challenge our community of chefs to the ultimate pizza showdown. Check out the winning recipes here!
Announcing 2024 Chocolate TCHODown Winners
We partnered with TCHO Chocolate to challenge our community of chefs to sample TCHO’s dark, milk, and white chocolates and submit creative, chocolate-forward dishes. Check out the winning chefs and recipes here!
Announcing The 12th Annual Vitamix Challenge Winners
We challenged our community to submit original recipes that embraced this year’s theme of food waste and of course, showcased creative uses of a Vitamix Commercial blender. Check out the winning recipes!
Announcing Lumina Lamb Recipe Contest Winners
We partnered with Lumina Lamb to give one chef a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New Zealand. Check out the winning chefs and recipes here!
Announcing Pecorino Romano PDO Recipe Contest Winners
Pecorino Romano PDO has been produced since the times of the Roman Empire. We challenged our community to come up with original recipes featuring the cheese and they did not disappoint. Check out the winners here!
Announcing Sherry Vinegar Recipe Contest Winners
The secret behind Sherry Vinegar’s unique and extraordinary quality is, without a doubt, its origin. We challenged our community to showcase the vinegar in creative recipes. Check out the winning dishes here!
Announcing American Lamb Board Recipe Contest Winners
Put your hands together for Chef Cesar Murillo of North Pond for taking home the grand prize trip to Napa for our American ground lamb recipe contest this summer!
2023 Mango Discovery Week
StarChefs and The National Mango Board have partnered with some of the country's top chefs to bring next-level mango dishes to your city! Mangos are the aromatic fruits of an evergreen tree and are related to both cashews and pistachios. Each mango variety has a unique flavor and texture, so make sure to try different types of mangos at different stages of ripeness.
Announcing Breville Juicer Recipe Contest WinnerS
We challenged our community of chefs to showcase how they would use the Breville Juice Fountain® XL Pro in creative recipes. Check out the winners here!