Best of Boston

Best Chef, General Excellence

2007 Best Chef, Up-and-Coming

David Punch

Jamaica Plain
Sometimes it just takes a little tweak to make food memorable. That roasted beet salad that's on menus everywhere? At Ten Tables, Punch adds a [...] read more»
2006 Best Chef, West

Blue Ginger

Wellesley
You'd think that after eight years, a fusion joint like Blue Ginger might be a tired concept; after all, who doesn't offer garlic-black pepper lobster [...] read more»
2006 Best Chef, General Excellence

Tony Maws, Craigie On Main

Cambridge
Tony Maws is the anticelebrity chef. Undistracted by fame and fortune, he is laser focused on ferreting out the finest ingredients from local farms and [...] read more»
2005 Best Chef, Up and Coming

Pino Maffeo, Restaurant L

Boston
You've never crave artichoke-goat cheese lollipops until you tasted Pino Maffeo's daring cuisine at Restaurant L. Like other mad gastro-wizards, Maffeo employs a host of [...] read more»
2004 Best Chef, General Excellence

Michael Schlow

Boston
Being a great chef isn't just about respecting good ingredients or cooking with passion. It's also about being a good manager and building relationships with [...] read more»
2004 Best Chef, Up and Coming

Gabriel Frasca, Spire

Boston
After years of working with some of this city's best (Gordon Hamersley, Michael Schlow, Seth Woods), it's Frasca's turn to soar at Spire, the restaurant [...] read more»
2003 Best Chef, General Excellence

Ken Oringer, Clio

Boston
Oringer is fast becoming the Tom Hanks of Best of Boston. Oringer has captured the best-chef nod in three of the past four years—and the [...] read more»
2003 Best Chef, Up and Coming

Tony Maws, Craigie Street Bistrot

Cambridge
If ever there was a feel-good pill for these challenging times, chef Tony Maws's cooking at Craigie Street Bistrot is it. Troubles fall away as [...] read more»
2002 Best Chef, General Excellence

Ken Oringer, Clio

Boston
Of the many honors chef Ken Oringer has won (a James Beard Award among them), this year's nod as one of People magazine's most eligible [...] read more»
2002 Best Chef, Up and Coming

Dante deMagistris, blu

Boston
When blu opened at Sports Club/LA last winter, many eyed the restaurant with suspicion. Would the brightly colored, Cali-inspired glass-walled dining room work in Boston? [...] read more»