The 2010 CHOW 13

Published on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, by Lessley Anderson / Edit Post

The 2010 CHOW 13

Our second annual awards, honoring the people pushing the food world in new and adventurous directions.

All of a sudden, it's everywhere. And by "it" we mean lots of things, like wine on tap, pop-up restaurants, and the rest of the zeitgeist. But who are the geists of the zeit? The setters of the trends? The rousers of the rabble? That's who we honor in our annual CHOW 13.

Last year was our inaugural selection of the visionaries of the food world. It's that time of year again, and we've got another crop of activists, chefs, food producers, and media makers to give props to.

So without further ado, we bring you: 13 people changing the culture of the way we eat.

» FIRST UP:
RUTH BOURDAIN

Lessley Anderson is senior editor at CHOW.

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  • I am STAYING AT COOPER SQUARE AND WOULD LIKE GREAT FOOD AFTER THE THEATRE SO 10.30, ONYL TWO NIGHTS IN ny

  • I just read back a couple months' worth of Ruth Bourdain posts and I fail to see any thrill whatsoever. Then again, I find Twitter to be the ultimate in narcissistic ADHD bull that ever was ever splattered across the internet.

  • Ken Grossman certainly deserves kudos as a general in the war but he certainly didn't start if. If you want to go back to the beginning look at fellow Californian Fritz Maytag. He started the war when he bought Anchor Brewing in 1965. Without Fritz there would have been no Ken.

  • Frank Bruni?

  • Brilliant choices, comments and artwork. Thanks for selecting for authentic importance rather than geographic correctness.

  • Where's Jonathan Gold?
    http://dogtrainingvideos.us

  • Somebody accidentally put a drawing of a woman on this one.

  • I would love to see some critics in this list in the future

  • HEY CHOW--
    Nearly everybody in America DOESN'T live in San Fran or New York! PLEASE write about some of the rest of us SOMETIMES!

  • Well thank you America, there´s not one non- American on this list. You can´t seriously call this list "The most influential people in food."

  • Where's Jonathan Gold?

  • UC Davis, as an Ag school and know for the winemaking program, would be a great choice to start a cheesemaking degree engineering program.

  • What does Brock think he's accomplishing by seed saving? Has he ever heard of Cross pollination? The seed he's planting is not the same genetics of the melon he ate and thought was wonderful.

  • 3x better than last year's Chow 13. I cannot disagree with any choice you have made this year.

  • I love Christopher Hirsheimer's beautiful food photography and I get the Canal House cookbooks - fantastic.

  • I think you should have mentioned Nathan Myhrvold. He published what is probably going to be the most influential book for the next century.

  • Really excellent article. Good work CHOW.

  • cool article...makes me wanna quit my job and follow my dreams.

  • There are 12 entries, if you count people there are 13, brothers Andy and Mateo Kehler are counted as individuals

  • Is it just me? Or are there only 12 people on this list of 13?