awardee

The awardees are a collection of emerging chefs and bartenders recognized by StarChefs, an industry group that supports the restaurant world.

By leveraging their platforms and expertise, this first round of awardees highlighted how doing business and doing good do not need to be mutually exclusive.

The second requires grant awardees to establish a low-cost service option, leaving the definition of “low-cost” up to the state.

Similar state-level efforts have not fared well in the past, and there is likely to be opposition from awardees about price and eligibility.

However, the 2021 virtual celebration will recognize last year’s awardees.

In fact, over the last 10 years, every previous awardee had gone in the 2nd round at the latest.