The award-winning pioneer of American regional cuisine cooks with a whos who of the nations top chefs Philippe Boulot The Heathman Restaurant Portland, Oregon Alain Ducasse Alain Ducasse at the Essex House New York City Gale Gand Tru, Chicago, Illinois Jean-Marie Lacroix Lacroix at The Rittenhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Robert McGrath Roaring Fork, Scottsdale, Arizona Nancy Oakes Boulevard Restaurant San Francisco, California Patrick OConnell The Inn at Little Washington Northern Virginia Ken Oringer Clio, Boston, Massachusetts Odessa Piper LEtoile, Madison, Wisconsin Michael Romano Union Square Cafe, New York City Nancy Silverton and Mark Peel Campanile, Los Angeles, California Frank Stitt Highlands Bar & Grill Birmingham, Alabama Charlie Trotter Charlie Trotters, Chicago, Illinois