Meet the Rising Star Power Players in American Fine Dining

Last year, we debuted our ranking of the 50 Most Powerful People in American Fine Dining , where we took stock of the people who had the greatest influence on the industry. The 2024 edition of the Power List returns in a week, with nearly 200 chefs, architects, restaurateurs, media members, food festival organizers, luxury ingredient purveyors, and more voting to determine who most moves the needle economically and creatively in restaurants today. However, this year we added a little wrinkle to the process.

We asked those same voters who they believed represented the upcoming generation of power players. From established restaurateurs to ascendent chefs to a man who is bringing a whole new model of restaurant finance to the fore, these are the rising stars who will shape fine dining in the years to come..