Les douze semi-finalistes
• Luke Bergman, The Modern, New York, New York
• Danny Cerqueda, Carolina Country Club, Raleigh, Caroline du Nord
• Michael Clauss, Daily Planet , Burlington, Vermont
• Kevin Gillespie, Woodfire Grill, Atlanta, Georgie
• James Kent, Eleven Madison Park, New York, New York
• Mark Liberman, Roxy’s Black Sheep, West Palm Beach, Floride
• Christopher Parsons, Catch, Winchester, Massachussets
• Jennifer Petrusky, Charlie Trotter’s, Chicago, Illinois
• John Rellah, New York Yacht Club, New York, New York
• Jeremie Tomczak, French Culinary Institute, New York, New York
• Andrew Weiss, The Chef’s Workshop, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Percy Whatley, The Ahwahnee, Yosemite, Californie