The bracket ends on August 17 to vote, click here.Ī native of Texas, Balke earned degrees in business marketing and hotel restaurant management from Texas Tech, then a degree from the Culinary Institute of America in 2007. Buy tickets here.Īnd you still have one more day to vote in our Best New Restaurant competition, now at the Finals stage, with the two restaurants competing to win the title. Who will win? Find out at the Tastemaker Awards party on August 19 at Fashion Industry Gallery, where we’ll dine on bites from nominated restaurants while emcee CJ Starr reveals the winners. They're the latest category in our editorial series, where we spotlight nominees in categories such as best bars, best neighborhood restaurants, best rising star chefs, best pastry chefs, best bartenders, and best ghost kitchens, determined by a panel of judges consisting of former CultureMap Tastemaker Award winners and local F&B experts.
They all managed to keep serving excellent food at restaurants, with hospitality to match. Whether running their own restaurant or else overseeing a major kitchen, these 10 chefs prevailed during the most harrowing of times: navigating the challenges of operating during a pandemic. We're on our final week leading up to CultureMap's Tastemaker Awards, our annual celebration of the best in Dallas food and drink, and it's time to tip our toques to the Best Chefs.
