Communal Table

For months, Food & Wine's Restaurant Editor Khushbu Shah spent every waking (and sleeping) second scouting out restaurants across the United States and Puerto Rico to assemble the 2020 class of Best New Chefs. Just a very short time after her final flight, restaurants all over the country closed their doors—some temporarily and some permanently—as social distancing regulations set in and the coronavirus pandemic threatened the lives and livelihood of millions of hospitality workers. On the day before the BNC 2020 class was announced, Shah spoke with Senior Editor Kat Kinsman to explain what went into her extremely rigorous decision making process, and why she believes that this group of chefs holds the future of restaurants in their very capable hands.Meet Food & Wine's Best New Chefs 2020 https://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/food-wine-best-new-chefs-2020The F&W Pro Newsletter https://www.foodandwine.com/newsletter-sign-up