Chef of the Year: Tim Love, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Love Shack, Woodshed Smokehouse
One of the best known chefs from Texas, Love is a TV regular and Food Network favorite who also co-hosts CNBC show Restaurant Startup. (Oh, and he emceed our Tastemaker Awards party in Austin.) His signature cuisine is “urban Western,” but he has a canny knack for staying au courant. Woodshed Smokehouse may be a meat place but it was also one of the first in the area to serve kale.
