Check Out Boston’s Rising Stars

StarChefs

Check out who’s moving and shaking in the food and beverage biz these days according to StarChefs, who have announced their 2024 Rising Stars Awards winners for Boston. You can see for yourself what all the buzz is about as the 17 award-winning chefs, bakers, bartenders, and mentors offer up a collection of signature dishes, desserts, pastries, drinks, and pairings for the magazine’s Rising Stars Restaurant Week from Wednesday, July 24th through Wednesday, August 7th.

Some familiar faces are topping the list this year, including Molly Dwyer from Bar Volpe, Nik Mastalerz from Oleana, Katie Hubbard from Pammy’s, Cassie Piuma from Sarma and Katie Weismann from Spoke, and you can take a peek at the complete list here. If you’re out and about for nibbling and sipping, be sure to share a post or story of one (or all) of the featured dishes or drinks along the way via Instagram and tag it with @StarChefs and #StarChefsRisingStars to be entered to win a $100 restaurant gift card, which really sweetens the already tasty deal. Even better, thanks to a partnership with Singer Kittredge and chef Melissa Stefanini of Buenas and Super Bien, $3 from every Impossible Big Mac empanada sold during Rising Stars Restaurant Week will be donated to Spoonfuls to help them rescue and distribute food to peeps in need.

Take a look at the list of the Rising Stars’ dishes here, and find out more about the selection process for the winners here. If you fall in love with a dish or drink, be sure to vote for your favorites in the Art of Presentation contest — one Rising Stars Award Winner will win $5,000 towards Steelite products of their choice, which definitely covers a lot of tableware for any up-and-coming restaurant. Voting for the presentation awards ends on Monday, July 22nd at 10:00am, so start plotting your plan of attack to try as many tastes as you can before the deadline.

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