Stage Stories

Click on the photos below to learn more about each grantee’s stage. Check back as we continue to update our page with more stories!

Todd DalBello

Todd DalBello 

Grant location: Benu  San Francisco, CA 

Daniela Herrera

Daniela Herrera

Grant location: Grace Chicago, IL 

Mac Kilminik

Maciej Kilminik

Grant location: The White Barn Inn Kennebunk, ME

David Kneller

David Kneller

Grant location: Grace Chicago, IL

Melissa Kuhn (1)

Melissa Kuhn

Grant location: Benu  San Francisco, CA  

   

Daniel Moccia-Field

Daniel Moccia-Field

Grant locations: Bar Tartine & Manresa  San Francisco, CA

Bethania Pena

Bethania Penia

Grant location: Restaurant DANIEL New York, NY

Jessica Seely

Jessica Seely 

Grant location: Bayona  New Orleans, LA

Brandon Silver

Grant location: Noma Copenhagen, Denmark 

Jason Sipe

Jason Sipe

Grant locations:  Le Pigeon & Little Bird Bistro Portland, OR

   

Mary Catherine Edmondson

Mary Catherine Edmondson

Grant location: Saison San Francisco, CA  

Cassandra Torres

Cassandra Torres 

Grant locations: Restaurant DANIEL & Eleven Madison Park New York, NY

Hernan Martinez

Hernan Martinez

Grant location: RN74 San Francisco, CA  

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Chris Laico

Grant location: Per Se New York, NY

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Angela Chung

Grant locations: Marguerite, l’Auberge du Pont de Collonges, & Bernachon Lyon, France

   

Alexander Yoon

Alexander Yoon

Grant location: Restaurant Mirazur, Menton, France

Lincoln Marquis

Lincoln Marquis

Grant location: Per Se New York, NY

Henry Molina

Henry Molina

Grant location: Noma Copenhagen, Denmark

Jonathan Tilles (1)

Jonathan Tilles

Grant locations: State Bird Provisions & Manresa SF/ Los Gatos, CA

Rob Drennan

Rob Drennan

Grant location: Maaemo Oslo, Norway

   
Gretchen Mulero

Gretchen Mulero Ortiz

Grant location:  Marea New York, NY

Kendall Ross

Kendall Ross

Grant location:  Restaurant DANIEL New York, NY  

JohnTroupis

John Troupis

Grant location: Victor’s Fine Dining by Christian Bau Nennig, Germany 

Kaylin Lloyd

Kaylin Lloyd

Grant location: Attica Melbourne, Australia 

Michael Pini

Michael Pini

Grant location: Fäviken Järpen, Sweden

   
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Grayson Altenberg

Grant Location: The French Laundry Yountville, CA

Hoon Rhee

Hoon Rhee

Grant location: Narisawa & L’effervescence Tokyo, Japan

Bradleynicholson

Bradley Nicholson

Grant location: Amass Copenhagen, Denmark

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Elaine Smyth

Grant location: The French Laundry Yountville, CA

Dan Filice

Grant location: Pineapple and Pearls Washington, DC

   
Michelle Moran

Michelle Moran

Grant Location: Bribery Bakery Austin, TX

Doug Brixton

Doug Brixton

Grant Location: La Maison Troisgros  Roanne, France 

Caitlin Head (1)

Caitlin Head

Grant Location: Asador Extebarri Atxondo, Spain

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Rory Weber

Grant Location: Amass Copenhagen, Denmark

Randall Prudden

Randall Prudden

Grant Location: Pujol and Maaemo Mexico City, Mexico and Copenhagen, Denmark

   
Larry Nguyen

Larry Nguyen

Grant Location: Central Lima, Peru

Vincenzo Loseto

Vincenzo Loseto

Grant Location: Noma Copenhagen, Denmark

Ryan Peters (1)

Ryan Peters

Grant Location: The French Laundry Yountville, CA

Brendan Scott (3)

Brendan Scott

Grant Location: Atera New York, NY

Lou Perella

Lou Perella

Grant Location: Attica Melbourne, Australia

   
Alex Enright

Alex Enright

Grant Location: Noma Copenhagen, Denmark

Ileene Cho

Ileene Cho

Grant Location: Le Meurice Paris, France

Franklin Arguelles

Franklin Arguelles

Grant Location: Den and La Bonne Table Tokyo, Japan

Rebecca Kozlowski

Grant Location: Hotel Plaza Athenée Paris, France

Davey George

Grant Location: Central Restaurante Peru

   

Sarah Hsieh

Grant Location:
Amass Restaurant
Copenhagen, Denmark

Chase Evans

Grant Location: The French Laundry Yountville, CA

Sam Daigle

Grant Location:
Restaurant A.T
Paris, France

Susana Querejazu

Grant Location: Le Meurice
Paris, France

Katherine Rock

Grant Location: Petit Crenn, Atelier Crenn & Water + Flour
San Francisco, CA

   

Emily Costello

Grant Location:
Meyers Bageri
Copenhagen, Denmark

Oscar Mata

Grant Location:
L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges
Lyon, France

Lizzie Styles

Grant Location:
Attica
Melbourne, Australia

Christopher Huang

Grant Location:
Saison and Pabu
San Francisco, CA

Rose Weiss

Grant Location:
Restaurant Frantzén & Mathias Dahlgren
Stockholm, Sweden

   

 Christopher Audia

Grant Location:
La Pergola
Rome, Italy

 Robert Hartmann

Grant Location:
El Celler de Can Roca
Girona, Spain

Samuel Meono

Grant Location:
Benu, Crenn Dining Group
San Francisco, CA

TJ Lewis

Grant Location:
Core by Clare Smyth London, England

Miguel Baez

Grant Location:
Mugartiz
Sebastian, Spain

   

 Joatta Siebert

Grant Location:
Noma 2.0
Copenhagen, Denmark

Alex Fuentes

Grant Location:
Amass
Copenhagen, Denmark

 

David Yoshimura

Grant Location:
Kagurazaka Ishikawa
Tokyo, Japan

 

Brady Harlan

Grant Location:
Chambre Séparée
Gent, Belgium 

 

Lauren McCann

Grant Location:
Jane
San Franscisco, CA

 

   

Anthony Young

Grant Location:
Brae Restaurant
Birregurra, Australia

Kiran Kim

Grant Location:
Mirazur
Menton, France

Eric Marting

Grant Location:
Per Se
New York, NY

 

Stuart Sandquist

Grant Location:
L’Auberge du Pont de Collonges
Lyon, France

Zachary Close

Grant Location:
Amass
Copenhagen, Denmark

   

Danny Sterling

Grant Location:
Blackbird
Chicago, IL

Grace Kim

Grant Location:
Osteria Francescana
Modena, Italy

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Joe Maggio

Grant Location:
Attica
Melbourne, Australia

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Latara Copes

Grant Location:
Mirazur
Menton, France

Briana Witt

Grant Location:
Bo.Lan
Bangkok, Thailand

   

Esther Ha

Grant Location:
Den in Tokyo, Japan and Restaurant Ester in Sydney, Australia 

Nick Bahan

Grant Location:
Restaurant DANIEL
New York, New York

 

Daniel Domkowski

Grant Location:
Jacques Torres Chocolate
New York

 

Winnie Huang 

Grant Location:
Tarte
Singapore

 

Ryan Walker

Grant Location:
Attica
Melbourne

 

   

Alexandra Motz

Grant Location:
Room4Dessert 
Bali, Indonesia

Duy Nguyen

Grant Location:
Berlu 
Portland, OR

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Jack Stewart

Grant Location:
Quintonil
Mexico City, Mexico

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Allison Tschida

Grant Location:
Otium
Los Angeles, California

Zachary Swenson

Grant Location:
Disfrutar
Barcelona, Spain

 

 

Arun Astraelis

Grant Location:
Borago
Santiago, Chile