Food and Wine Magazine recently named their best new chefs for 2010.  Jonathon Sawyer from the Greenhouse Tavern in Cleveland was one of this year's 10 Best New Chefs - the only one in Ohio.  As to why he won - "because he has a knack for combining ingredients that have never had much to do with each other - clams and foie gras, for instance - to excellent effect."  Others named were Mike Sheerin (Blackbird, Chicago), Roy Choi (Kogi Korean BBQ, Los Angeles), James Syhabout (Commis, Oakland), Missy Robbins (A Voce, NYC), Matt Lightner (Castagna, Portland), Jason Stratton (Spinasse, Seattle), Alex Seidel (Fruition, Denver), John Shields (Town House, Chilhowie, Va), and Clayton Miller (Trummer's on Main, Clifton, Va).  Having just returned from NYC and eaten at A Voce, I totally agree with their selection.

I didn't agree with A Voce it's "so so" to me.  Now Kogi is interesting, the spicy BBQ and they had this ms. pacman sandwich that I didn't like because of the bun.  although after eating it, they told me it was truck food.  I was a little nauseated.

Sawyer's cooking isn't my cup of tea, but I can understand why people like it so much.  Congrats to him!  Way to rep C-town.

Sawyer's cooking isn't my cup of tea, but I can understand why people like it so much.  Congrats to him!  Way to rep C-town.

The Greenhouse Tavern was also named among the best 10 new restaurants by Bon Appetit in 2009 - again the only restaurant in Ohio to earn such recognition.  It's great to see Cleveland's tradition of great culinary arts continue to thrive.