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!

 

Danny Levy

Grant location: Saint Peter Sydney, Australia 

Immanuel Acuna

Grant location: Californios San Francisco, California 

Jillian Onstad

Grant location: Fort Negen Amsterdam, Netherlands 

Bridget Gomez

Grant location: Coda Dessert Dining Berlin, Germany 

Aaron Buendorf

Grant location: Ristorante la Madia Licata, Italy 

Juliet Auld

Grant location: Cafe Binnenvisser Amsterdam, Netherlands 

Keannie Rodriguez

Grant location: El Celler de Can Roca Girona, Spain 

Lucas Liljenberg

Grant location: San Ho Won San Francisco, CA 

Garrick Hirasawa

Grant location: Kohaku Tokyo, Japan 

Kaylen Colpitts

Grant location: Core, London, England

Ryan Walker

Grant Location:
Attica
Melbourne, Australia

Winnie Huang 

Grant Location:
Tarte
Singapore

Daniel Domkowski

Grant Location:
Jacques Torres Chocolate
New York, NY

 

Nick Bahan

Grant Location:
Restaurant DANIEL
New York, NY

 

Esther Ha

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

           

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

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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
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 Francisco, 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

           

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

Mason McDaniel

Grant Location:
The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium

Evelyn Aloupas

Grant Location:
Restaurant A.T., Paris, France 

Justin Hillman

Grant Location:
L’Effervescence, Tokyo, Japan

Brianna Cruz Rabago

Grant Location:
Quay, Sydney, Australia