24 Days Left To Nominate An Eater Young Gun!

Eater Young Guns is our annual roll call of the next guard, and last week we began our cross country search to identify the most promising up-and-comers in the restaurant and nightlife world, whether they're working as chefs or line cooks, sommeliers or bartenders, restaurateurs or maître d's. So far we have 930 nominations, but there's always room for more!

The criteria are simple. Nominees must be under 30 years of age (or have worked in their chosen field for less than five years) and must be currently employed in the hospitality industry in the United States. Though you most likely haven't yet heard their names, they must show extraordinary promise. These kids are the future, those that will soon lead the business but have yet to receive critical attention.

To identify them, we're opening the nomination process up to the public. Know an amazing young pastry chef, an empire builder in the making, a burgeoning chef's chef? We want to hear about them. Starting right this second, we're asking for your nominations right here. The nomination process is over on March 15, so hurry up.