Perry HoffmanPhoto: Courtesy of Etoile
The People's Best New Chef regional winners have been announced by Food & Wine, and remarkably, Perry Hoffman at Étoile in Napa beat out known quantity Michael Voltaggio for the Twitter- and blog-fueled win. Unfortunately, he didn't take the overall title — that went to Tim Byers at Smoke in Dallas — but Hoffman will be listed in the magazine as California's winner. We have a feeling Voltaggio will get an editorial nod for Best New Chef, but stay tuned for that announcement in a couple of weeks. [Food & Wine, Earlier]
