Since 2012, Eater Young Guns has singled out the rising stars of the culinary industry.

In 2021, the criteria will be slightly different, and so will the name. This coming spring, Eater will name the first members of its New Guard. https://bit.ly/3m0yu3U 

Over the past 10 months, countless people — inside and outside of the restaurant industry — have taken up the vital work of feeding those around them, often under impossible and ever-shifting circumstances.

The New Guard will encompass not only the most talented restaurant professionals, but also those using food to challenge conventions, remake old systems, and better their communities.

Regardless of age or vocation, the New Guard will be composed of the undersung builders, doers, and activists who will lead positive change in food — and by extension, in the world — for years to come.

What are the requirements to be a member of the inaugural Eater New Guard class?

Talented chefs, bakers, and other hospitality professionals who excel at what they do are still welcome, but so are:
• Community organizers
• People engaged in mutual aid
• Nonprofit workers
• Farmers
• Advocates for a more sustainable food supply and community health

Through January 17 at 3 p.m. EST, use this nomination form to tell us who will be leading that charge: https://bit.ly/3jmQHXr