5.Tom Colicchio
On number 5 best chefs in the US we have Tom Colicchio.
The American celebrity chef has co-founded the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, awarded with 3 out of 4 stars by the New York Times.
Colicchio is the head judge of the television show Top Chef, and has been featured on the TV franchise Great Chefs.
With five James Beard Foundation awards, the chef owns several restaurants in the US, including Craft, and Craftbar, both in New York and Los Angeles, and Craft Steak in Las Vegas.
Colicchio is the author of several books, Think Like a Chef, Craft of Cooking: Notes and Recipes from a Restaurant Kitchen, wichcraft: Craft a sandwich into a meal – and a meal into a sandwich and Top Chef: The Cookbook.
He was named the Best Chef in California by the James Beard Foundation ->