Accolades: Eli Kulp is Food & Wine's Best New Chef
Please note: This article is published as an archive copy from Philadelphia City Paper. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015.
This is not an April Fools' day joke.
This morning, Food & Wine editor-in-chief, Dana Cowin, announced the winners for the magazine's Best New Chef and Fork/High Street/A.Kitchen ace, Eli Kulp, took home the victory.
"I'm very excited and honored to be apart of this list," Kulp says. "It's always (silently) been a personal goal of mine, but I'm also very excited for Ellen [Yin, his business partner], as well as my unbelievably talented and dedicated team. It means so much for everyone involved."
Here's what Yin has to say about this awesome win: "I am so unbelievably proud of Eli. It has taken him many hours and a lot of personal sacrifice to achieve this milestone. He deserves it! It also means so much for Fork, High Street, a. kitchen and Philadelphia for Eli to be named amongst a short list of such other accomplished talented young chefs nationwide. Philly's new generation of chefs are creating a new dining scene that will be recognized nationally. It's amazing! Congratulations to all!"
Congrats, Eli!
