List of American restaurateurs

This is a list of American restaurateurs. A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly-skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.

A

Dolores Alexander Ben Ali Roy W. Allen Linda G. Alvarado Ignacio Anaya David W. Anderson Stuart Anderson Hiroaki Aoki Andrea Apuzzo Ken Aretsky Donatella Arpaia Anthony Athanas

B

E. S. Babcock Damon Baehrel Jean-Claude Baker Kim Bartmann Paul Bartolotta Joe Bastianich Lidia Bastianich Mario Batali Joe Baum Bob Baumhower Rick Bayless Victor Bergeron Maurice Bessinger Sherman Billingsley Bill Binder Jamie Bissonnette Richard Blais Thomas Boggs Justin Bogle Ettore Boiardi Ghulam Bombaywala David Bouley Danny Bowien Henry L. Bowles Gary Brackett Ella Brennan Owen Brennan Ralph Brennan Richard Brennan (restaurateur) Terrance Brennan Coby G. Brooks Robert H. Brooks Warren Bruno Artur Bryant Peter Buck Aaron Buerge Sandra Bullock Jim Bunch David Burke Ernie Byfield

C

Alex Cable Karyn Calabrese Don Callender Ransom M. Callicott Adrianne Calvo Nellie Cashman S. Truett Cathy David Chang Sam Chang Leah Chase Chris Chelios Cecilia Chiang Leeann Chin Bob Chinn Jeffrey Chodorow Maneet Chauhan Michael Chow Ruby Chow Sam Choy Jim Churchill Dick Clark Patrick Clark Clifford Clinton Tyson Cole Tom Colicchio Sean Combs Scott Conant Al Copeland Michael Cordúa Dave Corriveau Percy Creuzot Ingrid Croce

D

Michael DeBatt Bobby Deen Paula Deen Tom Dempsey Grant DePorter Richard Dermer Traci Des Jardins Mark DeSaulnier Marcel Desaulniers Steve DiFillippo James Disbrow Rocco DiSpirito Tom Douglas Josh Duhamel Henry R. Durand

E

E-40 Clint Eastwood Robert Egan Graham Elliot Steve Ells Todd English Friedman Paul Erhardt Bob Evans

F

Tiffani Faison Robert Fennell Guy Fieri Stink Fisher Adam Fleischman Paul Fleming John Folse Benson Fong Lee Tung Foo Shelly Frank

G

Jean Galatoire Helen Gallagher Joe Gannon Charlie Geren Izzy Gomez Glenn Goodart Frank Gordy Harold Greiner Carol Grimaldi Nelson G. Gross William J. Guste

H

Mel Haber Alan Hale, Jr. William P. Halliday Gordon Hamersley Nathan Handwerker Pete Harman Tim Harman Dave Heaton Irwin Held John Hickenlooper Henry Hill Charles T. Hinde Ted Hinton Tanya Holland Adina Howard Eddie Huang Howard Hughes Andy Husbands Chrissie Hynde

J

Andrew Jarvis Doron Jensen Howard Deering Johnson Jean Joho Peter Jubeck Jean Baptiste Gilbert Payplat dis Julien

K

Johnny Kan Burt Katz Elaine Kaufman Anne Kearney Jim Keet Thomas Keller Matthew Kenney David Kim Tony Knowles James Koskiniemi Ray Kroc Pat Kuleto Ashton Kutcher Nancy Kwan

L

Emeril Lagasse Nicholas Lambrinides George Lang Ninfa Laurenzo Calvin B. T. Lee August Heinrich Lehmann Warner LeRoy Harry Lewis Paul Liebrandt Bruce Littlefield Anita Lo Antonia Lofaso Eva Longoria José Manuel Lozano Paul Luna Barbara Lynch

M

Lester Maddox Peyton Manning George Mardikian Herman Marth Mariano Martinez George Mavrothalassitis Tony Maws Michael McCarty William McCormick Billy McGlory Robert "Say" McIntosh Brian McMenamin Thomas McNaughton Sean Meenan Rich Melman Sarma Melngailis Julie Menin Danny Meyer Mary Sue Milliken Michael Mina Harriet Converse Moody Arnie Morton Michael Morton John Mosca John A. Mulheren Marc Murphy Terrence Murphy Kimbal Musk Anthony Myint

N

Gavin Newsom Julian Niccolini Drew Nieporent Greg Norton John Nygren

O

Louis P. Ober Patrick O'Connell Patrick O'Neal Suze Orman

P

Chris Paciello Alex Paez Frank Palumbo Nicola Paone Daniel Patterson Cindy Pawlcyn Bob Payton Mark Peel (chef) Frank Pellegrino Claude Philippe Harold Pierce Odessa Piper Stacey Poon-Kinney Michael Psilakis Wolfgang Puck

R

Jay Ramras Bill Rancic Giuliana Rancic O.L. Rapson Kent Rathbun Rachael Ray Mason Reese Tony Rezko Pascal Rigo Jilly Rizzo David Robinson Nate Robinson Phil Romano Michael Romanoff Romany Marie Alan Rosen Steve Rubell

S

Jeffrey Saad Henry Salgado Marcus Samuelsson Aaron Sanchez Colonel Sanders Chris Santos Bobby Schilling Chris Schlesinger Alex Schoenbaum John Schnatter Kurt W. Schuller Arnold Schwarzenegger Patrick Schwarzenegger Daniel R. Scoggin Larry Sconyers James Scurlock Adam Senn Clyde Serda Ike Sewell Andy Shallal Louis Sherry Lydia Shire Toots Shor Nancy Silverton Richard Simmons Alvin Simon Kerry Simon B. Smith Martin V. Smith Arthur K. Snyder Thomas N. Soffron Stephen Starr Felix Stehling Frank Stephenson Lynn D. Stewart Michael Stipe Robert A. Straniere Christopher B. "Stubb" Stubblefield Phil Suarez Michael Symon

T

Jon Taffer Dan Tana Joe Theismann Dave Thomas Frederick Bruce Thomas Joe Thum Felix Tijerina Jet Tila Justin Timberlake Sue Torres Charlie Trotter Donald Trump Ming Tsai Tom Tunney

U

Stephen A. Unger

V

Donald Valle Richard Valle John Vartan Primo Villanueva Michael Voltaggio

W

Michael Walrath Alice Waters Cornell Webster Charles Weeghman Barton G. Weiss Kanye West Cathy Whims Jasper White Michael Whiteman Art Whizin Bob Wian Robert Wiedmaier Jody Williams Brooke Williamson Alan Wilzig Barry Wine Brad Womack Donald Wong Sylvia Woods Shannon Wynne

Y

Bon Yagi Mario Yagobi Lovie Yancey Steven Yeun Sang Yoon

Z

Geoffrey Zakarian Duke Zeibert Fares Zeideia Frederick Hinde Zimmerman Steve Zolotow

See also List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States Lists of Americans

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