Open Call: Nominate LA's Food Industry Up-and-Comers

LA's 30 Under 30 Class of 2012

By Lesley Balla

Last year we launched our inaugural 30 Under 30 list identifying the hottest up-and-comers defining the next wave of culinary greatness in our fair city, as well as in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston. We even feted them with a splashy party. The spotlight lands again in Los Angeles soon, and we're looking for a new roster of those young-gun chefs, sommeliers, barmen and women, general managers, owners, foodie entrepreneurs and hospitality experts rising above the pack.

Know an industry twenty-something, be it front or back of the house, who deserves the honor? Let us know in the comments below. We'll put the final list together and launch it soon. Stay tuned!