2023: Chef Calvin Lipe, Dockside Deli, Gulfport, MS

2022: Chef Cooper Miller, Forklift, Tupelo, MS

2021: Chef Austin Sumrall, White Pillars, Biloxi, MS (King of American Seafood)

2019: Chef Hunter Evans, Lou’s Full Serv, Jackson, MS

2018: Lou Larose, Lou’s Full Serv, Jackson, MS

2017: Chef David Dickensauge, Corks and Cleaver, Gulfport, MS

2016: Chef Alex Eaton, Manship Wood Fired Kitchen, Jackson, MS (King of American Seafood)

2015: Chef Ty Thames, Restaurant Tyler, Starkville, MS

2014: Chef Gary Hawkins, 1908 Provisions, Jackson, MS

2013: Chef David Crews, Six Shooter Land and Timber, Drew, MS (King of American Seafood)

2012: Chef Glen Clark, Palace Casino Resort, Biloxi, MS

2011: Chef Heath Johnson, City Grocery, Oxford, MS

2010: Chef Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, MS