Ian Schnoebelen of Restaurant Iris

[TAPrice]

Congratulation to Ian Schnoebelen for being named one of Food and Wine's Best New Chefs for 2007.

The official F&W bio:

Former Lilette sous chef Ian Schnoebelen, 36, opened Iris in January of 2006. Schnoebelen had been a sous chef at John Harris' Lilette until Hurricane Katrina. Prior to that, he was a sous chef at Commander’s Palace in Las Vegas. Iris boasts an ever-changing, difficult-to-classify French- and Italian-influenced menu that emphasizes seafood without excluding meat dishes such as steak and chorizo.

Having eaten many times at Iris, I think the award is well deserved. He took a gamble shortly after the storm, left Lilette and took over a friend's restaurant. Looks like it paid off.

[Robert Peyton]

Congratulation to Ian Schnoebelen for being named one of Food and Wine's Best New Chefs for 2007.

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Congrats indeed. And to you for taking over this board. I need to start checking it more frequently.