| Arrow Wine | Chef Todd English – Figs | I Matti Trattoria | REVPAR, Intl. |
| Artizen Café | Chef Todd Gray – Equinox | Il Radicchio Ristorante® | Ricciuti’s Brick Oven Pizza® |
| Austin Grill | Chesapeake Chicken, Inc. | Jaleo | Rockfish Grille |
| Bangkok Gourmet | Chez Soul | Latin Concepts | Salamander Market |
| Bebo Trattoria | Chicago Taste, L.L.C. | Le Caprice | Sam & Harry’s® |
| Blazer’s – Food Over Fire | Cilantro Restaurant | Lebanese Taverna | Santa Lucia Coffee Company |
| Blue-N-Gold Brewing Co. | Cubaney Holding Corporation | Levante® | Stage Deli |
| Boston’s Gourmet Pizza | DC Central Kitchen | Lipton Financial Services,Inc. | Steve B’s Pizza |
| Brazil Fast Food Corporation | Durango’s Inc. | McAlisters Gourmet Deli® | The Boatyard |
| Burbank Bar & Grill | Earth Day Cafe® | McDanihan’s | The Breadline |
| Café Atlantico | Figs | Music City Roadhouse | The Frog and the Redneck® |
| Café Deluxe | Fricken’ Chicken | Nathan’s of Georgetown | The Reef |
| Café Saint-Ex | Galeto’s | Old Hickory Grille | Thompson Hospitality, LP |
| Chef Jay Frank | Gallagher’s Steakhouse | Oyamel | Tony Maroni Franchise Systems® |
| Chef Peter Smith | Harry’s Essential Grille | Ozone | Vucurevich / Simons Advisory Group |
| Chef Jose Andres | Harry’s Tap Room | Palena® | Zaytinya |
| Chef Roberto Donna | Heritage India Restaurant | Proximo Restaurants, LLC | Zia’s Pastaria® |
