He worked his way up, spending a year here and another year there before getting a job at the St . Regis Hotelin New York and at Lespinasse in Washington -- the sister restaurant of another Mobil five-star honoree in New York.
These favorites overlap in part with the General Assembly predictions, with one model predicting two stars for Fiola Mare, and the other pinning Komi as a two-star honoree, along with the Dabney, Pineapple and Pearls and the recently overhauled 1789.
Artists and politicians came together tonight to celebrate the richness of artistic influences on American culture, with an opera legend standing alongside a rock 'n' roll star as honorees at the annual Kennedy Center gala.
She was a previous Rising Star Chef honoree.
Today the magazine names comedian Kathy Griffin and "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson as honorees on this year's list.
The luncheon was star-packed, with honorees including Aretha Franklin, Idina Menzel, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea and Paramore's Hayley Williams.
The audience -- which included S. Epatha Merkerson, Star Jones, Christine Quinn, LuAnn de Lesseps, "Millionaire Matchmaker" star Patti Stanger and honoree Sanjay Gupta -- erupted into laughter at Vieira's whimsy.
The evening's workhorse will be Mr. Heath's big band; the biggest source of star power, besides the honorees, will come from two of Mr. Hendricks's inheritors, Bobby McFerrin and Dianne Reeves.
He also helped secure stars like Marilyn Horne, Anna Moffo, Licia Albanese and Jerome Hines as honorees at fund-raising events, Ms. Coppola said.
Actress Aja Naomi King, honoree and star of "How to Get Away With Murder". Broadway and screen actress Cynthia Erivo.
