Avery County Native, Kirsten Mitchell, Third in Voting for Food & Wine’s ‘People’s Best New Chef’
March 8, 2012. UPDATE: Kirsten Mitchell, chef at Cameo 19 Hundred in Wilmington and formerly at Morel’s in Banner Elk, has made Food & Wine magazine’s list of top professional chefs. She is currently vying for the title of The People’s Best New Chef for 2012 and is now in third place in the voting!