b'CHEF ELISE WIGGINSPanzano | Denver From her beginnings in Louisiana to Texas, Colorado, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and back to Colorado, Elise Wiggins has purposefully and progressively moved up through the rankshoning kitchen skills and talents that have won numerous fine-dining awards and accolades. Panzano was named a Top 5 Denver Restaurant by the Rocky Mountain News, was included in Zagat Surveys Americas Top Restaurants guide, and was given a four-star rating by 5280 magazine. Elise was named 2005s Colorado Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation.panzano-denver.com CHEF PATRICIA WILLIAMSDistrict | New YorkPatricia Williams has been the chef at District, adjacent to The Muse Hotel, since June 2006. Patricia is formerly of Morrell Wine Bar & Caf and has worked as a chef in New York City for many years, at places such as Berkeley Bar and Grill and Butterfield 81.districtnyc.com139'