BEST CHEF

Jordan Coffey, American Harvest Eatery

3241 W. Iles, 546-8300 Not yet 30, Jordan Coffey isn’t just the best young chef in Springfield, he’s the best, period. So say our readers who, presumably, know Coffey both from his days at Augie’s Front Burner and at American Harvest, which opened in 2011 with Coffey as executive chef. He’s not just the best in the city, he’s one of the best in the region and so has been chosen three times to compete in the prestigious young chef’s competition organized by L’Chaine des Rotisseurs, which claims the distinction of being the world’s oldest gastronomic society. Coffey didn’t win this year, but his meal that featured braised lamb shank with sweet onion soubise, green lentils, candied guanciale and sauce bordelaise sounds scrumptious. Runner-up: Sean Keeley of Ross Isaac’s