
Carla
Hall ("Top Chef" alum and co-host of ABC's
"The Chew") hosted the James Beard
Foundation's 2016 awards ceremony,
which took place at Lyric Opera of Chicago on
Monday, May 2, 2016.
The winners for the restaurant and
chef categories are included below.
In addition, the James Beard Foundation also
honors "America's Classics."
This year's restaurants include Al Ameer
Restaurant, Dearborn, MI; Brooks’ House of
BBQ, Oneonta, NY; Matt’s Place Drive-In,
Butte, MT; Bully’s Restaurant, Jackson, MS;
and Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante, Chimayo,
NM.
The 2016 inductees to the Who's Who
of Food and Beverage in America are
winemaker Gina Gallo, baker and proprietor
Jim Lahey, author/Serious Eats founder Ed
Levine, author and animal rights activist
Temple Grandin and chef/restaurateur Marcus
Samuelsson.
Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries in
Los Angeles is being honored as the
2016 JBF Humanitarian of the
Year, and Leah Chase of
Dooky Chase in New Orleans received the
2016 JBF Lifetime Achievement
Award.
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BEST
NEW RESTAURANT
presented by True
Refrigeration |
WINNER:
Shaya, New Orleans
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OUTSTANDING
CHEF
presented by All-Clad
Metalcrafters |
WINNER:
Suzanne Goin,
Lucques, Los Angeles
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Sean
Brock,
Husk, Charleston, SC
Donald Link,
Herbsaint, New Orleans
Michael Solomonov,
Zahav, Philadelphia
Michael Tusk,
Quince, San Francisco
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OUTSTANDING
PASTRY CHEF
presented by Valrhona |
Meg
Galus,
Boka, Chicago
Maura Kilpatrick,
Oleana, Cambridge, MA
Dolester Miles,
Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham,
AL
Ghaya Oliveira,
Daniel, NYC
Jennifer Yee,
Lafayette, NYC
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OUTSTANDING
RESTAURANT
presented by Acqua Panna® Natural Spring
Water |
WINNER:
Ken Friedman, NYC
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Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz, Boka
Restaurant Group, Chicago
Michael Mina, Mina Restaurants, San
Francisco
Cindy Pawlcyn, Napa, CA
Stephen Starr, Starr Restaurants,
Philadelphia
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OUTSTANDING SERVICE
presented by Goose Island Beer
Company |
OUTSTANDING WINE AND SPIRITS
PROFESSIONAL |
WINNER:
Ron Cooper, Del Maguey Single Village
Mezcal, Ranchos de Taos, NM
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Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Craft
Brewery, Milton, DE
Miljenko Grgich, Grgich Hills Estate,
Rutherford, CA
Rob Tod, Allagash Brewing Company,
Portland, ME
Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace
Distillery, Frankfort, KY
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OUTSTANDING WINE PROGRAM
presented by Robert Mondavi
Winery |
Rising Star Chef of the Year
presented by S. Pellegrino Sparkling
Natural Spring Water |
WINNER:
Daniela Soto-Innes,
Cosme, NYC
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Alex Bois,
High Street on Market,
Philadelphia
Angela Dimayuga,
Mission Chinese Food, NYC
Grae Nonas,
Olamaie, Austin
Matt Rudofker,
Momofuku Ssäm Bar, NYC
Jenner Tomaska,
Next, Chicago
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WINNER:
Curtis Duffy,
Grace, Chicago
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Peter Chang,
Peter Chang, Arlington, VA
Eli Kulp,
Fork, Philadelphia
Rich Landau,
Vedge, Philadelphia
Greg Vernick,
Vernick Food & Drink,
Philadelphia
Cindy Wolf,
Charleston, Baltimore
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Karen Akunowicz,
Myers + Chang, Boston
Brian Hill,
Francine, Camden, ME
Susan Regis,
Shepard, Cambridge, MA
Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley,
Eventide Oyster Co., Portland,
ME
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Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez
Denton,
Ox, Portland, OR
Mike Easton,
Il Corvo Pasta, Seattle
Justin Woodward,
Castagna, Portland, OR
Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi,
Joule, Seattle
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Vishwesh Bhatt,
Snackbar, Oxford, MS
Jose Enrique, Jose Enrique, San Juan,
PR
Slade Rushing,
Brennan's, New Orleans
Isaac Toups,
Toups' Meatery, New Orleans
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WINNER:
Justin Yu,
Oxheart, Houston
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WINNER:
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo,
Animal, Los Angeles
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Matthew Accarrino,
SPQR, San Francisco
Michael Cimarusti,
Providence, Los Angeles
Dominique Crenn,
Atelier Crenn, San Francisco
Jeremy Fox,
Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica,
CA
Corey Lee,
Benu, San Francisco
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