We are live, backstage at the James Beard Awards for Chefs and Restaurants, and boy it’s freaking crazy back here. Robert DeNiro just waltzed in! There’s piles of ham and cheese! And my lipstick isn’t running!
We’ll be updating live throughout the night with the winners, along with the livestream above for you non-reading types, as well as bringing you Other Fun Facts…let’s get started, shall we?
Rising New Chef
Jimmy Bannos Jr., The Purple Pig, Chicago
Blaine Wetzel, The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Lummi Island, WA
Outstanding Bar Program
Presented by Tanqueray No. TEN®
The Bar at the NoMad Hotel, NYC
Outstanding Wine Program
The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sirio Maccioni
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional
Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Naomi Pomeroy, Beast, Portland, OR
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Jamie Bissonnette, Coppa, Boston
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)
Chris Shepherd, Underbelly, Houston
Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV)
Daniel Patterson, Coi, San Francisco
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Dave Beran, Next, Chicago
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD, WI)
Justin Aprahamian, Sanford, Milwaukee
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Ashley Christensen, Poole’s Downtown Diner, Raleigh, NC
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Ryan Prewitt, Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans
Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s, New Orleans
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Vikram Sunderam, Rasika, Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)
April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig
75 Seats and Under (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2011)
Design Firm: Lawton Stanley Architects
Designers: Maria Contreras, Christopher Lawton, and Micah Stanley
Project: Grace, Chicago
76 Seats and Over (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2011)
Design Firm: Jensen Architects
Designers: Scott Davis, Mark Jensen, Lincoln Lighthill, Dean Orr, and Andy Pluess
Project: Shed, Healdsburg, CA
Best New Restaurant
Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Dominique Ansel, Dominique Ansel Bakery, NYC
Outstanding Restaurateur
Barbara Lynch, Barbara Lynch Gruppo (No. 9 Park, Menton, B&G Oysters, and others), Boston
Outstanding Service
The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, CA
Outstanding Restaurant
The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Outstanding Chef
Nancy Silverton, Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles
2014 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics
Hansen’s Sno-Bliz, New Orleans
Owner: Ashley Hansen
Nick’s Italian Café, McMinnville, OR
Owners: Nick Peirano, Carmen Peirano, and Eric Ferguson
Olneyville New York System, Providence, RI
Owners: Stephanie Stevens Turini and Greg Stevens
Perini Ranch Steakhouse, Buffalo Gap, TX
Owners: Lisa and Tom Perini
Sokolowski’s University Inn, Cleveland
Owners: Bernard Sokolowski, Mary Balbier, and Michael Sokolowski
2014 James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America
Edward Behr
Food Writer
St. Johnsbury, VT
John Besh
Chef and Restaurateur
New Orleans
David Chang
Chef and Restaurateur
NYC
Barry Estabrook
Writer
Vergennes, VT
Paul Kahan
Chef and Restaurateur
Chicago
Sherry Yard
Pastry Chef and Author
Los Angeles
2014 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Matt Haley, Philanthropist and Restaurateur, Rehoboth Beach, DE
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