Congratulations to the James Beard Award Winners
The James Beard Awards are out and there are several Dames who have won! Congrats to all and WOOHOLes Dames d’Escoffier.
Here are the winners of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. Congrats to all!
2019 James Beard Foundation Restaurant Design Awards
75 Seats and Under
Firm: Studio Writers Project: Atomix, NYC
76 Seats and Over
Firm: Parts and Labor Design Project: Pacific Standard Time, Chicago
Other Eating and Drinking Places
Firm: Schwartz and Architecture (S^A) Project: El Pípila, San Francisco
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Canlis Seattle
2019 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
Best New Restaurant
Frenchette NYC
Outstanding Baker
Greg Wade Publican Quality Bread Chicago
Outstanding Bar Program
Bar Agricole San Francisco
Outstanding Chef (Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters)
Ashley Christensen Poole’s Diner Raleigh, NC
Outstanding Pastry Chef (Presented by Lavazza)
Kelly Fields Willa Jean New Orleans – DAME
Outstanding Restaurant (Presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)
Zahav Philadelphia
Outstanding Restaurateur (Presented by Magellan Corporation)
Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz Boka Restaurant Group (Boka, Girl & the Goat, Momotaro, and others)
Chicago
Outstanding Service
Frasca Food and Wine Boulder, CO
Outstanding Wine Program (Presented by Robert Mondavi Winery)
Benu San Francisco
Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Producer
Rob Tod Allagash Brewing Company Portland, ME
Rising Star Chef of the Year (Presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)
Kwame Onwuachi Kith and Kin Washington, D.C.
Best Chefs in America (Presented by Capital One®)
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark Parachute Chicago
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Tom Cunanan Bad Saint Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Ann Kim Young Joni Minneapolis
Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi Via Carota
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY State, RI, VT)
Tony Messina Uni Boston
Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Brady Williams Canlis Seattle
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, FL, LA, MS)
Vishwesh Bhatt Snackbar Oxford, MS
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Mashama Bailey The Grey Savannah, GA – DAME
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)
Charleen Badman FnB Scottsdale, AZ – DAME
Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV)
Michael Cimarusti Providence Los Angeles
2019 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics Honorees (Presented by American Airlines)
Pho 79 Garden Grove, CA Owners: Thọ Trần and Liễu Trần
Jim’s Steak & Spaghetti House Huntington, WV Owners: Jimmie Tweel Carder, Larry Tweel, and Ron Tweel
A&A Bake & Double Roti Shop Brooklyn, NY Owner: Noel and Geeta Brown
Sehnert’s Bakery & Bieroc Café McCook, NE Owners: Matt and Shelly Sehnert
Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse Washington, D.C. Owner: Paul Katinas
2019 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
The Giving Kitchen
Non-profit that provides emergency assistance to food service workers through financial support and a network of community resources.
2019 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Patrick O’Connell Five-time James Beard Award winner, 3-star Michelin chef, author, and owner of The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, VA
