09 Jun James Beard Foundation announces 2008 Awards
Considered by many to be the “Oscars” of the food industry, the James Beard Awards were announced last night in a ceremony held at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall:
OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR
Joe Bastianich/Mario Batali
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, NYC
OUTSTANDING CHEF
Grant Achatz
Alinea, Chicago
OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT
Gramercy Tavern, NYC
Owner: Danny Meyer
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Central Michel Richard, Washington, DC
Chef/Owner: Michel Richard
RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR AWARD
Gavin Kaysen
Café Boulud, NYC
OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF AWARD
Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson
Tartine Bakery, San Francisco
OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE AWARD
Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Wine Director: John Ragan
OUTSTANDING WINE AND SPIRITS PROFESSIONAL AWARD
Terry Theise
Terry Theise Estate Selections, Silver Spring, MD
OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
Terra, St. Helena, CA
Owners: Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani
BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA
BEST CHEF: PACIFIC (CA, HI)
Craig Stoll
Delfina, San Franciso
BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Eric Ziebold
CityZen, Washington, DC
BEST CHEF: MIDWEST (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Adam Siegel
Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro, Milwaukee
BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Carrie Nahabedian
Naha, Chicago
BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS)
David Chang
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
BEST CHEF: NORTHEAST (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Patrick Connolly
Radius, Boston
BEST CHEF: NORTHWEST (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Holly Smith
Café Juanita, Kirkland, WA
BEST CHEF: SOUTHEAST (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Robert Stehling
Hominy Grill, Charleston, SC
BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson
Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO
BEST CHEF: SOUTH (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)
Michelle Bernstein
Michy’s, Miami
We were also happy to see that our colleagues over at Grape Radio won an Award for Best “Webcast” (as Beard calls it) for their “Stewards of the Land” video podcast. Congratulations!