Trust us when we say that you’re pretty much guaranteed a delicious meal when you dine with a 2016 James Beard Award winner. We were in Chicago to cheer on all the nominees and celebrate this year’s recipients. Before the big event, we attended Michael Murphy’s Rosé Bowl at Momotaro. We’ve got some bubbly pics from photographer Lynzie Hazan, and then scroll down for our list of the chef and restaurant 2016 James Beard Award winners.
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Winners include:
Best New Restaurant
Shaya, New Orleans, Louisiana
Outstanding Restaurant
Alinea, Chicago, Illinois
Outstanding Restaurateur
Ken Friedman, The Breslin, New York, New York
Outstanding Service
Eleven Madison Park, New York, New York
Outstanding Wine Program
Bern’s Steakhouse, Tampa, Florida
Outstanding Chef
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, West Hollywood, California
Rising Star of the Year
Daniela Soto-Innes, Cosme, New York, New York
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Dahlia Narvarez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles, California
Best Chef: Great Lakes
Curtis Duffy, Grace, Chicago, Illinois
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Aaron Silverman, Rose’s Luxury, Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest
Paul Berglund, The Bachelor Farmer, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Best Chef: New York City
Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto
Best Chef: Northeast
Zal Pelaccio, Fish & Game, Hudson, New York
Best Chef: Northwest
Renee Erickson, The Whale Wins, Seattle, Washington
Best Chef: South
Justin Devillier, La Petite Grocery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Best Chef: Southeast
Tandy Wilson, City House, Nashville, Tennessee
Best Chef: Southwest
Justin Yu, Oxheart, Houston, Texas
Best Chef: West
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles, California
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Photos by Lynzie Hazan of Bonphotage.
