2013 James Beard restaurant and chef award winners
NEW YORK (AP) — The winners of the 2013 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards announced Monday are:
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NATIONAL CHEF AWARDS:
— Outstanding Restaurant
Blue Hill in New York City
— Outstanding Chef
David Chang of Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City
and
Paul Kahan of Blackbird in Chicago
— Best New Restaurant
State Bird Provisions in San Francisco
— Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional
Merry Edwards of Merry Edwards Winery in Sebastopol, Calif.
— Outstanding Wine Program
Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colo.
— Outstanding Bar Program
The Aviary in Chicago
— Outstanding Service
Del Posto in New York City
— Outstanding Pastry Chef
Brooks Headley of Del Posto in New York City
— Outstanding Restaurateur
Maguy Le Coze of Le Bernardin in New York City
— Rising Star Chef of the Year
Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco and New York City
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REGIONAL CHEF AWARDS
— Great Lakes
Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat in Chicago
— Mid-Atlantic
Johnny Monis of Komi in Washington, D.C.
— Midwest
Colby Garrelts of Bluestem in Kansas City, Mo.
— New York City
Wylie Dufresne of wd-50
— Northeast
Melissa Kelly of Primo in Rockland, Maine
— Northwest
Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon in Portland, Ore.
— South
Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace in New Orleans
— Southeast
Joseph Lenn of The Barn at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tenn.
— Southwest
Jennifer Jasinski of Rioja in Denver
— West
Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena, Calif.
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James Beard Foundation America's Classics
— C.F. Folks in Washington, D.C.
Owner: Art Carlson
— Frank Fat's in Sacramento, Calif.
Owners: The Fat family
— Keens Steakhouse in New York City
Owner: George Schwarz
— Kramarczuk's in Minneapolis
Owner: Orest Kramarczuk
— Prince's Hot Chicken Shack in Nashville
Owner: Andre Prince Jeffries
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James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees
— Eric Asimov, author and journalist, New York City
— Dorothy Kalins, editor, New York City
— Barbara Lynch, chef and restaurateur, Boston
— Zarela Martinez, chef and restaurateur, New York City
— Michael Mina, chef and restaurateur, San Francisco
— Bill Yosses, author and pastry chef, Washington, D.C.
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— James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Cecilia Chiang, chef and restaurateur, San Francisco
— James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, New Orleans