2015 James Beard Chef and Restaurant Awards Winners
The winners of the 2015 James Beard Chef and Restaurant Awards have been announced. Congratulations to everyone who received this prestigious honor. Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern in New York City received the award for Outstanding Chef. Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Chef Dan Barber) received this year's Outstanding Restaurant award. This year the award ceremony was held in Chicago, the first time the James Beard Awards have been held outside of New York City.
See the complete list of winners below.
The James Beard Foundation is the most prestigious organization in the professional culinary world. Since 1986, the annual James Beard Foundation Awards honor the best chefs, restaurant professionals, food writers and other media in the industry. There are 55 categories in the Foundation’s various awards programs – Restaurant and Chef, Restaurant Design and Graphics, Book, Broadcast and Journalism – in addition to special achievement award honorees including Lifetime Achievement, Humanitarian of the Year, Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America and America’s Classics.
Best New Restaurant
Bâtard, New York City
Outstanding Baker
Jim Lahey, Sullivan Street Bakery, New York City
Outstanding Bar Program
The Violet Hour, Chicago
Outstanding Chef
Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern, New York City
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Christina Tosi, Momofuku, New York City
Outstanding Restaurant
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, New York
Outstanding Restaurateur
Donnie Madia, One Off Hospitality Group, Chicago (Blackbird, Avec, The Publican, and others)
Outstanding Service
The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee
Outstanding Wine Program
A16, San Francisco
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional
Rajat Parr, Mina Group, San Francisco
Rising Star of the Year
Jessica Largey, Manresa, Los Gatos, California
Best Chef: Great Lakes
Jonathon Sawyer, The Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Spike Gjerde, Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore
Best Chef: Midwest
Gerard Craft, Niche, Clayton, Missouri
Best Chef: Northeast
Barry Maiden, Hungry Mother, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Best Chef: Northwest
Blaine Wetzel, The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Lummi Island, Washington
Best Chef: New York City
Mark Ladner, Del Posto
Best Chef: South
Alon Shaya, Domenica, New Orleans
Best Chef: Southeast
Jason Stanhope, FIG, Charleston, South Carolina
Best Chef: Southwest
Aaron Franklin, Franklin Barbecue, Austin
Best Chef: West
Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
2015 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics
Archie’s Waeside
Le Mars, Iowa
Owner: Robert Rand
Beaumont Inn
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Owners: Elizabeth and Dixon Dedman, Helen and Chuck Dedman
Guelaguetza
Los Angeles
Owners: The Lopez Family
Sally Bell’s Kitchen
Richmond, Virginia
Owners: Martha Crowe Jones and Scott Jones
Sevilla Restaurant
New York City
Owners: Jose Lloves and Bienvenido Alvarez
2015 James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America
Allan Benton
Pork Producer and Purveyor
Madisonville, Tennessee
Dale DeGroff
Mixologist
New York City
Wylie Dufresne
Chef and Restaurateur
New York City
Nathalie Dupree
Cookbook Author and Television Personality
Charleston, South Carolina
Maricel Presilla
Chef, Restaurateur, and Cookbook Author
Hoboken, New Jersey
2015 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Michel Nischan
CEO, President and Co-Founder of Wholesome Wave
Westport, Connecticut
2015 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard Melman
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
Chicago
2015 James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards
75 Seats and Under
Design Firm: Bureau of Architecture and Design
Designers: James Gorski and Tom Nahabedian
Project: Brindille, Chicago
76 Seats and Over
Design Firm: SOMA
Designers: Michel Abboud
Project: Workshop Kitchen + Bar, Palm Springs, California
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