The hospitality industry was honored yesternight at the James Beard Foundation (JBF) Restaurant and Chef Awards.
JBF is known for awarding innovative and great personalities in the food sector and that she did again yesterday.
See full list of winners.
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
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
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)
Charleen Badman
FnB
Scottsdale, AZ
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
(Courtesy : James Beard Foundation)
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