James Beard Awards: The Winners

Wylie Dufresne, nominee, and David Chang, winner of the award for Best Chef, New York City.

Listed below are the major winners from yesterday evening's James Beard Awards. Grant Achatz took home the prize for Outstanding Chef, Gramercy Tavern won for Outstanding Restaurant, Central Michel Richard was awarded Best New Restaurant, and Gavin Kaysen of Cafe Boulud won the Rising Chef of the Year Award. The River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was named Cookbook of the Year. The complete results are listed at jbfawards.com.

OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR AWARD
Joe Bastianich/Mario Batali
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca

OUTSTANDING CHEF AWARD
Grant Achatz
Alinea, Chicago

OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT AWARD
Gramercy Tavern, NYC
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

COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR
The River Cottage Meat Book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Ten Speed Press)

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

On Friday June 6, awards were presented to journalists and media at a separate ceremony. Here are some highlights (see complete results at jbfawards.com).

NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING ABOUT RESTAURANTS AND/OR CHEFS
Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune, "Landmark Decisions: A Five-Part Series Chronicling the Ruin and Restoration of a Classic New Orleans Restaurant."

WEBSITE FOCUSING ON FOOD, BEVERAGE, RESTAURANT, OR NUTRITION
Epicurious.com

MULTIMEDIA WRITING ON FOOD
Josh Ozersky and Daniel Maurer, New York, "Grub Street"

TELEVISION FOOD SHOW, NATIONAL AND LOCAL
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie