James Beard Awards 2011

[jennyema]

BEST NEW RESTAURANT
* ABC Kitchen, NYC
Benu, San Francisco
Girl & the Goat, Chicago
Menton, Boston
Torrisi Italian Specialties, NYC
OUTSTANDING CHEF
* José Andrés, minibar by José Andrés, Washington, D.C.
Gary Danko, Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles
Paul Kahan, Blackbird, Chicago
Charles Phan, The Slanted Door, San Francisco
OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF
Joanne Chang, Flour Bakery + Café, Boston
Patrick Fahy, Blackbird, Chicago
Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
* Angela Pinkerton, Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Mindy Segal, Mindy’s HotChocolate Restaurant and Dessert Bar, Chicago
OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT
Blue Hill, NYC
Boulevard, San Francisco
* Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham, AL
Vetri, Philadelphia
OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR
Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg
Tom Douglas
Pat Kuleto
* Richard Melman
Phil Suarez
OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Canlis, Seattle
Emeril’s, New Orleans
La Grenouille, NYC
* Per Se, NYC
Topolobampo, Chicago
OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE
A16, San Francisco, Shelley Lindgren
Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN, Andy Chabot
Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO, Bobby Stuckey
* The Modern, NYC, Belinda Chang
Picasso at Bellagio, Las Vegas, Robert Smith
OUTSTANDING WINE AND SPIRITS PROFESSIONAL
Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
Merry Edwards, Merry Edwards Winery, Sebastopol, CA
Paul Grieco, Hearth and Terroir, NYC
Rajat Parr, Mina Group, San Francisco
* Julian Van Winkle III, Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Louisville, KY
RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR
Aaron London, Ubuntu, Napa, CA
Thomas McNaughton, flour + water, San Francisco
* Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon, Portland, OR
Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar, NYC
Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s, New Orleans

 

[Selkie]

Very interesting - thank you!

 

[ChefJune]

Those of you interested in this thread may also find this article from the chicago Tribune today of interest. It reiterates what many of us here in New York know: it's really hard to win a Beard if you're not in New York.
Chicago's Rich Melman finally wins outstanding restaurateur award from James Beard Foundation - chicagotribune.com

Oh, and by the way, Rich Melman is a real stand-up guy, and has been in our industry 40 years, with lots of great places to eat.

Still love RJ Grunt's.