Breaking News!- These chefs and restaurants are the 2024 James Beard Award winners
Here are the winners announced by the James Beard Foundation last night!
National Awards
Outstanding Chef
Michael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, D.C.
Outstanding Restaurant
Langbaan, Portland, Ore.
Outstanding Restaurateur
Erika Whitaker and Kelly Whitaker, Id Est (the Wolf’s Tailor, Brutø, Basta, Hey Kiddo and others), Denver
Best New Restaurant
Dakar NOLA, New Orleans
Emerging Chef
Masako Morishita, Perry’s, Washington, D.C.
Outstanding Bakery
ZU Bakery, Portland, Maine
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
Atsuko Fujimoto, Norimoto Bakery, Portland, Maine
Outstanding Hospitality
Lula Cafe, Chicago
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
Lula Drake Wine Parlour, Columbia, S.C.
Outstanding Bar
Jewel of the South, New Orleans
Regional Awards
Best Chef: New York State
Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill, Brooklyn
Best Chef: California
Lord Maynard Llera, Kuya Lord, Los Angeles
Best Chef: Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)
Hajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, Mich.
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia)
Harley Peet, Bas Rouge, Easton, Md.
Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington)
Best Chef: Midwest (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
Christina Nguyen, Hai Hai, Minneapolis
Best Chef: Mountain (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming)
Matt Vawter, Rootstalk, Breckenridge, Colo.
Best Chef: Northeast (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
David Standridge, the Shipwright’s Daughter, Mystic, Conn.
Best Chef: Southeast (Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia.)
Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, W.V.
Best Chef: South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico)
Valerie Chang, Maty’s, Miami, Fla.
Best Chef: Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma)
Rene Andrade, Bacanora, Phoenix
Best Chef: Texas
Ana Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria, Mission, Texas
Humanitarian of the Year
The LEE Initiative
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ruth Reichl