Here are the winners of the 2017 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. Congrats to all!

(In cased you missed it, see who took home medallions at the JBF Media Awards on Tuesday, April 25.)

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The 2017 James Beard Awards are presented in association with:

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2017 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards

Best New Restaurant (Presented by True Refrigeration®)

Le Coucou

NYC

Outstanding Baker

Mark Furstenberg

Bread Furst

Washington, D.C.

Outstanding Bar Program

Arnaud’s French 75 Bar

New Orleans

Outstanding Chef (Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters)

Michael Solomonov

Zahav

Philadelphia

Outstanding Pastry Chef (Presented by Lavazza)

Ghaya Oliveira

Daniel

NYC

Outstanding Restaurant (Presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)

Topolobampo

Chicago

Outstanding Restaurateur

Stephen Starr

Starr Restaurants (Le Coucou, Serpico, Upland, and others)

Philadelphia

Outstanding Service

Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Pocantico Hills, NY

Outstanding Wine Program (Presented by Robert Mondavi Winery)

Canlis

Seattle

Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional

Sam Calagione

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Milton, DE

Rising Star Chef of the Year (Presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)

Zachary Engel

Shaya

New Orleans

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Sarah Grueneberg

Monteverde

Chicago

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

Greg Vernick

Vernick Food & Drink

Philadelphia

Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

Kevin Nashan

Sidney Street Cafe

St. Louis

Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)

Marco Canora

Hearth

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY State, RI, VT)

Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley

Eventide Oyster Co.

Portland, ME

Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)

Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton and Greg Denton

Ox

Portland, OR

Best Chef: South (AL, AR, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, FL, LA, MS)

Rebecca Wilcomb

Herbsaint

New Orleans

Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

Steven Satterfield

Miller Union

Atlanta

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)

Hugo Ortega

Hugo’s

Houston

Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV)

Corey Lee

Benu

San Francisco

2017 James Beard Foundation Restaurant Design Awards

Winners will be announced on May 1, 2017.

75 Seats and Under (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2014)

Firm: AvroKO

Designers: Kristina O’Neal, William Harris, Adam Farmerie, Greg Bradshaw

Project: SingleThread, Healdsburg, California

76 Seats and Over (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2014)

Firm: Meyer Davis

Designers: Will Meyer, Gray Davis, Katie McPherson

Project: St. Cecilia, Atlanta

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Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant

NYC

Who's Who of Food and Drink in America

Roger Berkowitz

President and CEO, Legal Sea Foods

Boston



Suzanne Goin

Multiple James Beard Award–Winning Chef and Restaurateur, A.O.C., Lucques, and Tavern

Los Angeles

Evan Kleiman

Culinarian; Host of KCRW’s Good Food

Santa Monica, CA

Michel Nischan

Multiple James Beard Award–Winning Chef; Founder, President,

and CEO, Wholesome Wave

Bridgeport, CT

Rajat Parr

Domaine de la Cote

Lompoc, California

The 2017 America's Classics

Bertha's Kitchen

Charleston, SC

Owners: Julia Grant, Linda Pinckney, and Sharon Coakley

Gioia's Deli

St. Louis

Owner: Alex Donley

La Taqueria

San Francisco

Owner: Miguel Jara

Sahadi's

Brooklyn, NY

Owners: Christine Sahadi Whelan, and Ron Sahadi

Schultz's Crab House

Essex, MD

Owners: Karen and Bob McKinney

2017 JBF Humanitarian of the Year

Denise Cerreta

One World Everybody Eats

Salt Lake City

2017 JBF Lifetime Achievement Award

Nora Pouillon

Restaurant Nora

Washington, D.C.

See the full press release here.

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