Best Chef: Midwest Award winner Ann Kim (Photo: Galdones Photography)

Here are the winners of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. Congrats to all!

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(See who took home medallions at the Media Awards on Friday, April 26.)

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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

Read the full press release.

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Presented in Association with: Chicago O’Hare and Midway International Airports and Magellan Corporation

Premier Sponsors: All-Clad Metalcrafters, American Airlines, Capital One®, HMSHost, Lavazza, and S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water

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