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