2013 JBF Awards
Here's the complete list of 2013 JBF Award winners!
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Covering all aspects of the industry—from chefs and restaurateurs to cookbook authors and food journalists to restaurant designers and architects and more—the Beard Awards are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America. The awards are presented each spring at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Nominees and winners are fêted at a weekend of events in New York City that has become the social and gastronomic highlight of the year.
Save the Dates! The 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards
Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards Dinner
Friday, May 3Gotham Hall, NYC
Awards Gala & Reception
Monday, May 6
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
Due to a limited quantity, tickets for the 2013 James Beard Awards are no longer available online. To inquire about purchasing any remaining tickets, please call the Box Office at 914.231.6180.
Nominees for the 2013 JBF Awards will be announced on Monday, March 18. Follow us on Twitter to get up-to-the-minute Awards news!
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2012 JBF Awards
See the complete list of 2012 JBF Award winners.
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Next month at the #jamesbeardhouse: 2012 #jbfa winner Chris Hastings of Birmingham's Hot and Hot Fish Club http://t.co/n0qagSR1Y4
QR code–bearing sushi. An ambassador for cheese in China. Pet bird–flavored ice cream in Japan. Today's food reads: http://t.co/Hg05mRFWXy
JBF Trip Planner: our senior editor @annamowry tells us where to eat in New Orleans these days: http://t.co/dwk9t9W0wW
Here's one of the many June #jamesbeardhouse events that we're stoked for: Tim and Nancy Cushman of Boston's O Ya: http://t.co/9IpOSvyQK5
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2012 JBF Award Winners
ALL AWARDS
Best Chef:
Southeast
Hugh Acheson
Five and Ten
Athens
Best Chef:
South
Chris Hastings
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Birmingham
Best New Restaurant
Next
Next restaurant, Grant Achatz
Chicago
Outstanding Chef
Daniel Humm
Eleven Madison Park
New York
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Mindy Segal
Mindy's HotChocolate Restaurant and Dessert Bar
Chicago
Outstanding Restaurant
Boulevard
Boulevard restaurant, Nancy Oakes
San Francisco
Outstanding Restaurateur
Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas Restaurants
Seattle
Outstanding Service
La Grenouille
La Grenouille restaurant, Charles Masson, Charles Masson
New York City
Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional
Paul Grieco
Terroir
New York
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Christina Tosi
Momofuku Milk Bar
New York
Outstanding Restaurant Design
Paul J. Bentel
Le Bernardin
Outstanding Restaurant Graphics
Richard Pandiscio
The Americano Hotel at Hotel Americano
Firm: Pandiscio Co.

