Who were the big winners at the 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards? The nation’s most prestigious recognition program honors professionals in the food and beverage industries. During a ceremony hosted by popular American actor Oliver Platt at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, awards in the Restaurant and Chef and the Design categories were presented, as well as a number of special achievement awards including Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, Lifetime Achievement, Humanitarian of the Year, and America’s Classics.
Outstanding Chef: (tie) David Chang, Momofuku Noodle Bar, NYC, and Paul Kahan, Blackbird, Chicago
Outstanding Restaurant: Blue Hill, NYC
Rising Star Chef: Danny Bowien, Mission Chinese Food, San Francisco and NYC
Best New Restaurant: State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
In addition, special achievement award honorees included:
Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America: Eric Asimov (Journalist and Author, NYC); Dorothy Kalins (Editor, NYC); Barbara Lynch (Chef and Restaurateur, Boston); Zarela Martinez (Chef and Restaurateur, NYC); Michael Mina (Chef and Restaurateur, San Francisco); Bill Yosses (Pastry Chef and Author, Washington, D.C.)
America’s Classics: Kramarczuk’s, Minneapolis (Owner: Orest Kramarczuk); Frank Fat‘s, Sacramento, CA (Owners: The Fat family); Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, Nashville (Owner: Andre Prince Jeffries); C.F. Folks, Washington, D.C. (Owner: Art Carlson); Keens Steakhouse, NYC (Owner: George Schwarz)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Cecilia Chiang (Chef and Restaurateur, San Francisco)
Humanitarian of the Year: Emeril Lagasse(James Beard Award–Winning Chef and Restaurateur, New Orleans)
