Hometown partisans came away happy last night at the 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago. The Second City’s own Alinea took one of the top prizes as Outstanding Restaurant — an interesting pick considering that the 11-year-old modernist destination has been closed since January amid ongoing renovations. At the podium, chef Grant Achatz, who noted that the restaurant would soon reopen, credited his partners and staff for their courage in taking risks and constantly trying to innovate. Other big winners included Outstanding Chef Suzanne Goin of Lucques in Los Angeles and Outstanding Restaurateur Ken Friedman of New York City’s the Spotted Pig, the Breslin and San Francisco’s Tosca Café.
Check out the full list of restaurant and chef winners below:
Best New Restaurant
Shaya, New Orleans
Outstanding Baker
Joanne Chang, Flour Bakery + Café, Boston
Outstanding Bar Program
Maison Premiere, Brooklyn, NY
Outstanding Chef
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
Outstanding Restaurant
Alinea, Chicago
Outstanding Restaurateur
Ken Friedman, the Spotted Pig, the Breslin, Tosca Café, NYC
Outstanding Service
Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Outstanding Wine Program
Bern’s Steakhouse, Tampa, FL
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional
Ron Cooper, Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal, Ranchos de Taos, NM
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Daniela Soto‐Innes, Cosme, NYC
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Curtis Duffy, Grace, Chicago
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Aaron Silverman, Rose’s Luxury, Washington D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Paul Berglund, the Bachelor Farmer, Minneapolis
Best Chef: New York City
Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Zak Pelaccio, Fish & Game, Hudson, NY
Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Renee Erickson, the Whale Wins, Seattle
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Justin Devillier, La Petite Grocery, New Orleans
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Tandy Wilson, City House, Nashville
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)
Justin Yu, Oxheart, Houston
Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV)
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles
2016 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics
Al Ameer Restaurant, Dearborn, MI
Brooks’ House of BBQ, Oneonta, NY
Bully’s Restaurant, Jackson, MS
Matt’s Place Drive-In, Butte, MT
Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante, Chimayo, NM
2016 James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees
Gina Gallo, winemaker, Sonoma, CA
Jim Lahey, baker and proprietor, NYC
Ed Levine, author and founder of Serious Eats, NYC
Dr. Temple Grandin, author and animal-rights activist, Fort Collins, CO
Marcus Samuelsson, chef and restaurateur, NYC
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2016 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles
2016 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Leah Chase, Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, New Orleans
