Here Are The 2018 James Beard Award Nominees

The nominees for the 28th annual James Beard Foundation Awards were announced today. The nominees include cookbooks, media, journalism, chef and restaurant awards. West Coast chefs dominated the Outstanding Chef category, while coverage of sexual misconduct in the industry took over the journalism nominees. A special congratulations for our colleagues at Zero Point Zero Production for their documentary nomination of Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent.

The Media Award winners will be announced at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Friday, April 27, 2018. The Restaurant and Chef Award Gala will be held at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Monday, May 7, 2018. Until then, here are the nominees:

American

Homegrown: Cooking from My New England Roots

Matt Jennings (Artisan Books)

The Lost Kitchen

Erin French (Clarkson Potter)

The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen

Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley (University of Minnesota Press)

Baking and Desserts

BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts

Stella Parks (W. W. Norton & Company)

Sweet

Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh (Ten Speed Press)

The Sweet Spot: Dialing Back Sugar and Amping Up Flavor

Bill Yosses and Peter Kaminsky (Pam Krauss Books)

Beverage

3-Ingredient Cocktails

Robert Simonson (Ten Speed Press)

Meehan's Bartender Manual

Jim Meehan (Ten Speed Press)

Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit

Emma Janzen (Voyageur Press)

General

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street: The New Home Cooking

Christopher Kimball (Little, Brown and Company)

Dinner: Changing the Game

Melissa Clark (Clarkson Potter)

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Samin Nosrat (Simon and Schuster)

Health and Special Diets

The Beauty Chef

Carla Oates (Hardie Grant Books)

Deepa's Secrets

Deepa Thomas (Skyhorse)

Eat Right

Nick Barnard (Kyle Books)

International

Nopalito

Gonzalo Guzman and Stacy Adimando (Ten Speed Press)

Paladares

Anya von Bremzen and Megan Fawn Schlow (Abrams) 

The Palestinian Table

Reem Kassis (Phaidon)

Photography

Cook Beautiful

Johnny Miller (Abrams)

Simple Fare: Spring and Summer

Karen Mordechai (Abrams)

Sweet

Peden + Munk (Ten Speed Press)

Reference, History, and Scholarship

Champagne

Peter Liem (Ten Speed Press)

The Culinarians: Lives and Careers from the First Age of American Fine Dining

David S. Shields (University of Chicago Press)

Peppers of the Americas

Maricel E. Presilla (Lorena Jones Books) 

Restaurant and Professional

Modernist Bread

Nathan Myhrvold and Francisco Migoya (The Cooking Lab)

On Vegetables: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen

Jeremy Fox and Noah Galuten (Phaidon)

State Bird Provisions

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (Ten Speed Press)

Single Subject

Mastering Stocks and Broths

Rachael S. Mamane (Chelsea Green Publishing)

Offal Good

Chris Cosentino (Clarkson Potter)

The Pho Cookbook

Andrea Nguyen (Ten Speed Press)

Vegetable-Focused Cooking

The Book of Greens

Jenn Louis (Ten Speed Press)

In My Kitchen

Deborah Madison (Ten Speed Press)

Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables

Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg (Artisan Books) 

Writing

The Cooking Gene

Michael W. Twitty (Amistad)

The Taste of Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World

Lizzie Collingham (Basic Books)

Unforgettable: The Bold Flavors of Paula Wolfert's Renegade Life

Emily Kaiser Thelin (Grand Central Life & Style)

Documentary

Barbecue

Director: Matthew Salleh

Producers: Daniel Joyce and Rose Tucker

Airs on: Netflix

Blind Sushi

Director: Eric Heimbold

Producers: Eric Heimbold and Laura Heimbold

Appeared at: Multiple film festivals in 2017

Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent

Director: Lydia Tenaglia

Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, and Joe Caterini

Airs on: CNN, Netflix, and iTunes 

Outstanding Personality/Host

Pati Jinich

Pati's Mexican Table

Airs on: WETA Washington; Distributed Nationally by American Public Television

Ina Garten

Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro

Airs on: Food Network

Vivian Howard

A Chef's Life

Airs on: PBS

Podcast

The Sporkful

Host: Dan Pashman

Producers: Dan Pashman, Anne Noyes Saini, and Dan Charles

Airs on: Stitcher, iTunes

Why We Eat What We Eat Episode 2: I Eat Everything, Except...

Host: Cathy Erway

Producers: Wendy Dorr, Frances Harlow, and Abbie Ruzicka

Airs on: Whyweeat.show, Gimlet Media, and Apple Podcasts

Your Last Meal (with Rachel Belle)

Host: Rachel Belle

Producers: Aaron Mason and Rachel Belle

Airs on: iTunes, Stitcher, and yourlastmealpodcast.com 

Radio Show/Audio Webcast

The Food Chain

Host: Emily Thomas

Producers: Emily Thomas and Simon Tulett

Airs on: BBC World Service

The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese

Host: Melissa Block

Producer: Elissa Nadworny

Airs on: NPR

The Splendid Table: Every Bite is Precious, Buddhist Cooking in Japan

Host: Abigail Leonard

Producer: Abigail Leonard

Airs on: NPR

Special (on TV or Web)

CBS Sunday Morning – The Food Issue: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

Host: Jane Pauley

Producers: Rand Morrison, Amy Rosner, and Amol Mhatre

Airs on: CBS

Family Meal: NYC

Producers: Alice Xue Yu, Lilit Marcus, and Molly Shiels

Airs on: CNN

Lidia Celebrates America: Homegrown Heroes

Host: Lidia Bastianich

Producer: Laurie Donnelly

Airs on: PBS

Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location

Barefoot Contessa: Cook Like a Pro

Host: Ina Garten

Producers: Rachel Purnell, Olivia Ball, and Bridget Lumley

Airs on: Food Network

The Bobby and Damaris Show

Hosts: Bobby Flay and Damaris Phillips

Producers: Bobby Flay, Kim Martin, and Kirsty Nordal

Airs on: Food Network

The Latin Kitchen

Hosts: Luis Valenzuela, Juan Pablo Gonzalez, and Luis "Tigretón" Leon

Producer: Chris Knight

Airs on: Gusto

Television Program, on Location

Chef's Table: Jeong Kwan

Producers: David Gelb, Brian McGinn, and Andrew Fried

Airs on: Netflix

The Food Flirts with the Brass Sisters

Hosts: Marilyn Brass and Sheila Brass

Producers: Bruce Seidel and Denise Swidey

Airs on: PBS

The Migrant Kitchen

Producers: Juan Devis, Antonio Diaz, and Stef Ferrari

Airs on: KCET and Link TV

Television Segment

ABC 7 News – The Hungry Hound

Host: Steve Dolinsky

Producer: Steve Dolinsky

Airs on: ABC 7 Chicago and abc7chicago.com

PBS NewsHour

Reporters: Allison Aubrey and Paul Solman

Producer: Mary Beth Durkin

Airs on: PBS

Verify

Host: David Schechter

Producer: Chance Horner

Airs on: WFAA-TV Dallas and stations owned by TEGNA Media

Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional

Andrew in the Kitchen

Host: Andrew Zimmern

Producers: Patrick Weiland and Andrew Zimmern

Airs on: travelchannel.com

The Breath of a Wok

Host: Grace Young

Producer: Grace Young

Airs on: graceyoung.com and YouTube

Panna Cooking: Black Bean-Glazed Salmon with Ginger Cabbage

Host: Vivian Howard

Producers: Amy Currie and Stephanie Roush

Airs on: pannacooking.com 

Video Webcast, on Location

Food Grails

Host: Miss Info

Director: Justin Bolois

Producer: Justin Bolois

Airs on: First We Feast YouTube Channel

From the Wild – Season 3

Director: Kevin Kossowan

Producer: Kevin Kossowan

Airs on: Vimeo On Demand

Working 24 Hours at...

Host: Andrew Knowlton

Director: Vincent Cross

Producer: Matt Duckor

Airs on: YouTube and Bon Appétit Video

Visual and Technical Excellence

Barbecue

Director: Matthew Salleh

Photographer: Matthew Salleh

Editors: Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker

Airs on: Netflix

The Birth of Bread

Director, Photographer, Editor: Matthew Pendergast

Airs on: Vimeo

Food Talkies

Director, Photographer, Editor: Andrew Gooi

Airs on: foodtalkies.com 

Columns

"The Eton Mess Is Beautiful, Chaotic, British"; "Hot Night, Cold Soup"; and "Bread Soup from the Lost Years"

Scott Hocker, Taste

Missed Cues: "Get Help"; "Distilled Identity"; and "Destination, Small Town"

Osayi Endolyn, Gravy

What She's Having: "Nostalgia in a Bowl"; "I Was a Chick-fil-A Virgin"; and "A Time Capsule, with Chicken Pot Pies"

Devra First, The Boston Globe

Dining and Travel

"The Eating Season"

Tyler Kord, Bon Appétit

"Off the Eaten Path: The Best Anti-Restaurants in America"

The Editors of GQ, GQ

"In Pursuit of Perfect Hummus"

J.M. Hirsch, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Magazine

Feature Reporting

"A Day in the Life of a Food Vendor"

Tejal Rao, The New York Times

"Dishwashers"

Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post

"The NBA's Secret Addiction"

Baxter Holmes, ESPN The Magazine

Food and Health

"Egg Mogul Jack DeCoster Sickened 56,000 People. He'll Spend Just Three Months in Prison"

Joe Fassler, The New Food Economy

"The Great Nutrient Collapse"

Helena Bottemiller Evich, Politico

"What Healthy Means Now"

Hunter Lewis, Cooking Light

Food Section

New York Magazine

Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite

Roads & Kingdoms

Nathan Thornburgh, Matt Goulding, Cara Parks, and the Roads & Kingdoms Team

San Francisco Chronicle

Paolo Lucchesi and the San Francisco Chronicle Food and Wine Team

Foodways

"Chili at the Fifty"

Matt Diffee, Texas Monthly

"Four Million Pots"

Leslie Pariseau, Saveur

"The Teenage Whaler's Tale"

Julia O'Malley, High Country News

Home Cooking

"Lost Pies of the South"

Nancie McDermott, Southern Living

"Nuts About Nuts"

Molly McDonough, Culture: The Word on Cheese

"Thanksgiving Lessons"

Adam Rapoport and the Bon Appétit Editorial Team, Bon Appétit

Humor

"Pumpkin Spice Life"

Maura Judkis, The Washington Post

"Trixie Mattel Makes a PB&J (and More Importantly, a Cocktail)"

GQ Video, GQ

"Worst Shift Ever: No Experience Necessary"

Blake Smith and Derek Salvatore, ChefsFeed on Facebook

Innovative Storytelling

"America's Most Authentic Dive Bars"

Tim Carman, Fritz Hahn, and Shelly Tan, The Washington Post

"Going Viral"

Vince Dixon, Ellie Kirn, Brittany Holloway-Brown, and Ian Stroud, Eater

"The New Essentials of French Cooking"

Melissa Clark, Emily Weinstein, Barbara deWilde, and Alexandra Eaton, The New York Times 

Investigative Reporting

"John Besh Restaurants Fostered Culture of Sexual Harassment, 25 Women Say"

Brett Anderson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

"Ken Friedman, Power Restaurateur, is Accused of Sexual Harassment"

Julia Moskin and Kim Severson, The New York Times

" 'The Only Good Muslim' " and "Compromised"

Ted Genoways, The New Republic 

Local Impact

"Farm to Chapel"; "They Ditched Vienna Sausages for Porterhouse Steaks and Lobster at West Grove Cookout"; and "How a Secular Jewish Baker Became Miami's Kosher King"

Carlos Frías, Miami Herald

"What Do Lakewood Residents Think of Their Neighborhood's Newest High-End Restaurant?"; " 'La Comida' Makes for a Big Family Meal at Mothers & Sons"; and "The Restaurant Industry Depends on Immigrants. What Happens If We Lose Them?"

Victoria Bouloubasis, Indy Week

"You're Invited to the Spirited Brunch"; "Meet the Kitchen Cabinet"; and "Get It in Writing: Restaurant Industry Grapples with Sexual Harassment"

Hanna Raskin, The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)

Personal Essay

"Dear Women: Own Your Stories"

Lisa Donovan, Foodandwine.com

"The Meth Lunches: The Care and Feeding of a Drug Addict"

Kim Foster, Nevada Public Radio's Desert Companion Magazine

"Strip Clubs, Salvation and Sonic Drive-In"

Tiffany Langston, Tiffany Tastes 

Profile

"Journeyman"

Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker

"She Was a Soul Food Sensation. Then, 19 Years Ago, She Disappeared."

Mayukh Sen, Food52

"The Untold Story of the Lady from Louisville and the Bubbe Who Wasn't There"

Rebecca Flint Marx, Taste

Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages

"Drink Seltzer, Live Forever"

Liam Baranauskas, Eater

"The Pu-Erh Broker"

Max Falkowitz, Saveur

"A Short History of My Long Drinking Life"

Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appétit

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

"Bar Normandy"; "Pawpaw"; and "Rappahannock Oyster Bar"

Hanna Raskin, The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)

Counter Intelligence: "The World's Best Restaurant Opens a Pop-Up in Mexico"; "At Vespertine, Jonathan Gold Makes Contact with Otherworldly Cooking"; "Jonathan Gold Finds Delight in the Secretive Santa Monica Restaurant Dialogue"

Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles Times

"The Radical Sandwich Kings of New Orleans"; "America's Next Great Southern Restaurant Is in the Pacific Northwest"; "At Santa Monica's Dialogue, Seasonality Meets Surrealism"

Bill Addison, Eater

MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

"After Oranges: Following John McPhee to Florida"

Wyatt Williams, Oxford American

"Christ in the Garden of Endless Breadsticks"

Helen Rosner, Eater

"Who Owns Uncle Ben?"

Shane Mitchell, The Bitter Southerner

75 Seats and Under

Firms: FÖDA Studio, Studio MAI, and Michael Hsu Office of Architecture

Designers: Jett Butler, Tom Ahn, Dale Wallain, and Milo Garcia

Project: Otoko, Austin 

Firm: The MP Shift

Designers: Amy Morris, Anna Polonsky, and Julie Nerenberg

Project: De Maria, NYC

Firm: Rockwell Group

Designers: David Rockwell, Greg Keffer, and the Rockwell Group Design Team

Project: Daily Provisions, NYC

76 Seats and Over

Firm: ABC Carpet & Home

Designers: Paulette Cole, Amy Ilias, Maya Nakano, and the ABC Home Creative Team

Project: abcV, NYC

Firms: Aidlin Darling Design with a l m project

Designers: Joshua Aidlin, David Darling, Adam Rouse, and Andrea Lenardin Madden

Project: In Situ, San Francisco

Firms: FÖDA Studio and Shears Adkins Rockmore

Designers: Jett Butler, Stephanie Leung, Katie Cavallo, and Chip Chambers

Project: The Preacher's Son, Bentonville, AR 

Design Icon

The American Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

Best New Restaurant

A restaurant opened in the calendar year before the award will be given that already displays excellence in food, beverage, and service, and that is likely to make a significant impact in years to come.

The Charter Oak, St. Helena, CA

Empellón Midtown, NYC

Felix Trattoria, Venice, CA

JuneBaby, Seattle

Kismet, Los Angeles

Outstanding Baker (Presented by Taylor Precision Products)

A chef or baker who prepares breads, pastries, or desserts in a retail bakery, and who serves as a national standard-bearer of excellence. Must have been a baker or pastry chef for at least five years. 

Dianna Daoheung, Black Seed Bagels, NYC

Zachary Golper, Bien Cuit, Brooklyn, NY

Maura Kilpatrick, Sofra Bakery and Café, Cambridge, MA

Belinda Leong and Michel Suas, B. Patisserie, San Francisco

Alison Pray, Standard Baking Co., Portland, ME

Greg Wade, Publican Quality Bread, Chicago

Outstanding Bar Program (Presented by Woodford Reserve Bourbon)

A restaurant or bar that demonstrates excellence in cocktail, spirits, and/or beer service.

Anvil Bar & Refuge, Houston

Bar Agricole, San Francisco

Clyde Common, Portland, OR

Cure, New Orleans

Kimball House, Decatur, GA

Trick Dog, San Francisco

Outstanding Chef (Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters)

A working chef in America whose career has set national industry standards and who has served as an inspiration to other food professionals. Eligible candidates must have been working as a chef for the past five years.

Ashley Christensen, Poole's Diner, Raleigh, NC

Gabrielle Hamilton, Prune, NYC

David Kinch, Manresa, Los Gatos, CA

Christopher Kostow, The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, CA

Donald Link, Herbsaint, New Orleans

Outstanding Pastry Chef (Presented by Lavazza)

A chef or baker who prepares desserts, pastries, or breads in a restaurant, and who serves as a national standard bearer of excellence.  Must have been a pastry chef or baker for the past five years. 

Kelly Fields, Willa Jean, New Orleans

Meg Galus, Boka, Chicago

Margarita Manzke, République, Los Angeles

Dolester Miles, Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL

Diane Yang, Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis

Outstanding Restaurant (Presented by S.Pellegrino^® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)

A restaurant in the United States that serves as a national standard bearer of consistent quality and excellence in food, atmosphere, and service. Eligible restaurants must have been in operation 10 or more consecutive years.

Balthazar, NYC

Canlis, Seattle

Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO

Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL

Quince, San Francisco 

Outstanding Restaurateur

A working restaurateur who sets high national standards in restaurant operations and entrepreneurship. Candidates must have been in the restaurant business for at least 10 years. Candidates must not have been nominated for a James Beard Foundation chef award in the past five years.

Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz, Boka Restaurant Group, Chicago (Boka, GT Fish & Oyster, Girl & the Goat, and others)

JoAnn Clevenger, Upperline, New Orleans

Ken Oringer, Boston (Uni, Little Donkey, Toro, and others)

Caroline Styne, The Lucques Group, Los Angeles (Lucques, a.o.c., Tavern, and others)

Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group, Philadelphia (Fork, High Street on Market, High Street on Hudson, and others)

Outstanding Service

A restaurant in operation five or more years that demonstrates high standards of hospitality and service.

Boka, Chicago

Saison, San Francisco

Zahav, Philadelphia

Zingerman's Delicatessen, Ann Arbor, MI

Zuni Café, San Francisco

Outstanding Wine Program (Presented by Robert Mondavi Winery)

A restaurant in operation five or more years that serves as a standard bearer for excellence in wine service through a well-presented wine list, knowledgeable staff, and efforts to educate customers about wine.

a.o.c., Los Angeles

Bacchanal, New Orleans

Benu, San Francisco

FIG, Charleston, SC

The Little Nell, Aspen, CO

Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional

A beer, wine, or spirits professional who has made a significant national impact on the restaurant industry.

Cathy Corison, Corison Winery, St. Helena, CA

Diane Flynt, Foggy Ridge Cider, Dugspur, VA

Miljenko Grgich, Grgich Hills Estate, Rutherford, CA

Steve Matthiasson, Matthiasson Wines, Napa, CA

Lance Winters, St. George Spirits, Alameda, CA 

Rising Star Chef of the Year (Presented by S.Pellegrino^® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)

A chef age 30 or younger who displays an impressive talent and who is likely to make a significant impact on the industry in years to come.

Camille Cogswell, Zahav, Philadelphia

Clare de Boer, King, NYC

Sarah Rinkavage, Marisol, Chicago

Miles Thompson, Michael's, Santa Monica, CA

Kevin Tien, Himitsu, Washington, D.C.

Best Chefs

Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in their respective regions. Eligible candidates may be from any kind of dining establishment and must have been working as a chef for at least five years with the three most recent years spent in the region. 

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Andrew Brochu, Roister, Chicago

Abraham Conlon, Fat Rice, Chicago

Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, Parachute, Chicago

David Posey and Anna Posey, Elske, Chicago

Lee Wolen, Boka, Chicago

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

Amy Brandwein, Centrolina, Washington, D.C.

Tom Cunanan, Bad Saint, Washington, D.C.

Rich Landau, Vedge, Philadelphia

Jeremiah Langhorne, The Dabney, Washington, D.C.

Cindy Wolf, Charleston, Baltimore 

Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

Karen Bell, Bavette La Boucherie, Milwaukee

Steven Brown, Tilia, Minneapolis

Justin Carlisle, Ardent, Milwaukee

Gavin Kaysen, Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis

Ann Kim, Young Joni, Minneapolis

Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)

Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy

Ignacio Mattos, Estela

Missy Robbins, Lilia, Brooklyn, NY

Alex Stupak, Empellón Midtown

Jody Williams, Buvette Gastrothèque 

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, MH, NY STATE, RI, VT)

Karen Akunowicz, Myers + Chang, Boston

Tiffani Faison, Tiger Mama, Boston

Tony Messina, Uni, Boston

Cassie Piuma, Sarma, Somerville, MA

Benjamin Sukle, Oberlin, Providence 

Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)

Edouardo Jordan, Salare, Seattle

Katy Millard, Coquine, Portland, OR

Bonnie Morales, Kachka, Portland, OR

Justin Woodward, Castagna, Portland, OR

Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, Joule, Seattle

Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, MS

Nina Compton, Compère Lapin, New Orleans

Jose Enrique, Jose Enrique, San Juan, PR

Kristen Essig and Michael Stoltzfus, Coquette, New Orleans

Brad Kilgore, Alter, Miami

Slade Rushing, Brennan's, New Orleans 

Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

Mashama Bailey, The Grey, Savannah, GA

Katie Button, Nightbell, Asheville, NC

Cassidee Dabney, The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN

Rodney Scott, Rodney Scott's BBQ, Charleston, SC

Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis 

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)

Michael Fojtasek, Olamaie, Austin

Bryce Gilmore, Barley Swine, Austin

Steve McHugh, Cured, San Antonio

Martín Rios, Restaurant Martín, Santa Fe

Alex Seidel, Mercantile Dining & Provision, Denver

Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV)

Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles

Dominique Crenn, Atelier Crenn, San Francisco

Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, CA

Jessica Koslow, Sqirl, Los Angeles

Travis Lett, Gjelina, Venice, CA 

2018 James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees

Jody Adams

Chef/Owner, TRADE, Porto, and Saloniki

Boston

Lally Brennan and Ti Adelaide Martin

Co-Proprietors, Commander's Palace

New Orleans

Allison Hooper

Co-Founder/Owner, Vermont Creamery

Websterville, VT

Daniel Johnnes

Wine Director, The Dinex Group

New York City, NY

2018 James Beard Foundation America's Classics

Sun Wah

Chicago, IL

Owners: Kelly Cheng, Laura Cheng and Michael Cheng

Galleria Umberto

Boston, MA

Owners: Paul Deuterio and Ralph Deuterio

Los Hernandez

Union Gap, WA

Owner: Felipe Hernandez

El Guero Canelo

Tucson, AZ

Owner: Daniel Contreras

Dong Phuong Bakery

New Orleans, LA

Owner: Linh Tran Garza

2018 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year

José Andrés

Multiple James Beard Award–Winning Chef; Owner, ThinkFoodGroup; Founder, World Central Kitchen

2018 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award

Paula Wolfert

Multiple James Beard Award–Winning Author