2011 James Beard Award Winners

Source: Washington Post

Washington chef-restaurateur Jose Andres was the only local culinary star to come home with a medal at the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards for restaurants and chefs, held Monday night at Lincoln Center.

Andres was honored as outstanding chef, for a career that “has set national industry standards” and has inspired other food professionals. The owner of Jaleo, Cafe Atlantico, Oyamel, Minibar, Zaytina, China Poblano and the Bazaar was also the subject of a “60 Minutes” profile that won for best television segment in Friday night’s book, broadcast and journalism awards ceremony, held at Espace in New York.

Eleven Madison Park in New York was named outstanding restaurant, and ABC Kitchen in New York was named best new restaurant.

Michael Solomonov of Zahav in Philadelphia was named best chef in the mid-Atlantic.
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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/2001-beard-award-winners/2011/05/09/AFhv9DhG_story.html

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Winners:

Rising Star Chef of the Year Award: Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon, Portland, OR

Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional Award (Presented by Southern Wine & Spirits of New York): Julian P. Van Winkle, III, Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Louisville, KY

Outstanding Wine Service Award: The Modern, NYC, Wine Director: Belinda Chang

Best Chef: Great Lakes: Alex Young, Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic: Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia

Best Chef: Midwest: Isaac Becker, 112 Eatery, Minneapolis

Best Chef: New York City: Gabrielle Hamilton, Prune

Best Chef: Northeast: Tony Maws, Craigie On Main, Cambridge, MA

Best Chef: Pacific: Michael Tusk, Quince, San Francisco

Best Chef: Northwest: Andy Ricker, Pok Pok, Portland, OR

Best Chef: South: Stephen Stryjewski, Cochon, New Orleans

Best Chef: Southeast: Andrea Reusing, Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC

Best Chef: Southwest: Saipin Chutima, Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas AND Tyson Cole, Uchi, Austin, TX

Outstanding Restaurant Design: Aidlin Darling Design, Bar Agricole, San Francisco

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics: Love and War, The National Bar & Dining Rooms, NYC

Outstanding Service Award (Presented By Stella Artois): Per Se, NYC, Chef/Owner: Thomas Keller

Outstanding Pastry Chef Award: Angela Pinkerton, Eleven Madison Park, NYC

Best New Restaurant (Presented by Mercedes-Benz): ABC Kitchen, NYC, Chef/Owner: Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Owner: Phil Suarez

Outstanding Restaurateur Award: Richard Melman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Chicago

Outstanding Restaurant Award: Eleven Madison Park, NYC, Owner: Danny Meyer

Outstanding Chef Award: José Andrés, minibar, Washington, D.C.

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2011/05/james_beard_restaurant_and_che.html

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Full List of nominees and winners:

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/05/09/the-james-beard-2011-winners-are

Support your local restaurants! :9

BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES
Michael Carlson, Schwa, Chicago ---- amazing. If they would only answer the phone there
Curtis Duffy, Avenues at the Peninsula, Chicago ------ never tried, overpriced hotel food.
Bruce Sherman, North Pond, Chicago --------- fantastic. I would eat there every day if I could
Paul Virant, Vie, Western Springs, IL -------- left Vie and is now at Perrenial - which I think is remodeling
* Alex Young, Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI For obvious reasons I don't like to go near Detroit.

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