Here are the winners of the 2023 James Beard Awards: NPR

The 2023 James Beard Awards took place Monday night in Chicago and honored chefs and restaurants across the country.

The organization said around 1,500 people attended the ceremony, which was hosted by chefs Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi, Andrew Zimmern and best boss judge Gail Simmons.

The James Beard Foundation recently presented a new code of ethics for candidates. The organization said candidates must not engage in “inhumane, exploitative or illegal” labor practices; violent or abusive behavior; sexism, racism and other discrimination,” the organization said.

Here are the winners:

Outstanding Chef

Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster -Washington, DC

Outstanding restaurant

Friday Saturday Sunday – Philadelphia, PA

Best New Restaurant

May – Portland, OR

Outstanding restorer

Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group (Fork, a.kitchen + bar, High Street and others) – Philadelphia, PA

Emerging leader

Damarr Brown, Virtue – Chicago, IL

Exceptional bakery

Yoli Tortilleria, Kansas City – Missouri

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Margarita Manzke, Republic – Los Angeles, CA

Exceptional hospitality

The Quarry – Monson, ME

Exceptional wine and other beverage program

OTOTO – Los Angeles, California

Outstanding bar

Leather Bar Apron – Honolulu, HI

The best regional chefs

Best Chef: California

Justin Pichetrungsi, Anajak Thai – Sherman Oaks, CA

Best Chef: Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio)

Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, Kasama, Chicago, IL

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Washington, DC, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia)

Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, Kalaya, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Best Chef: Midwest (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New England, New Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)

Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger, Fairchild, Madison, Wisconsin

Best Chef: Mountain (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming)

Chris Comory, KIN, Boise, ID

Best Chef: New York State

Junghyun Park, Atomix, New York, NY

Best Chef: Northeast (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)

Sherry Pocknett, Sly Fox Den Too, Charlestown, RI

Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington)

Vince Nguyen, Berlu, Portland, OR

Best Chef: South (Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico)

Natalia Vallejo, Backyard Kitchen, San Juan, PR

Best Chef: Southeast (Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia)

Terry Koval, The Stag and the Dove, Decatur, GA

Best Chef: Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma)

Andrew Black, gray sweater, Oklahoma City, OK

Best cook: Texas

Benchawan Jabthong Painter, Street to Kitchen, Houston, TX

Humanitarian of the Year was awarded to Olivia Watkins and Karen Washington, the co-founders of the Black Farmer Fund, which was founded in 2017 to invest in black farmers, land stewards and business owners in the Northeast . They will receive a $20,000 scholarship.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Madhur Jaffrey, actress, cookbook author and chef. She was inducted into the James Beard Foundation Cookbook Hall of Fame in 2006.