2023 James Beard Award Winners

2023 James Beard Award Finalists and Winners:

• Rachel Miller, Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lynn, MA
• Niki Nakayama, n/naka, Los Angeles, CA
• Erik Ramirez, Lama Inn, Brooklyn, New York
• Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster, Washington, DC– WINNER
• Hajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, Michigan

Outstanding restaurant

• Girlfriend, Seattle, WA
• Coracora, West Hartford, Connecticut
• Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA– WINNER
• Lucia, Dallas, Texas
• Mita’s, Cincinnati, Ohio

Best New Restaurant

• Cause, Washington, D.C.
• Department of Culture, New York, NY
• Don Artemio Mexican Heritage, Fort Worth, TX
• May, Portland, OR– WINNER
• Lupine & Iris, Milwaukee, WI
• Neng Jr.’s, Asheville, North Carolina
• Nolia, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Oblix, Chicago, IL
• Beatrice Restaurant, Dallas, Texas
• Also, Houston, TX

Outstanding restorer

• Brandon Chrostowski, EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute (EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, edwins too, EDWINS Bakery and others), Cleveland, OH
• Greg Dulan, Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, Dulan’s on Crenshaw and Dulanville, Los Angeles, CA
• Aaron Hoskins, Sarah Simmons and Elie Yigo, CITY GRIT Hospitality Group (smallSUGAR, CITY GRIT, Il Focolare Pizzeria), Columbia, SC
• Yenvy and Quynh Pham, Ph Bc Sup Shop, Phcific Standard Time, The Boat, Seattle, WA
• Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group (Fork, a.kitchen + bar, High Street and others), Philadelphia, PA – WINNER

Emerging leader

• Damarr Brown, Virtue, Chicago, IL – WINNER
• Rashida Holmes, Bridgetown Roti, Los Angeles, CA
• Serigne Mbaye, Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, LA
• Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill, Brooklyn, New York
• Amanda Shulman, Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Exceptional bakery

• Angelo Brocato Ice Cream and Confectionery, New Orleans, LA
• La Casita Bakery, Richardson, TX
• Kuluntu Bakery, Dallas, TX
• Yoli Tortilleria, Kansas City, Missouri– WINNER
• Zak the Baker, Miami, Florida

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

• Veronika Gerasimova, Veronika’s Patisserie, Billings, MT
• Elaine Uykimpang Bentz, Cafe Mochiko, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Vince Only, ABAC, San Francisco, CA
• Margarita Manzke, Republic, Los Angeles, CA– WINNER
• Shawn McKenzie, Caf Cers, Minneapolis, MN

Exceptional hospitality

• Black Cypress, Pullman, WA
• Bottega, Birmingham, AL
• Lula Drake, Columbia, South Carolina
• The Quarry, Monson, ME– WINNER
• Sepia, Chicago, IL

Exceptional wine and other beverage program

• SIDE, New York, NY
• Lazy Bear, San Francisco, California
• The Nancy Bustle, Houston, TX
• OTOTO, Los Angeles, California– WINNER
• Spencer, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Outstanding bar

• Bar leather apron, Honolulu, HI– WINNER
• Drastic Measures, Shawnee, KS
• Wine cellar Garage owner | Merchant, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Las Ramblas, Brownsville, Texas
• Rob Roy, Seattle, WA

Best Chefs Presented (by region)

Best Chef: California

• Gilberto Cetina Jr., Holbox, Los Angeles, CA
• Kyle and Katina Connaughton, SingleThread, Healdsburg, CA
• Brandon Hayato Go, Hayato, Los Angeles, California
• Justin Pichetrungsi, Anajak Thai, Sherman Oaks, CA– WINNER
• Carlos Salgado, Taco Mara, Costa Mesa, California

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

• Omar Anani, Safran De Twah, Detroit, MI
• Diana Dvila, my namesake Antojera, Chicago, Illinois
• Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, Kasama, Chicago, IL– WINNER
• Andy Hollyday, Selden Standard, Detroit, Michigan
• Sarah Welch, Marrow, Detroit, MI

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

• Jesse Ito, Royal Sushi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Dionicio Jimnez, Cantina La Martina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski, Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Michael Rafidi, Alby, Washington, D.C.
• Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, Kalaya, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania– WINNER

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

• Sana’s Mediterranean Gourmet, Sioux Falls, SD
• Gregory Len, Amilinda, Milwaukee, WI
• Francesco Mangano, Osteria Papavero, Madison, WI
• Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger, Fairchild, Madison, Wisconsin– WINNER
• David Utterback, Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE

Best Chef: Montagne (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

• Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID
• Michael Diaz de Leon, RAW, Denver, CO
• Suchada Johnson, Teton Thai, Teton Village, WY
• Chris Comory, KIN, Boise, ID– WINNER
• Ali Sabbah, Mazza, Salt Lake City, UT

Best Chef: New York State

• Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY
• Mary Attea, The Musket Room, New York, NY
• Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy, New York, NY
• Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton, Hudson, NY
• Junghyun Park, Atomix, New York, NY– WINNER

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

• Valentine Howell, Krasi, Boston, MA
• Christian Hunter, Community Table, New Preston, CT
• Sherry Pocknett, Sly Fox Den Too, Charlestown, RI– WINNER
• Yisha Siu, Yunnan Kitchen, Boston, MA
• Renee Touponce, The Port of Call, Mystic, CT

Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

• Joshua Dorcak, MS, Ashland, OR
• Vince Nguyen, Berlu, Portland, OR– WINNER
• Thomas Pisha-Duffly, Gado Gado, Portland, OR
• Handsome Schooler, good luck, Juneau, AK
• Aaron Verzosa, Archipelago, Seattle, WA

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

• Sam Fore, Sri Lankan bites by tuk-tuk, Lexington, KY
• Josh Habiger, Bastion, Nashville, Tennessee
• Sam Hart, Counter-, Charlotte, NC
• Terry Koval, The Stag and the Dove, Decatur, GA– WINNER
• Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, West Virginia

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

• Ana Castro, native speaker, New Orleans, LA
• Henry Moso, Kabooki Sushi, Orlando, Florida
• Alex Perry and Kumi Omori, Remnant, Ocean Springs, MS
• Natalia Vallejo, Backyard Kitchen, San Juan, PR– WINNER

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)

• Oscar Amador, Anima by EDO, Las Vegas, NV
• Kaoru Azeuchi, KAISEKI YUZU, Las Vegas, NV
• Andrew Black, gray sweater, Oklahoma City, OK– WINNER
• Justin Pioche, Pioche Food Group, Upper Fruitland (Doolkai), Navajo Nation, New Mexico

Best cook: Texas

• Reyna Duong, Sandwich Hag, Dallas, TX
• Benchawan Jabthong Painter, Street to Kitchen, Houston, TX– WINNER
• Emiliano Marentes, ELEMI, El Paso, Texas
• John Russ, Clementine, San Antonio, Texas
• Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland, Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, TX

Leadership Award

• Jim Embry, Sustainable Communities Network, Slow Food USA and Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance
• Valerie Horn, CANE Kitchen, Cowan Community Center and City of Whitesburg Farmers Market
• Savonala “Savi” Horne, Land Loss Prevention Project
• Ira Wallace, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
• Rowen White, Sierra Seeds
• Emerging Leadership: Burgerville Workers Union

Humanitarian of the Year Award

The winners of the Humanitarian of the Year 2023 award are the co-founders of the Black Farmer Fund: social entrepreneur and impact investorOlivia Watkinsand farmer and activistKaren Washington.

Life Achievement Award

The 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award winner is a legendary cookbook author, writer, teacher and actressMadhur Jaffrey ECB.

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