The winners have been decided for the 2019 James Beard Foundation Awards. It was highly competitive across all categories as these hospitality professionals are all at the top of their games, be it up and comers or seasoned veterans. Find a table at this year’s picks — or at one of the more than 51,000 restaurants on OpenTable. Congratulations to all the 2019 James Beard Award honorees:
Best New Restaurant
Frenchette, New York, New York
Outstanding Restaurant
Zahav, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Outstanding Restaurateur
Rob Katz and Kevin Boehm, Boka Restaurant Group, Chicago, Illinois, Boka, Girl & the Goat, Momotaro, and others
Outstanding Wine Program
Benu, San Francisco, California
Outstanding Chef
Ashley Christensen, Poole’s Diner, Raleigh, North Carolina
Rising Star of the Year
Kwame Onwuachi, Kith / Kin, Washington, D.C. (pictured, above)
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Kelly Fields, Willa Jean, New Orleans, Louisiana
Best Chef: Great Lakes
Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, Parachute, Chicago, Illinois
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Tom Cunanan, Bad Saint, Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest
Ann Kim, Young Joni, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Best Chef: New York City
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, Via Carota
Best Chef: Northeast
Tony Messina, Uni, Boston, Massachusetts
Best Chef: Northwest
Brady Williams, Canlis, Seattle, Washington
Best Chef: South
Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, Mississippi
Best Chef: Southeast
Mashama Bailey, The Grey, Savannah, Georgia
Best Chef: Southwest
Charleen Badman, FnB, Scottsdale, Arizona
Best Chef: West
Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles, California
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Photo credit: Rey Lopez
