2013 James Beard restaurant and chef award winners
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The winners of the 2013 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards announced Monday are:
NATIONAL CHEF AWARDS:
Outstanding Restaurant
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Blue Hill in New York City
Outstanding Chef
David Chang of Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City
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Paul Kahan of Blackbird in Chicago
Best New Restaurant
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State Bird Provisions in San Francisco
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional
Merry Edwards of Merry Edwards Winery in Sebastopol, Calif.
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Outstanding Wine Program
Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colo.
Outstanding Bar Program
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The Aviary in Chicago
Outstanding Service
Del Posto in New York City
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Outstanding Pastry Chef
Brooks Headley of Del Posto in New York City
Outstanding Restaurateur
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Maguy Le Coze of Le Bernardin in New York City
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco and New York City
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REGIONAL CHEF AWARDS
Great Lakes
Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat in Chicago
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Mid-Atlantic
Johnny Monis of Komi in Washington, D.C.
Midwest
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Colby Garrelts of Bluestem in Kansas City, Mo.
New York City
Wylie Dufresne of wd-50
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Northeast
Melissa Kelly of Primo in Rockland, Maine
Northwest
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Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon in Portland, Ore.
South
Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace in New Orleans
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Southeast
Joseph Lenn of The Barn at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tenn.
Southwest
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Jennifer Jasinski of Rioja in Denver
West
Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena, Calif.
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James Beard Foundation America's Classics
C.F. Folks in Washington, D.C.
Owner: Art Carlson
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Frank Fat's in Sacramento, Calif.
Owners: The Fat family
Keens Steakhouse in New York City
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Owner: George Schwarz
Kramarczuk's in Minneapolis
Owner: Orest Kramarczuk
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Prince's Hot Chicken Shack in Nashville
Owner: Andre Prince Jeffries
James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees
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Eric Asimov, author and journalist, New York City
Dorothy Kalins, editor, New York City
Barbara Lynch, chef and restaurateur, Boston
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Zarela Martinez, chef and restaurateur, New York City
Michael Mina, chef and restaurateur, San Francisco
Bill Yosses, author and pastry chef, Washington, D.C.
James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Cecilia Chiang, chef and restaurateur, San Francisco
James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, New Orleans