Backstage at the James Beard's Awards
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}May 7, 2012: Christina Tosi, of Momofuku Milk Bar in New York, poses with her Rising Star Chef of the Year medal during the James Beard Foundation Awards (AP)
May 7, 2012: Gail Simmons, of Top Chef, arrives for the James Beard Foundation Awards. (AP)
May 7, 2012: TV personality Andrew Zimmern arrives for the James Beard Foundation Awards. (AP)
May 7, 2012: Chef Jacques Pepin arrives for the James Beard Foundation Awards, Monday. (AP)
May 7, 2012: Chef Wylie Dufresne his wife Maile Carpenter arrive for the James Beard Foundation Awards. (AP)
May 7, 2012: The James Beard Foundation Award Gala was full of tasty concoctions, like this 'Kappa Krush,' made with Kappa Pisco, grapes, raw sugar and muddled lemon. (FNC)
May 7, 2012: Chef Charlie Trotter poses with his medal for Humanitarian of the Year, during the James Beard Foundation Awards. (AP)
May 7, 2012: Chef Wolfgang Puck poses with his Lifetime Achievement Award during the James Beard Foundation Awards. (AP)
May 7, 2012: 'Ace of Cakes' star Duff Goldman shows off his lime green shoes and matching shirt at the James Beard Foundation Awards. (FNC)
May 7, 2012: James Beard award winners, nominees and guests mingle at the gala that followed the ceremony, featuring recipes from past James Beard award winners and James Beard himself. (FNC)
May 7, 2012: A chef at the James Beard Foundation Awards gala prepares crawfish croque monsieur with pickled okra.
May 7, 2012: Chef Paul Qui poses with his medal for Best Chef: Southeast, during the James Beard Foundation Awards. (AP)
May 7, 2012: Chef Thomas Keller arrives for the James Beard Foundation Awards. (AP)