Best Chefs in America
Best Chef: Great Lakes(IL, IN, MI, OH)
Dave Beran
Next, Chicago
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Vikram Sunderam
Rasika, Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest(IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Justin Aprahamian
Sanford, Milwaukee
Best Chef: New York City(Five Boroughs)
April Bloomfield
The Spotted Pig
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
Jamie Bissonnette
Coppa, Boston
Best Chef: Northwest(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Naomi Pomeroy
Beast, Portland, OR
Best Chef: South(AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Ryan Prewitt
Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans
Sue Zemanick
Gautreau’s, New Orleans
Best Chef: Southeast(GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Ashley Christensen
Poole’s Downtown Diner, Raleigh, NC
Best Chef: Southwest(AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)
Chris Shepherd
Underbelly, Houston
Best Chef: West(AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)
Daniel Patterson
Coi, San Francisco
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Dominique Ansel
Dominique Ansel Bakery, NYC
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Jimmy Bannos Jr.
The Purple Pig, Chicago
The Willows Inn on Lummi Island,WA
Outstanding Restaurant
The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Outstanding Chef
Nancy Silverton
Pizzeria Mozza,Los Angeles
2014 James Beard FoundationAmerica’s Classics
Hansen’s Sno Bliz,New Orleans
Owner: Ashley Hansen
Nick’s Italian Café,McMinnville, OR
Owners: Nick Peirano, Carmen Peirano, and Eric Ferguson
Olneyville New York System,Providence, RI
Owners: Stephanie Stevens Turini and Greg Stevens
Perini Ranch Steakhouse,Buffalo Gap, TX
Owners: Lisa and Tom Perini
Sokolowski’s University Inn,Cleveland
Owners: Bernard Sokolowski, Mary Balbier, and Michael Sokolowski
Edward Behr
Food Writer
St. Johnsbury, VT
John Besh
Chef and Restaurateur
New Orleans
David Chang
Chef and Restaurateur
NYC
Barry Estabrook
Writer
Vergennes, VT
Paul Kahan
Chef and Restaurateur
Chicago
Sherry Yard
Pastry Chef and Author
Los Angeles
2014 James Beard FoundationHumanitarian of the Year
Matt Haley
Philanthropist and Restaurateur
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
2014 James Beard FoundationLifetime Achievement Award
Sirio Maccioni
Le Cirque
NYC
Congratulations to all of the JBF 2014 Awards winners! Find a full list of each category’s winner here.
Danny Bowien by Kent Miller© JBF
Best Chef: South: Ryan Prewitt, Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleansby Kent Miller© JBF
Best Chef: South: Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s, New Orleans,by Kent Miller© JBF
2014 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award: Sirio Maccioni© JBF