The annual James Beard Awards were handed out Monday night in New York city. Several Portland chefs were finalists:
Under the category of Rising Star Chef Of The Year, Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon was a nominee. The winner was Tim Hollingsworth of The French Laundry.
In the category Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY), we had the following nominees:
Naomi Pomeroy
Beast
Portland, OR
Andy Ricker
Pok Pok
Portland, OR
Cathy Whims
Nostrana
Portland, OR
In the end, the award went to Jason Wilson of Crush, in Seattle. Congratulations to all the Portland chefs who were nominated!
You can see more about the nominees here.
Some of the other awards:
Best New Restaurant: Marea, NYC
Best Restaurant: Daniel
Outstanding Restaurant Design: The Wright, NYC, Andre Kikoski Architect
Outstanding Service: Alinea, Chicago, Chef/Owner: Grant Achatz
Outstanding Pastry Chef: Nicole Plue, Redd, Yountville, CA
Best Chef: Pacific: David Kinch, Manresa, Los Gatos, CA
The Washington Post wins for best newspaper food section. The Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Reviews winner is Jonathan Gold of LA Weekly, and the M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award goes to Francine Prose for “Faith and Bacon” in Saveur
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ariane and Michael Batterberry
Good on Jonathan Gold!
Many congrats to those nominated, and big congrats to my friend Jonathan Gold
It is wonderful to have our Portland chefs recognized. Congrats to all. Bravo!