James Beard 2016 Restaurant and Chef Winners
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: May 4, 2016

The results are in and this year's James Beard restaurant and chef award winners have been announced.  These chef and restaurateurs are masters of their craft and tonight have received the highest honor in the food industry.  Click here to view the 2016 broadcast, media and journalism winners.
The 2016 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards Best Chef:
 Great Lakes 
	Curtis Duffy, Grace, Chicago
 Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
	Aaron Silverman, Rose’s Luxury, Washington D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest
	Paul Berglund, The Bachelor Farmer, Minneapolis
 Best Chef: New York City
	Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto
 Best Chef: Northeast 
	Zak Pelaccio, Fish & Game, Hudson, NY
 Best Chef: Northwest
	Renee Erickson, The Whale Wins, Seattle
 Best Chef: South 
	Justin Devillier, La Petite Grocery, New Orleans
 Best Chef: Southeast
	Tandy Wilson, City House, Nashville
 Best Chef: Southwest
	Justin Yu, Oxheart, Houston
 Best Chef: West
	Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles
 Best New Restaurant
	Shaya, New Orleans
 Outstanding Baker
	Joanne Chang, Flour Bakery + Café, Boston
 Outstanding Bar Program
	Maison Premiere, Brooklyn, NY
 Outstanding Chef
	Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles
 Outstanding Pastry Chef
	Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
 Outstanding Restaurant
	Alinea, Chicago
 Outstanding Restaurateur
	Ken Friedman, The Spotted Pig, The Breslin, Tosca Café, NYC
Outstanding Service
	Eleven Madison Park, NYC
 Outstanding Wine Beer or Spirits
	Ron Cooper, Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal, Ranchos de Taos, NM
 Outstanding Wine Program
	Bern’s Steakhouse, Tampa, FL
 Rising Star Chef of the Year 
	Daniela Soto-Innes, Cosme, NYC
 The 2016 James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards
	75 Seats and Under (TIE)
	Firm: Demian Repucci Design
	Designer: Demian Repucci
	Project: Bruno, NYC
	Firm: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
	Designers: Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Collaboration with Cooper Robertson and Bentel & Bentel
	Project: Untitled, NYC
	76 Seats and Over
	Firm: Land and Sea Dept.
	Designers: Mode Carpentry, Land and Sea Dept. (Robert McAdams, Jon Martin, Peter Toalson, and Cody Hudson)
	Project: Cherry Circle Room, Chicago