Blogger and food writer Ed Levine was at the annual James Beard Foundation Awards dinner last night and, very luckily for all of us who couldn't attend, photoblogged the whole thing! The event is often called the culinary equivalent of the Oscars and when the nominees are announced, there is a sense of aniticipation for the ceremony. Unfortunately, just like the Oscars, not everyone can win, no matter how much it seems that each person deserves to. Thanks to Ed, we got a sneak peek at the winners last night, even though the offical press release has yet to be seen just came out. I'll mention right now that this list is not complete, but a full list is now available at the James Beard Foundation website, or by following the links after the jump.
- Lifetime Achievement - Judith Jones
- Best Cookbook - Sunday Suppers at Lucques, by Suaanne Goins
- Best Food Website - Leitesculinaria.com
- Best Television Food Show - How to Cook Everything (on PBS)
- Best Webcast - Spatulata.com (Isabella, 10, and Olivia Gerasole, 8, prepare a dinner's worth of recipes every two weeks. They are the youngest recipients in the history of the awards)
- Best New Restaurant - Modern in NY
- Best Restaurant - The French Laundry
- Best Restaurant Service - Gary Danko
- Best Chef - Alfred Portale of Gotham Bar & Grill
- Best Restaurateur - Daniel Boulud
- Best Food Section, large circulation - SF Chronicle
- Best Food Section, small circulation - Denver Post
[via la.foodblogging]
To see all the cookbook winners, click here.
To see all the journalism winners, click here.
To see all the broadcast media winners, click here.
To see all the chef and restaurant winners, click here.
To see all the restaurant design winners, click here.

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5-11-2006 @8:31PM Julia said... James Beard Award-winning authors Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page (Becoming a Chef, Culinary Artistry, etc.) did a Live Blog from backstage at Monday night's James Beard Awards, complete with dozens of photos (e.g. Mario Batali giving Karen a birthday kiss!) and interviews (e.g. who some of the winners forgot to thank on stage, etc.). It's almost as fun as being there yourself, especially if you don't get into four-hour awards ceremonies. It's at:
http://www.becomingachef.com/blog.dwt.php
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