"outstanding chef" news and stories

The James Beard Foundation, a world-renowned not-for-profit organization based in New York City, held their annual awards gala earlier this week and named their choices for the best of the best in the culinary world. Since there are simply far too many recipients to list them all here, I've just chosen a few from select categories, but you can view the list in it's entirety at their website.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Barbara Kafka

BOOK AWARDS CATEGORIES:

Cookbook of the Year:
THE LEE BROS. SOUTHERN COOKBOOK by Matt Lee and Ted Lee

Baking:
FROM MY HOME TO YOURS by Dorie Greenspan

Asian:
CRADLE OF FLAVOR by James Oseland

Cookbook Hall of Fame:
MOOSEWOOD COOKBOOK by Mollie Katzen

Wine & Spirits:
ROMANCING THE VINE by Alan Tardi

Read on after the jump to find out the winners in the Chef and Restaurant categories.

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