The Winners for the 2023 James Beard Awards

Best New Restaurant

• WINNER: Kann, Portland, OR

• Causa, Washington, D.C.
• Dept of Culture, New York, NY
• Don Artemio, Fort Worth, TX
• Lupi & Iris, Milwaukee, WI
• Neng Jr.’s, Asheville, NC
• Nolia, Cincinnati, OH
• Obélix, Chicago, IL
• Restaurant Beatrice, Dallas, TX
• Tatemó, Houston, TX

Outstanding Chef

• WINNER: Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster, Washington, D.C.

• Rachel Miller, Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lynn, MA
• Niki Nakayama, n/naka, Los Angeles, CA
• Erik Ramirez, Llama Inn, Brooklyn, NY
• Hajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, MI

Outstanding Restaurant

• WINNER: Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA

• Copine, Seattle, WA
• Cora Cora, West Hartford, CT
• Lucia, Dallas, TX
• Mita’s, Cincinnati, OH

Outstanding Restaurateur

• WINNER: Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group (Fork, a.kitchen + bar, High Street Philly, and others), Philadelphia, PA

• Brandon Chrostowski, EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute (EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, edwins too, EDWINS Bakery, and others), Cleveland, OH
• Greg Dulan, Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, Dulan’s on Crenshaw, and Dulanville, Los Angeles, CA
• Aaron Hoskins, Sarah Simmons, Nicole Storey, and Elie Yigo, City Grit Hospitality Group (SmallSUGAR, CITY GRIT, and Il Focolare Pizzeria), Columbia, SC
• Yenvy and Quynh Pham, Phở Bắc Sup Shop, Phởcific Standard Time, and The Boat, Seattle, WA

Emerging Chef

• WINNER: Damarr Brown, Virtue, Chicago, IL

• Rashida Holmes, Bridgetown Roti, Los Angeles, CA
• Serigne Mbaye, Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, LA
• Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill, New York, NY
• Amanda Shulman, Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA

Outstanding Hospitality

• WINNER: The Quarry, Monson, ME

• The Black Cypress, Pullman, WA
• Bottega, Birmingham, AL
• Lula Drake, Columbia, SC
• Sepia, Chicago, IL

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

• WINNER: OTOTO, Los Angeles, CA

• COTE, New York, NY
• Lazy Bear, San Francisco, CA
• Nancy’s Hustle, Houston, TX
• Spencer, Ann Arbor, MI

Outstanding Bar

• WINNER: Bar Leather Apron, Honolulu, HI

• Drastic Measures, Shawnee, KS
• Garagiste, Las Vegas, NV
• Las Ramblas, Brownsville, TX
• Rob Roy, Seattle, WA

Best Chef: New York State

• WINNER: Junghyun Park, Atomix, New York, NY

• Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY
• Mary Attea, The Musket Room, New York, NY
• Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy, New York, NY
• Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton, Hudson, NY

Best Chef: California

• WINNER: Justin Pichetrungsi, Anajak Thai, Sherman Oaks, CA

• Gilberto Cetina Jr., Holbox, Los Angeles, CA
• Kyle and Katina Connaughton, SingleThread, Healdsburg, CA
• Brandon Hayato Go, Hayato, Los Angeles, CA
• Carlos Salgado, Taco María, Costa Mesa, CA

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

• WINNER: Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, Kasama, Chicago, IL

• Omar Anani, Saffron De Twah, Detroit, MI
• Diana Dávila Boldin, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Chicago, IL
• Andy Hollyday, Selden Standard, Detroit, MI
• Sarah Welch, Marrow, Detroit, MI

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

• WINNER: Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, Kalaya, Philadelphia, PA

• Jesse Ito, Royal Sushi, Philadelphia, PA
• Dionicio Jiménez, Cantina La Martina, Philadelphia, PA
• Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski, Apteka, Pittsburgh, PA
• Michael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, D.C.

Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

• WINNER: Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger, Fairchild, Madison, WI

• Sanaa Abourezk, Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean, Sioux Falls, SD
• Gregory León, Amilinda, Milwaukee, WI
• Francesco Mangano, Osteria Papavero, Madison, WI
• David Utterback, Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE

Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)

• WINNER: Kris Komori, KIN, Boise, ID

• Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID
• Michael Diaz de Leon, BRUTØ, Denver, CO
• Suchada Johnson, Teton Thai, Teton Village, WY
• Ali Sabbah, Mazza, Salt Lake City, UT

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

• WINNER: Sherry Pocknett, Sly Fox Den Too, Charlestown, RI

• Valentine Howell, Krasi, Boston, MA
• Christian Hunter, Community Table, Washington, CT
• Yisha Siu, Yunnan Kitchen, Boston, MA
• Renee Touponce, The Port of Call, Mystic, CT

Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)

• WINNER: Vince Nguyen, Berlu, Portland, OR

• Joshua Dorcak, MÄS, Ashland, OR
• Thomas Pisha-Duffly, Gado Gado, Portland, OR
• Beau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupo, Juneau, AK
• Aaron Verzosa, Archipelago, Seattle, WA

Best Chef: Texas

• WINNER: Benchawan Jabthong Painter, Street to Kitchen, Houston, TX

• Reyna Duong, Sandwich Hag, Dallas, TX
• Emiliano Marentes, ELEMI, El Paso, TX
• John Russ, Clementine, San Antonio, TX
• Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland, Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, TX

Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

• WINNER: Terry Koval, The Deer and the Dove, Decatur, GA

• Sam Fore, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, Lexington, KY
• Josh Habiger, Bastion, Nashville, TN
• Sam Hart, Counter-, Charlotte, NC
• Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, WV

Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

• WINNER: Natalia Vallejo, Cocina al Fondo, San Juan, PR

• Ana Castro, Lengua Madre, New Orleans, LA
• Timothy Hontzas, Johnny’s Restaurant, Homewood, AL
• Alex Perry and Kumi Omori, Vestige, Ocean Springs, MS
• Henry Moso, Kabooki Sushi, Orlando, FL

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)

• WINNER: Andrew Black, Grey Sweater, Oklahoma City, OK

• Oscar Amador and Francesco Di Caudo, Anima by EDO, Las Vegas, NV
• Kaoru Azeuchi, KAISEKI YUZU, Las Vegas, NV
• Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der Lao Kitchen, Oklahoma City, OK
• Justin Pioche, Pioche Food Group, Upper Fruitland (Doolkai), Navajo Nation, NM

Outstanding Bakery

• WINNER: Yoli Tortilleria, Kansas City, MO

• Angelo Brocato, New Orleans, LA
• La Casita Bakeshop, Richardson, TX
• Kuluntu Bakery, Dallas, TX
• Zak the Baker, Miami, FL

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

• WINNER: Margarita Manzke, République, Los Angeles, CA

• Veronika Baukema, Veronika’s Pastry Shop, Billings, MT
• Elaine Uykimpang Bentz, Café Mochiko, Cincinnati, OH
• Vince Bugtong, Abaca, San Francisco, CA
• Shawn McKenzie, Café Cerés, Minneapolis, MN