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Best New Restaurant
• WINNER: Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, LA
• Bar Bacetto, Waitsburg, WA
• Barbs-B-Q, Lockhart, TX
• Chez Noir, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
• Comfort Kitchen, Dorchester, MA
• Hayward, McMinnville, OR
• Kaya, Orlando, FL
• Kisser, Nashville, TN
• Oro by Nixta, Minneapolis, MN
• Shan, Bozeman, MT
Outstanding Restaurant
• WINNER: Langbaan, Portland, OR
• The Compound, Santa Fe, NM
• Convenience West, Marfa, TX
• Mixtli, San Antonio, TX
• Vestige, Ocean Springs, MS
Outstanding Chef
• WINNER: Michael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, D.C.
• Sarah Minnick, Lovely’s Fifty Fifty, Portland, OR
• Dean Neff, Seabird, Wilmington, NC
• Renee Touponce, The Port of Call, Mystic, CT
• David Uygur, Lucia, Dallas, TX
Outstanding Hospitality
• WINNER: Lula Café, Chicago, IL
• Crawford and Son, Raleigh, NC
• Gemma, Dallas, TX
• Melba’s, New York, NY
• Woodford Food & Beverage, Portland, ME
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
• WINNER: Lula Drake Wine Parlour, Columbia, SC
• The Morris, San Francisco, CA
• Strong Water Anaheim, Anaheim, CA
• Tail Up Goat, Washington, D.C.
• Waxlight Bar à Vin, Buffalo, NY
Outstanding Bar
• WINNER: Jewel of the South, New Orleans, LA
• Clavel Mezcaleria, Baltimore, MD
• Barr Hill Cocktail Bar, Montpelier, VT
• Las Ramblas, Brownsville, TX
• Pacific Cocktail Haven, San Francisco, CA
Emerging Chef
• WINNER: Masako Morishita, Perry’s, Washington, D.C.
• Fariyal Abdullahi, Hav & Mar, New York, NY
• Janet Becerra, Pancita, Seattle, WA
• Nikko Cagalanan, Kultura, Charleston, SC
• Ryan Fernandez, Southern Junction, Buffalo, NY
Outstanding Restaurateur
• WINNER: Kelly Whitaker, Id Est Hospitality Group (The Wolf’s Tailor, BRUTØ, Basta, and others), Boulder, CO
• Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere, Baobab Fare, Detroit, MI
• Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham, Phở Bắc Súp Shop, Phởcific Standard Time, and The Boat, Seattle, WA
• Chris Viaud, Greenleaf, Ansanm, and Pavilion, Milford, NH
• Hollis Wells Silverman, Eastern Point Collective (The Duck & The Peach, La Collina, The Wells, Méli Wine & Mezze), Washington, D.C.
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
• WINNER: Atsuko Fujimoto, Norimoto Bakery, Portland, ME
• Susan Bae, Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.
• Jesus Brazon and Manuel Brazon, Caracas Bakery, Doral and Miami, FL
• Crystal Kass, Valentine, Phoenix, AZ
• Anna Posey, Elske, Chicago, IL
Outstanding Bakery
• WINNER: ZU Bakery, Portland, ME
• The Burque Bakehouse, Albuquerque, NM
• Gusto Bread, Long Beach, CA
• JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR
• Mel the Bakery, Hudson, NY
Best Chef: New York State
• WINNER: Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill, Brooklyn, NY
• Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY
• Atsushi Kono, Kono, New York, NY
• Christina Mauricio, Harana Market, Accord, NY
• Jeremy Salamon, Agi’s Counter, Brooklyn, NY
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
• WINNER: David Standridge, The Shipwright’s Daughter, Mystic, CT
• Conor Dennehy, Talulla, Cambridge, MA
• Maria Meza, Dolores, Providence, RI
• Jake Stevens, Leeward, Portland, ME
• Cara Tobin, Honey Road, Burlington, VT
Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
• WINNER: Gregory Gourdet, Kann, Portland, OR
• Avery Adams, Matia Kitchen, Orcas Island, WA
• Kristi Brown, Communion, Seattle, WA
• Josh Dorcak, Mas, Ashland, OR
• Melissa Miranda, Musang, Seattle, WA
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
• WINNER: Valerie Chang, Maty’s, Miami, FL
• Hunter Evans, Elvie’s, Jackson, MS
• Gabriel Hernandez, Verde Mesa, San Juan, PR
• Carlos Portela, Orujo, San Juan, PR
• Arvinder Vilkhu, Saffron NOLA, New Orleans, LA
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Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
• WINNER: Christina Nguyen, Hai Hai, Minneapolis, MN
• Ann Ahmed, Khâluna, Minneapolis, MN
• Rob Connoley, Bulrush, St. Louis, MO
• Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite, EsterEv, Milwaukee, WI
• Tim Nicholson, The Boiler Room, Omaha, NE
Best Chef: California
• WINNER: Lord Maynard Llera, Kuya Lord, Los Angeles, CA
• Geoff Davis, Burdell, Oakland, CA
• Rogelio Garcia, Auro, Calistoga, CA
• Tara Monsod, Animae, San Diego, CA
• Buu “Billy” Ngo, Kru, Sacramento, CA
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
• WINNER: Hajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, MI
• Vinnie Cimino, Cordelia, Cleveland, OH
• Sujan Sarkar, Indienne, Chicago, IL
• Jenner Tomaska, Esmé, Chicago, IL
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)
• WINNER: Rene Andrade, Bacanora, Phoenix, AZ
• Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der Lao Kitchen, Oklahoma City, OK
• Steve Kestler, Aroma Latin American Cocina, Henderson, NV
• Steve Riley, Mesa Provisions, Albuquerque, NM
• Eduardo Rodriguez, Zacatlán, Santa Fe, NM
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
• WINNER: Harley Peet, Bas Rouge, Easton, MD
• Tony Conte, Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana, Darnestown, MD
• Jesse Ito, Royal Sushi & Izakaya, Philadelphia, PA
• Matt Kern, One Coastal, Fenwick Island, DE
• Kevin Tien, Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
• WINNER: Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, WV
• Jamie Davis, The Hackney, Washington, NC
• Rod Lassiter and Parnass Savang, Talat Market, Atlanta, GA
• James London, Chubby Fish, Charleston, SC
• Robbie Robinson, City Limits Barbeque, West Columbia, SC
Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
• WINNER: Matt Vawter, Rootstalk, Breckenridge, CO
• Brandon Cunningham, Social Haus, Greenough, MT
• Ali Sabbah, Mazza Cafe, Salt Lake City, UT
• Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Denver, CO
• Nick Zocco, Urban Hill, Salt Lake City, UT
Best Chef: Texas
• WINNER: Ana Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria, Mission, TX
• Emmanuel Chavez, Tatemó, Houston, TX
• Christopher Cullum, Cullum’s Attaboy, San Antonio, TX
• Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Austin, TX
• Misti Norris, Petra & the Beast, Dallas, TX
