Last night, the James Beard Foundation held its first chef and restaurant awards since 2019. (As you might remember, the 2020 awards were first delayed because of the pandemic and then canceled. Last year was skipped as well.) For the nominees and industry members in attendance, the return of the awards was a moment of celebration after a long two years. Those who got to celebrate big include the Grey’s Mashama Bailey, anointed Outstanding Chef; Dhamaka’s Chintan Pandya, who was named Best Chef in New York State; and Sean Sherman and Dana Thompson of Owamni in Minneapolis, this year’s Best New Restaurant. Congratulations to all the winners.
Outstanding Restaurateur
Chris Bianco, Tratto, Pane Bianco, and Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix
Outstanding Chef
Mashama Bailey, the Grey, Savannah, Georgia
Outstanding Restaurant
Chai Pani, Asheville, North Carolina
Emerging Chef
Edgar Rico, Nixta Taqueria, Austin, Texas
Best New Restaurant
Owamni, Minneapolis
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Warda Bouguettaya, Warda Pâtisserie, Detroit
Outstanding Baker
Don Guerra, Barrio Bread, Tucson, Arizona
Outstanding Hospitality
Cúrate, Asheville
Outstanding Wine Program
The Four Horsemen, New York
Outstanding Bar Program
Julep, Houston
Best Chef: California
Brandon Jew, Mister Jiu’s, San Francisco
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)
Fernando Olea, Sazón, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Dane Baldwin, the Diplomat, Milwaukee
Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Caroline Glover, Annette, Aurora, Colorado
Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
Robynne Maii, Fête, Honolulu
Best Chef: Texas
Iliana de la Vega, El Naranjo, Austin
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Cristina Martinez, South Philly Barbacoa, Philadelphia
Best Chef: New York State
Chintan Pandya, Dhamaka, New York
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Adam Evans, Automatic Seafood and Oysters, Birmingham, Alabama
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Ricky Moore, SALTBOX Seafood Joint, Durham, North Carolina
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Nisachon Morgan, Saap, Randolph, Vermont
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Erick Williams, Virtue Restaurant & Bar, Chicago
2022 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics
Casa Vega, Sherman Oaks, California
Corinne’s Place, Camden, New Jersey
Solly’s Grille, Milwaukee
Wo Hop, New York
The Busy Bee Cafe, Atlanta
Florence’s Restaurant, Oklahoma City
2022 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
2022 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year
2022 Leadership Awards
Monica Ramirez of Justice for Migrant Women
Irene Li of Mei Mei Dumplings and Prepshift
Erika Allen of Urban Growers Collective
Mavis-Jay Sanders of Drive Change
