The James Beard Foundation has revealed its 2023 winners, recognizing the best chefs and restaurateurs in the country. The winners were announced at the James Beard Awards Gala in Chicago on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Outstanding Restaurant: Friday Saturday Sunday (Philadelphia, PA)
Outstanding Restaurateur: Ellen Yin - High Street Hospitality Group (Philadelphia, PA)
Outstanding Chef: Rob Rubba - Oyster Oyster (Washington, D.C.)
Outstanding Bakery: Yoli Tortilleria (Kansas City, MO)
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker: Margarita Manzke - République (Los Angeles, CA)
Outstanding Hospitality: The Quarry (Monson, ME)
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program: OTOTO (Los Angeles, CA)
Outstanding Bar: Bar Leather Apron (Honolulu, HI)
Emerging Chef: Damarr Brown - Virtue (Chicago, IL)
Best New Restaurant: Kann (Portland, OR)
Best Chef: California: Justin Pichetrungsi - Anajak Thai (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH): Tim Flores and Genie Kwon - Kasama (Chicago, IL)
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA): Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon - Kalaya (Philadelphia, PA)
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI): Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger - Fairchild (Madison, WI)
Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY): Kris Komori - KIN (Boise, ID)
Best Chef: New York State: Junghyun Park - Atomix (New York, NY)
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT): Sherry Pocknett - Sly Fox Den Too (Charlestown, RI)
Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA): Vince Nguyen - Berlu (Portland, OR)
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV): Terry Koval - The Deer and the Dove (Decatur, GA)
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR): Natalia Vallejo - Cocina al Fondo (San Juan, PR)
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK): Andrew Black - Grey Sweater (Oklahoma City, OK)
Best Chef: Texas: Benchawan Jabthong Painter - Street to Kitchen (Houston, TX)
Humanitarian of the Year: Olivia Watkins and Karen Washington
Lifetime Achievement Award: Madhur Jaffrey CBE
Leadership Awards:
- Jim Embry, Sustainable Communities Network, Slow Food USA, and Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance
- Valerie Horn, CANE Kitchen, Cowan Community Center, and City of Whitesburg Farmers Market
- Savonala “Savi” Horne, Land Loss Prevention Project
- Ira Wallace, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
- Rowen White, Sierra Seeds
- Emerging Leadership: The Burgerville Workers Union
