The 2023 James Beard Award winners have been announced.
The James Beard Foundation released their 2023 Restaurant and Chef awards. To receive a James Beard nomination is an honor; to actually win is an incredible accomplishment. Our congratulations go out to all the James Beard Award winners.
We were lucky enough to have Savory Traveler writers dine at both Kann and Grey Sweater, two restaurants that received a James Beard Award this year.
The James Beard Foundation, a nationally recognized nonprofit, whose mission is “to celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind America’s food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.” has been a pillar of the restaurant world for over 30 years.
Below are the 2023 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards.
Outstanding Chef
Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster, Washington, D.C.
Outstanding Restaurant
Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA
Best New Restaurant
Outstanding Restaurateur
Emerging Chef Presented
Damarr Brown, Virtue, Chicago, IL
Outstanding Bakery
Yoli Tortilleria, Kansas City, MO
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
Margarita Manzke, République, Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding Hospitality Presented
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
Outstanding Bar
Bar Leather Apron, Honolulu, HI
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)
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 & Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
Vince Nguyen, Berlu, Portland, OR
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Natalia Vallejo, Cocina al Fondo, San Juan, PR
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Terry Koval, The Deer and the Dove, Decatur, GA
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)
Andrew Black, Grey Sweater, Oklahoma City, OK
Check out our review of Grey Sweater!
Best Chef: Texas
Benchawan Jabthong Painter, Street to Kitchen, Houston, TX
Humanitarian of the Year Award
The 2023 Humanitarian of the Year Award honorees are the co-founders of the Black Farmer Fund: social entrepreneur and impact investor Olivia Watkins, and farmer and activist Karen Washington.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree is legendary cookbook author, writer, teacher, and actress Madhur Jaffrey CBE.