The 2019 James Beard Award winners
Restaurant and chef awards
Best new restaurant
Frenchette, New York City
Outstanding baker
Greg Wade, Publican Quality Bread, Chicago
Outstanding bar program
Bar Agricole, San Francisco
Outstanding chef
Ashley Christensen, Poole’s Diner, Raleigh, North Carolina
Outstanding pastry chef
Kelly Fields, Willa Jean, New Orleans
Outstanding restaurant
Zahav, Philadelphia
Outstanding restaurateur
Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz, Boka Restaurant Group, Chicago
Outstanding service
Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, Colorado
Outstanding wine program
Benu, San Francisco
Outstanding wine, spirits or beer producer
Rob Tod, Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, Maine
Rising star chef of the year
Kwame Onwuachi, Kith and Kin, Washington, D.C.
Best chefs in America
Best chef: Great Lakes
Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, Parachute, Chicago
Best chef: Mid-Atlantic
Tom Cunanan, Bad Saint, Washington, D.C.
Best chef: Midwest
Ann Kim, Young Joni, Minneapolis
Best chef: New York City
Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, Via Carota
Best chef: Northeast
Tony Messina, Uni, Boston
Best chef: Northwest
Brady Williams, Canlis, Seattle
Best chef: South
Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, Mississippi
Best chef: Southeast
Mashama Bailey, The Grey, Savannah, Georgia
Best chef: Southwest
Charleen Badman, FnB, Scottsdale, Arizona
Best chef: West
Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles
To see the full list of winners, visit jamesbeard.org /awards.