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The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the
James Beard Foundation The James Beard Foundation is a New York City-based national non-profit culinary arts organization named in honor of James Beard, a prolific food writer, teacher, and cookbook author, who was also known as the "Dean of American Cookery." The prog ...
to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. They are scheduled around
James Beard James Andrews Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 23, 1985) was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, ...
's May 5 birthday. The media awards are presented at a dinner in New York City; the chef and restaurant awards were also presented in New York until 2015, when the foundation's annual gala moved to Chicago. Chicago will continue to host the Awards until 2027.


History

The awards were established in 1990, when the foundation expanded its chef awards and combined them with '' Cook's'' Magazine's Who's Who of American Cooking and French's Food and Beverage Book Awards. In addition to the chef, restaurant, and book awards, journalism awards were added in 1993, which expanded to broadcast media in 1994, and restaurant design awards were first given in 1995. In 2018, the James Beard Foundation changed the award's rules to be more inclusive, to fight race and gender imbalances in the industry. Changes include: judges reflecting the demographics of the U.S.; retiring the Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America awards which were judged by previous winners; adding leadership awards which focus on social justice issues; and waiving some media entry fees. The awards are voted on by more than 600 culinary professionals, including previous award winners. Recipients receive a medallion etched with the image of
James Beard James Andrews Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 23, 1985) was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, ...
and a certificate from the foundation. Awards by decade: * James Beard Foundation Award: 1990s * James Beard Foundation Award: 2000s * James Beard Foundation Award: 2010s * James Beard Foundation Award: 2020s


America's Classics

Although the awards tend to focus on upscale dining in large cities, since 1998 there has been an "America's Classics" category which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country. The "America's Classics" winners routinely draw the biggest applause of the night at the awards ceremony. To be considered for the award, restaurants must have been in business for a decade, be locally owned, show "timeless appeal," and serve "quality food that reflects the character of the community." Past winners are: ;1998 * Durgin-Park, Boston, MA (closed) * Second Avenue Deli, New York, NY ''(Was closed at one point)'' * Doris & Ed's, Highlands, NJ (Permanently closed) * Original Stroud's, Kansas City, MO *
Joe's Stone Crab Joe's Stone Crab, also known as Joe's Stone Crabs, is an American fast food restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. In 1998 the restaurant won an List of James Beard America's Classics, America’s Classic Award from the James Beard Foundation Joe W ...
, Miami Beach, FL * Joe T. Garcia's, Ft. Worth, TX *
Tadich Grill The Tadich Grill is an American seafood restaurant located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1849, it is the oldest running restaurant in California. Based in the Financial District, the restaurant sits on 240 California Street. The dini ...
, San Francisco, CA *
Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar is a seafood restaurant in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Emmett Watson and Sam Bryant opened the city's first oyster bar on February 18, 1979. The restaurant is now operates by Bryant's so ...
, Seattle, WA ;1999 * The Berghoff, Chicago, IL ''(closed, then re-opened)'' * Café Pasqual's, Santa Fe, NM *
Doumar's Cones and BBQ ''Doumar's Cones and BBQ'' is a Norfolk, Virginia restaurant. Historically, the business operated at the Ocean View Amusement Park. At that location Abe Doumar, the business' creator, is credited with creating the world's first ice cream cone. R ...
, Norfolk, VA *
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, commonly known as Frank Pepe's or simply Pepe's (), is a popular pizza restaurant in the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, at 163 Wooster Street. Opened in 1925, it is one of the oldest and best ...
, New Haven, CT * Mosca's, Avondale, LA. *
The Original Pancake House The Original Pancake House (TOPH) is a chain of pancake houses across the United States. They have franchises in Canada that started in 1958 and are still operating. They have recently expanded into both Japan and South Korea. They follow tradi ...
, Portland, OR *
Philippe the Original Philippe's, or "Philippe the Original" ( ) is a restaurant located in downtown Los Angeles, California. The restaurant is well known for continuously operating since 1908, making it one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles. It is also renow ...
, Los Angeles, CA *
Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant The Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant is a seafood restaurant located on the lower level of Grand Central Terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. History The restaurant space was first opened as the Grand Centr ...
, NYC ;2000 *
Camp Washington Chili Camp Washington Chili is a Cincinnati chili parlor founded in 1940 by Steve Andon and Fred Zannbus in the neighborhood of Camp Washington, near downtown Cincinnati, in southwestern Ohio. A well known Cincinnati landmark, the parlor is located at ...
, in
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,
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. * Helena Hawaiian Foods, Oahu HI * Mario's, Bronx, NY *
Moosewood Restaurant Moosewood Restaurant (January 3, 1973–present) is an American natural foods (vegetarian, vegan, pescetarian) restaurant in Ithaca, New York. In 1978, the original founders sold the restaurant to the staff, who became "The Moosewood Collective ...
, Ithaca, NY * Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room, Savannah, GA * The Original Sonny Bryan's, Dallas, TX *
White House Sub Shop White House Sub Shop is a submarine sandwich deli founded in 1946 at Atlantic City, New Jersey which sells various specialty sandwiches. The deli is considered a historic landmark and has served multiple celebrities. History The White House Sub ...
, Atlantic City, NJ * Swan Oyster Depot, San Francisco, CA ;2001 *
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, Miami, FL *
Waterman's Beach Lobster Waterman's Beach Lobster was a family-owned lobster pound in South Thomaston, Maine. Anne Cousens (maiden name Waterman) opened it in 1986. Her daughter, Sandy Manahan, and daughter-in-law, Lorrie Cousens, closed the place on September 4, 2016. S ...
, South Thomaston, ME * H&H Carwash & Restaurant, El Paso, TX *
Langer's Deli Langer's Deli, also known as Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant, is a kosher-style delicatessen located at 704 South Alvarado Street in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, opposite MacArthur Park. Founded in 1947, Langer's is known for it ...
& Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA ;2002 * Ray's Boathouse, Seattle, WA * Marconi's, Baltimore, MD ''(Now closed)'' * Three Brothers Serbian Restaurant,
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Peter Luger Steak House Peter Luger Steak House is a steakhouse located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York City, with a second location in Great Neck, New York, on Long Island. It was named to the James Beard Foundation's list of "America's Classics" i ...
, Brooklyn, NY ;2003 *
Duarte's Tavern Duarte's Tavern is a historic drinking establishment and restaurant, founded in 1894 and located at 202 Stage Road in Pescadero, California. About Duarte's Tavern was founded in 1894, by Frank Duarte, a Portuguese immigrant who bought the buildi ...
, Pescadero, CA *
Anchor Bar The Anchor Bar is a bar and restaurant in Buffalo, New York, located north of Downtown Buffalo at the intersection of Main and North Streets.
, Buffalo, NY * The Skylight Inn, Ayden, NC * Lexington #1,
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* The Shed (restaurant), Santa Fe, NM ;2004 * Sam Choy's Kaloko, Kailua-Kona, HI * The Prime-Burger, New York, NY *
Ben's Chili Bowl Ben's Chili Bowl is a landmark restaurant in Washington, D.C., located at 1213 U Street Corridor, U Street, next to Lincoln Theatre (Washington, D.C.), Lincoln Theatre, in the U Street Corridor (a.k.a. Cardozo/Shaw neighborhood) of Northwest, W ...
, Washington DC *
Al's Breakfast Al's Breakfast is reportedly the narrowest restaurant in the city of Minneapolis, at a width of . Al's Breakfast is crammed into a former alleyway between two much larger buildings and is located in the city's Dinkytown neighborhood near the Unive ...
, Minneapolis, MN ;2005 * Yuca's, Los Angeles, CA * Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe, Boston, MA *
Willie Mae's Scotch House Willie Mae's Scotch House is a restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2022, it was announced they would be opening a location in Los Angeles. History Originally opened in 1957 in the Tremé neighborhood by Willie Mae Seaton operating as a bar ...
, New Orleans, LA * El Chorro Lodge, Paradise Valley, AZ ;2006 *
Barney Greengrass Barney Greengrass is a restaurant, Jewish delicatessen, deli, and appetizing store at 541 Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan), Amsterdam Avenue (between West 86th Street (Manhattan), 86th and 87th Streets) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York C ...
, New York, NY * Bowens Island Restaurant, Charleston, SC * Hamura's Saimin Stand, Kauai, HI * John's Roast Pork, Philadelphia, PA * Lagomarcino',
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* Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor, TX * Polly's Pancake Parlor, Sugar Hill, NH * Taylor's Automatic Refresher, St. Helena, CA ;2007 * Primanti Brothers, Pittsburgh, PA * The Pickwick,
Duluth, MN , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...
* Doe's Eat Place, Greenville, MS *
Aunt Carrie's Aunt Carrie's is a seafood restaurant in the Point Judith neighborhood of Narragansett, Rhode Island, opened in 1920 by Carrie and Ulysses Cooper. In 1994, Carrie's grandson Bill died; since then, his wife and now their two daughters run the rest ...
, Narragansett, RI * Brookville Hotel,
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(closed) * Weaver D's, Athens, GA ;2008 *
Bagaduce Lunch Bagaduce Lunch seafood restaurant is located in Penobscot, Maine. It is a James Beard Foundation Award winning restaurant (2008). History Bagaduce Lunch was opened as a roadside fish shack in 1946 by Sidney and Bernice Snow, their granddaughter, ...
, Brooksville, ME * Jumbo's, Miami, FL * Irma's Restaurant Houston, TX * Tufano's Vernon Park Tap, Chicago, IL *
Maneki Maneki is a Japanese restaurant in the Japantown area of the International District in Seattle, Washington that opened in 1904 as the first sushi bar in the city. Some claim it is the oldest Asian restaurant on the West Coast of the United State ...
, Seattle, WA ;2009 * Breitbach's Country Dining, Sherrill, IA *
Totonno's Totonno's is a pizzeria located at 1524 Neptune Avenue (between West 15th Street and West 16th Street) in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. It was established in 1924 by Antonio "Totonno" Pero. History Totonno was an employee at the Lombard ...
, Brooklyn, NY * Mustache Bill's Diner, Barnegat Light, NJ * Yank Sing, San Francisco, CA * Arnold's Country Kitchen, Nashville, TN ;2010 * Al's French Frys, South Burlington, VT * The Bright Star, Bessemer, AL *
Calumet Fisheries Calumet Fisheries is a seafood restaurant in the South Deering, Chicago, South Deering neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States, directly next to the 95th Street bridge (which appears in the 1980 film ''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues ...
, Chicago * Gustavus Inn, Gustavus, AK * Mary & Tito's Cafe, Albuquerque, NM ;2011 * Chef Vola's, Atlantic City, NJ * Crook's Corner, Chapel Hill, NC * Le Veau d'Or, New York, NY * Noriega Restaurant and Hotel, Bakersfield, CA * Watts Tea Shop, Milwaukee, WI ;2012 * The Fry Bread House, Phoenix, AZ * Nora's Fish Creek Inn, Wilson, WY * St. Elmo's Steak House, Indianapolis, IN *
Jones Bar-B-Q Diner Jones Bar-B-Q Diner is a barbecue joint in Marianna, Arkansas, US, that has been open since at least the 1910s. According to business guide ''Black Business'', it is believed to be the country's oldest black-owned restaurant. In 2012 it was rec ...
, Marianna, AR * Shady Glen, Manchester, CT ;2013 *
Frank Fat's Restaurant Frank Fat's is an American Chinese cuisine restaurant in Sacramento, California founded in 1939 by a Chinese immigrant who called himself "Frank Fat" and who came to the United States illegally in 1919. The original restaurant is one of four now ...
, Sacramento, CA *
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, New York, NY * Kramarczuk's, Minneapolis, MN *
Prince's Hot Chicken Shack Prince's Hot Chicken Shack is a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its hot chicken, and is credited with popularizing the dish and inspiring restaurants with similar offerings. The business was started in 1945 by James Thornton Prince, ...
, Nashville, TN * C.F. Folks, Washington DC ;2014 *
Hansen's Sno-Bliz Hansen's Sno-Bliz is a snowball stand located in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., on Tchoupitoulas Street at Bordeaux Street. It opened in 1934 and is believed to be the 2nd oldest sno-ball stand in the United States after Walther Gardens (Baltim ...
, New Orleans, LA * Nick's Italian Café, McMinnville, OR *
Olneyville New York System The Olneyville New York System is a restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island, known for its hot wieners. It opened in 1946 by Anthony Stavrianakos, a Greek immigrant. The restaurant was named for Providence's Olneyville neighborhood. Stavrianakos's ...
, Providence, RI * Perini Ranch Steakhouse, Buffalo Gap, TX * Sokolowski's University Inn, Cleveland, OH ;2015 *Archie's Waeside, Le Mars, IA *Beaumont Inn, Harrodsburg, KY *Guelaguetza, Los Angeles, CA *Sally Bell's Kitchen, Richmond, VA *Sevilla Restaurant, New York, NY ;2016 *Al Ameer Restaurant,
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*Brooks' House of BBQ,
Oneonta, NY Oneonta ( ) is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, United States. It is one of the northernmost cities of the Appalachian Region. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Oneonta had a population of 13,079. Its nickname is "City of the Hil ...
*Bully's Restaurant,
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*Matt's Place Drive-In,
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Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante is a James Beard Foundation Award List of James Beard America's Classics, American Classic (2016) in Chimayó, New Mexico. Owned by Florence Jaramillo, she opened the restaurant with her husband Arturo. Their food ...
, Chimayo, NM ;2017 *Bertha's Kitchen, Charleston, SC * Gioia's Deli, St. Louis, MO *La Taqueria, San Francisco, CA *Sahadi's, Brooklyn, NY *Schultz's Crab House,
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;2018 * Galleria Umberto (restaurant), Boston, MA *Sun Wah, Chicago, IL *Los Hernandez, Union Gap, WA *El Guero Canelo,
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Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery ( vi, Đông Phương, literally "The Orient") is a Vietnamese cuisine, Vietnamese retail and wholesale bakery, restaurant, and catering business in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is known for supplying the baguette style ...
, New Orleans, LA ;2019 *Pho 79, Garden Grove (
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), California *Jim's Steak & Spaghetti House,
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* A&A Bake & Double and Roti Shop, Brooklyn, New York *Sehnert's Bakery & Bieroc Cafe, McCook, Nebraska * Annie's Paramount Steakhouse, Washington, D.C. ;2020 * Lassis Inn, Little Rock, Arkansas * Zehnder's of Frankenmuth, Frankenmuth, Michigan *
Puritan Backroom The Puritan Backroom is a 2020 James Beard Foundation Award America's Classic restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire. They are known for their mudslides and chicken tenders, which they invented in 1974. History Arthur Pappas and Louis Canotas, G ...
, Manchester, New Hampshire *
Oriental Mart Oriental Mart is a Filipino cuisine, Filipino restaurant in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. In 2020, the business received an 'List of James Beard America's Classics, America's Classics' award the ...
, Seattle, Washington * El Taco de Mexico, Denver, Colorado * Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brownsville, Texas ;2022 * Casa Vega, Sherman Oaks, California * Corinne's Place, Camden, New Jersey * Solly's Grille, Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Wo Hop, New York, New York * The Busy Bee Cafe, Atlanta, Georgia * Florence's Restaurant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma


Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America

The "Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America" was an award presented to members of the food and beverage industry who have been "identified by his or her peers as having displayed remarkable talent and achievement." The Who's Who awards were voted on by past honorees, with a ballot of 20 candidates distributed to the entire Who's Who group each year. The honors were initially awarded by ''Cook's Magazine'' (the predecessor to ''
Cook's Illustrated ''Cook's Illustrated'' is an American cooking magazine published every two months by the America's Test Kitchen company in Brookline, Massachusetts. It accepts no advertising and is characterized by extensive recipe testing and detailed instruct ...
''), which inaugurated the award in 1984 but ceased publication in 1990. The award was administered by the James Beard Foundation from 1990 to 2018 and presented at the annual gala. The foundation decided to retire the awards after 2018, citing a new commitment to inclusion. Including the inductees from the 1980s, the final Who's Who list included nearly 300 individuals. The 1991 inductees were chef David Bouley;
Ken Hom Ken Hom (, born May 3, 1949) is a Chinese-American chef, author and television-show presenter for the BBC, specialising in Asian Cuisine. Having already appointed an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2009 for "service ...
, journalist, teacher and expert on Chinese cooking; Bryan Miller, the restaurant critic of the New York Times;
Michel Richard Michel Louis-Marie Richard ( ; ; March 7, 1948 – August 13, 2016) was a French-born chef, formerly the owner of the restaurant Citrus in Los Angeles and Citronelle and Central in Washington, D.C. He has owned restaurants in Santa Barbara, Toky ...
, chef-owner of Los Angeles' Citrus restaurant; and
Nancy Silverton Nancy Silverton (born June 20, 1954) is an American chef, baker, and author. The winner of the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef Award in 2014, Silverton is recognized for her role in popularizing sourdough and artisan breads in the Un ...
, owner of Campanile, Los Angeles. The 1992 inductees were pastry chef Albert Kumin; authors, caterers and retailers
Julee Rosso Julee Rosso is an American cook and food writer. In 1977 she and Sheila Lukins opened and ran a gourmet food shop in New York City called The Silver Palate. In the 1980s they wrote ''The Silver Palate Cookbook'', ''The Silver Palate Good Times Coo ...
and
Sheila Lukins Sheila Lukins (November 18, 1942 – August 30, 2009), was an American cook and food writer. She was most famous as the co-author, with Julee Rosso, of ''The Silver Palate'' series of cookbooks, and ''The New Basics Cookbook'', a very popular set o ...
; Drew Nieporent, owner of
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and the Tribeca Grill in Manhattan; authors and columnists
Jane and Michael Stern Jane Grossman Stern and Michael Stern (both born 1946) are American writers who specialize in books about travel, food, and popular culture. They are best known for their '' Roadfood'' books, website, and magazine columns, in which they find roa ...
; and restaurant critic, journalist and author
Patricia Wells Patricia Wells (born 5 November 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a cookbook author and teacher. Biography She divides her time between Paris and Provence. She is the author of numerous food-related books. Her book ''Patricia Wells at Home in Prov ...
. The 1993 inductees were Ariane and
Michael Batterberry Michael Carver Batterberry (April 8, 1932 – July 28, 2010) was an American food writer who founded and edited ''Food & Wine'' and '' Food Arts'' together with his wife, Ariane. Batterberry was born on April 8, 1932, in Newcastle upon Tyne, E ...
(who founded Food & Wine and Food Arts magazines),
Gael Greene Gael Greene (December 22, 1933 – November 1, 2022) was an American restaurant critic, author, and novelist. She became '' New York'' magazine's restaurant critic in fall 1968, at a time when most New Yorkers were unsophisticated about food and ...
(New York Magazine's restaurant critic), Robert M. Parker, Jr. (publisher of the Wine Advocate),
Carl Sontheimer Carl G. Sontheimer (1914 – 23 March 1998) was an American inventor and engineer best known for creating the original Cuisinart food processor. Sontheimer was born in New York City but raised in France. He returned to the U.S. to attend the Massa ...
(creator of the food processor and Cuisinarts), Chuck Williams (founder of Williams-Sonoma), and Gregory Usher (director of l'Ecole de Gastronomie Francaise Ritz-Escoffier in Paris). The 1994 inductees were
Jean Anderson Jean Anderson (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001) was an English actress best remembered for her television roles as hard-faced matriarch Mary Hammond in the BBC drama '' The Brothers'' (1972–1976) and as rebellious aristocrat Lady Jocelyn " ...
,
Cecily Brownstone Cecily Brownstone (18 April 1909 – 30 August 2005), was a food writer, who wrote several cookbooks and articles about food over a period of 39 years. Canadian-born, Brownstone was the Associated Press Food Editor from 1947 to 1986—for th ...
, Narcisse Chamberlain, Ariane Daguin and
George Faison George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...
, Joel Dean and Giorgio DeLuca,
Zack Hanle Dorothea Zack Hanle (c. 1915 - February 17, 1999), was an American cooking author and journalist who served as an editor of '' Bon Appetit'', in addition to writing books about cooking, diet and exercise, as well as gardening. In 1976, she was one ...
, Nancy Harmon Jenkins, Elizabeth Schneider, Jeff Smith, and
Tim and Nina Zagat Nina S. Zagat (née Safronoff) and her husband, Eugene Henry "Tim" Zagat, Jr. (born 1940, New York City) (pronounced ) are the founders and publishers of Zagat Survey, Zagat Restaurant Surveys. They met at Yale Law School and were both Attorney at l ...
. The 1995 inductees were
Rick Bayless Rick Bayless (born November 23, 1953) is an American chef and restaurateur who specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine with modern interpretations. He is widely known for his PBS series '' Mexico: One Plate at a Time''. Among his various acc ...
of Frontera Grill and Topolombampo,
Joachim Splichal Joachim Splichal is a celebrity chef based in Los Angeles, California. In 1991, he was declared "Best California Chef" by the James Beard Foundation. Four years later in 1995, he was inducted into their "Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America". Spl ...
of Patina,
Harold McGee Harold James McGee (born October 3, 1951) is an American author who writes about the chemistry and history of food science and cooking. He is best known for his seminal book '' On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen'' first pu ...
, author of "On Food and Cooking,"
Daniel Boulud Daniel Boulud (born 25 March 1955 in Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu) is a French chef and restaurateur with restaurants in New York City, Palm Beach, Miami, Toronto, Montréal, Singapore, the Bahamas, the Berkshires and Dubai. He is best known f ...
,
Milton Glaser Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer. His most notable designs include the I Love New York logo, a 1966 poster for Bob Dylan, and the logos for DC Comics, Stony Brook University and Brooklyn Brewery. In 1954 ...
,
Madhur Jaffrey Madhur Jaffrey CBE (née Bahadur; born 13 August 1933) is an Indian-British-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the western hemisphere with her debut cookbook ...
, and
Martha Stewart Martha Helen Stewart (, ; born August 3, 1941) is an American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing pub ...
. The 1996 inductees were
Lidia Bastianich Lidia Giuliana Matticchio Bastianich (; born February 21, 1947) is an Italian-American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur. Specializing in Italian and Italian-American cuisine, Bastianich has been a regular contributor to ...
, Christopher Kimball,
Zelma Long Zelma R. Long (born 1945) is an American enologist and vintner. She is considered to be one of the female pioneers in California wine, and was the first woman to assume senior management of a Californian winery, Simi Winery, of which she was presi ...
, Nick Malgieri,
Danny Meyer Daniel Meyer (born March 14, 1958) is a New York City restaurateur and the Founder & Executive Chairman of the Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG). Background and early career Meyer was born and raised in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis, ...
, Jean-Jacques Rachou, and
Charlie Trotter Charles Trotter (September 8, 1959 – November 5, 2013) was an American chef and restaurateur A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a ...
. The 1997 inductees were cookbook author Flo Braker, culinary historian Barbara Haber, television personality
Graham Kerr Graham Kerr (born 22 January 1934) is an English cooking personality who is best known for his television cooking show ''The Galloping Gourmet'' from December 30, 1968 to September 14, 1973. Early life Kerr was born in Brondesbury, London. H ...
, winemakers Michael and Timothy Mondavi (sons of
Robert Mondavi Robert Gerald Mondavi (June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008) was an American winemaker. His technical and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi promoted label ...
), restaurateurs Julian Niccolini and Alex von Bidder (new owners of New York's the Four Seasons) and restaurant designer
Adam Tihany Adam D. Tihany (born Transylvania in 1948) is a hospitality designer based in New York. He founded multidisciplinary design firm Tihany Design in 1978, and is considered the originator of the title "restaurant designer". His firm has designed ho ...
. The 1998 inductees were Paula Lambert, founder and president, the Mozzarella Co., Dallas; Carolyn O'Neil, executive producer and correspondent, CNN's "On the Menu," Atlanta; Charlie Palmer (chef), Charles Palmer, chef and restaurateur, New York City; Alan Richman, writer, GQ magazine, New York City; and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, chef and restaurateur, New York City. The 1999 inductees were R. W. Apple Jr. of the New York Times, winemaker Ernest Gallo, author and columnist Molly O'Neill, Bill Shore of Share Our Strength, and Gail Zweigenthal of Gourmet (magazine). The 2000 inductees were Barbara Fairchild (journalist), Barbara Fairchild, editor, Bon Appetit magazine; Thomas Keller, chef, French Laundry (Oakville, Calif.); Michael Romano, chef, Union Square Cafe (New York City); Jeffrey Steingarten, columnist, Vogue magazine; Larry Stone, wine director, Rubicon (San Francisco). The 2001 inductees were Mario Batali, chef/co-owner, Babbo and Esca, New York; Michael Ginor and Izzy Yanay, founders, Hudson Valley Foie Gras, Great Neck, N.Y.; Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of "The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper," St. Paul, Minn.; Joan Nathan, cookbook author, Washington, D.C.; and Martin Yan, cooking show host, Foster City, Calif. The 2002 inductees were Tom Colicchio, Alain Ducasse, Nobu Matsuhisa, Sara Moulton and Frank J. Prial. The 2003 inductees were Hubert Keller, Marion Nestle, Alain Sailhac, Jacques Torres and Norman Van Aken. The 2004 inductees were Michael Bauer, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Todd English, Andrea Immer and Eric Ripert. The 2005 inductees were Joseph Bastianich (co-owner of Italian Wine Merchants and Babbo, Becco, Lupa, Esca, Otto Enoteca Pizzeria and Bistro du Vent restaurants, New York City); Greg Drescher (Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives, The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone, St. Helena, CA); Carol Field (book author and food writer, San Francisco, CA); Corby Kummer (Senior Editor, The Atlantic Monthly, Boston, MA); and, Deborah Madison (chef, cookbook author and journalist, Galisteo, NM). The 2006 inductees were Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, Co-Founders of Cowgirl Creamery (Point Reyes Station, CA); Jean Joho, Chef and Proprietor of Everest, Chicago; Gray Kunz, Founding Chef of Café Gray, NYC; Kermit Lynch, Founder and Owner of Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant (Berkeley, CA); and Ari Weinzweig, Co-Founder of Zingerman's Deli (Ann Arbor, MI). The 2007 inductees were José Andrés, Jim Clendenen, Bobby Flay, Dorie Greenspan, and Michael Pollan. The 2008 inductees were Dan Barber, Anthony Bourdain, Nancy Oakes, Russ Parsons, Zanne Early Stewart, and Steve Sullivan. The 2009 inductees were David Burke (chef), David Burke, John T. Edge, Betty Fussell, Dorothy Cann Hamilton, and Clark Wolf. The 2010 inductees were Leah Chase, Chef/Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana; Jessica B. Harris, Author and Historian, New York, New York; Paul C. P. McIlhenny, President and CEO, McIlhenny Company, Avery Island, Louisiana; David Rockwell, Founder and CEO, Rockwell Group, New York, New York; L. Timothy Ryan, President, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, New York; and Susan Spicer, Chef/Owner, Bayona, New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2011 inductees were Jonathan Gold of the LA Weekly, Lee Jones of Chef's Garden (Huron, OH), Charles Phan of the Slanted Door (San Francisco, CA), Frank Stitt of Highlands Bar and Grill, and Nick Valenti of the Patina Restaurant Group (New York, NY). The 2012 inductees were Grant Achatz, Chef and Author; Mark Bittman, Journalist and Author; Dana Cowin, Editor-in-Chief, Food & Wine; Emily Luchetti, Pastry Chef and Author; and Marvin Shanken, Publisher, Food Arts and Wine Spectator. The 2013 inductees were Eric Asimov, Author and Journalist; Dorothy Kalins, Editor; Barbara Lynch (restaurateur), Barbara Lynch, Chef and Restaurateur; Zarela Martinez, Chef and Restaurateur; Michael Mina, Chef and Restaurateur; and Bill Yosses, Author and Pastry Chef. The 2014 inductees were Edward Behr (food writer), Edward Behr, Food Writer; John Besh, Chef and Restaurateur; David Chang, Chef and Restaurateur; Barry Estabrook, Writer; Paul Kahan, Chef and Restaurateur; Sherry Yard, Pastry Chef and Author. The 2015 inductees were Allan Benton, Pork Producer and Purveyor;Dale DeGroff, Mixologist; Wylie Dufresne, Chef and Restaurateur;Nathalie Dupree, Cookbook Author and Television Personality; and Maricel Presilla, Chef, Restaurateur, and Cookbook Author. The 2016 inductees were Gina Gallo, Winemaker (Sonoma, CA); Jim Lahey, Baker and Proprietor NYC; Ed Levine, Author and Founder of Serious Eats (NYC); Temple Grandin, Author and Animal Rights Activist (Fort Collins, CO); and Marcus Samuelsson, Chef and Restaurateur (NYC). The 2017 inductees were Suzanne Goin, Chef and Restaurateur (Los Angeles, CA); Evan Kleiman, Culinarian (Los Angeles, CA); Roger Berkowitz, President and CEO Legal Seafoods (Boston, MA); Michel Nischan, Chef, Founder, President, and CEO of Wholesome Wave (Bridgeport, CT); and Rajat Parr, Winemaker and Sommelier, Domaine de la Cote (Lompoc, CA). The 2018 inductees were Jody Adams (chef), Jody Adams, Chef/Owner, TRADE, Porto, and Saloniki (Boston, MA); Lally Brennan and Ti Adelaide Martin, Co-Proprietors, Commander's Palace (New Orleans, LA); Allison Hooper, Co-Founder, Vermont Creamery (Websterville, VT); and Daniel Johnnes, Wine Director, The Dinex Group (New York City, NY).


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