James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence medallion

The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation 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'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 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 Durgin-Park ( ) was a centuries-old restaurant at 340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that it had been a "landmark since 1827", and it was a popular tourist destination within Q ...

, Boston, MA (closed) *

Second Avenue Deli The Second Avenue Deli (also known as 2nd Ave Deli) is a certified- kosher Jewish delicatessen in Manhattan, New York City. In December 2007, it relocated to 162 East 33rd Street (between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue) in Murray Hill. In A ...

, 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. Res ...

, 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 Mosca's is a Louisiana Creole Italian restaurant in Waggaman, Louisiana, near New Orleans. Operated by the same family since it opened in 1946, it has long been regarded as one of New Orleans' best restaurants, known for dishes such as Oysters Mo ...

, Avondale, LA. * The Original Pancake House, Portland, OR * Philippe the Original, 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 Centra ...

, 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, Cincinnati, Camp Washington, near downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati, in southwestern Ohio. A well known ...

, in

Camp Washington, Cincinnati Camp Washington is a city neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is located north of Queensgate, east of Fairmount, and west of Clifton and University Heights. The community is a crossing of 19th-century homes and industrial space, ...

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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 S ...

, Atlantic City, NJ *

Swan Oyster Depot Swan Oyster Depot is a seafood eatery and cultural landmark located in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It opened there in 1903 and except for a brief hiatus and rebuilding period following the 1906 San Francisco earthqu ...

, San Francisco, CA ;2001 *

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...

, 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 & Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA ;2002 * Ray's Boathouse, Seattle, WA * Marconi's, Baltimore, MD ''(Now closed)'' * Three Brothers Serbian Restaurant, Milwaukee, WI *

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 ...

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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 *

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Inn, Ayden, NC * Lexington #1,

Lexington, NC Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 18,931. It is located in central North Carolina, south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, I-85B, U. ...

* 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 Univer ...

, Minneapolis, MN ;2005 * Yuca's, Los Angeles, CA * Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe, Boston, MA * Willie Mae's Scotch House, New Orleans, LA * El Chorro Lodge, Paradise Valley, AZ ;2006 *

Barney Greengrass Barney Greengrass is a restaurant, deli, and appetizing store at 541 Amsterdam Avenue (between West 86th and 87th Streets) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, started in 1908. They specialize in smoked fish, more specifically st ...

, New York, NY * Bowens Island Restaurant, Charleston, SC * Hamura's Saimin Stand, Kauai, HI *

John's Roast Pork John's Roast Pork is an Italian roast pork and cheesesteak eatery in South Philadelphia that was founded in 1930 at its original location on East Snyder Avenue in Philadelphia, just outside the Pennsport and Whitman neighborhoods. The eatery is ...

, Philadelphia, PA * Lagomarcino', Moline, IL *

Louie Mueller Barbecue Louie Mueller Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Taylor, Texas. Called "the epitome of Texas barbecue" by ''The New York Times'', the restaurant focuses on beef brisket, beef ribs, hand made beef sausages, pork ribs, and other smoked meats. T ...

, Taylor, TX *

Polly's Pancake Parlor Polly's Pancake Parlor is a restaurant and gift shop in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, United States. Polly's has been featured in regional and national publications, garnering "glowing reviews" in ''Road Food'', ''Every Day with Rachael Ray'', ''Coo ...

, Sugar Hill, NH * Taylor's Automatic Refresher,

St. Helena, CA St. Helena ( ; Wappo language, Wappo: ''Anakotanoma'') is a city in Napa County, California, Napa County, in the Wine Country of California. Located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the ...

;2007 *

Primanti Brothers Primanti Brothers (, ), sometimes called Primanti’s for short, is a chain of sandwich shops in the eastern United States. Since its founding in 1933 in Pittsburgh, Primanti's has become a cultural icon of the region. The chain is known for its ...

, Pittsburgh, PA * The Pickwick, Duluth, MN * 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 Narragansett is a New England town, town in Washington County, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 14,532 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. However, during the summer months the town's po ...

* Brookville Hotel,

Abilene, KS Abilene (pronounced ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,460. It is home of The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum and the G ...

(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 cuisine, Japanese restaurant in the Japantown area of the Chinatown–International District, Seattle, International District in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington that opened in 1904 as the first sushi bar in the city. ...

, 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 Yank Sing is a dim sum with locations in the Rincon Center (opened in 1999) with a second location on Stevenson Street in the Financial District, San Francisco. The original location open at Broadway and Powell Street, Chinatown, San Francisco in ...

, 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 Inn was a restaurant and hotel in Gustavus, Alaska, United States. The restaurant was named one of " America's Classics" by the James Beard Foundation in 2010. Description The menu included Dungeness crab, halibut, sablefish, salmon ...

, 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 The Fry Bread House is a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, serving fry bread, a Native American dish of dough fried in lard, Crisco Crisco is an American brand of shortening that is produced by B%26G Foods. Introduced in June 1911 by Procter ...

, 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 reco ...

, Marianna, AR * Shady Glen, Manchester, CT ;2013 * Frank Fat's Restaurant, Sacramento, CA *

Keens Steakhouse __NOTOC__ Keens Steakhouse (formerly Keen’s English Chop House) is a steakhouse restaurant located at 72 West 36th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue) in the Garment District in Manhattan, New York City. The restaurant houses more ...

, New York, NY * Kramarczuk's, Minneapolis, MN * Prince's Hot Chicken Shack, 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 (Baltimo ...

, 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, Dearborn, MI *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, Jackson, MS *Matt's Place Drive-In,

Butte, MT Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the ...

* Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante, 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, Essex, MD ;2018 *

Galleria Umberto (restaurant) Galleria Umberto is a cash only North End of Boston pizzeria that specializes in Sicilian-style pizza and was named an America’s Classic by the James Beard Foundation in 2018. They are open only for lunch and when they sell out, they close ...

, Boston, MA *Sun Wah, Chicago, IL *Los Hernandez, Union Gap, WA *El Guero Canelo, Tucson, AZ *

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 ( Little Saigon, Orange County), California *Jim's Steak & Spaghetti House,

Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Cabell County, and the largest city in the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as the Tri-State Area. A h ...

* A&A Bake & Double and Roti Shop, Brooklyn, New York *Sehnert's Bakery & Bieroc Cafe,

McCook, Nebraska McCook is a city in and the county seat of Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,446 at the 2020 census. History McCook was platted in 1882 when the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was extended to that point. I ...

Annie's Paramount Steakhouse Annie's Paramount Steakhouse, also known as Annie's, is a restaurant in Washington, D.C., known for its role in the city's LGBT culture. History George Katinas opened the Paramount Steakhouse in 1948, at 1519 17th Street NW, in the Dupont C ...

, 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 Wo Hop is a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Manhattan, Manhattan’s that was named an List of James Beard America's Classics, American Classic in 2022 by the James Beard Foundation Award. It is the second oldest restaurant in Chinatown, Manhat ...

, 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 instructi ...

''), 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 David Bouley (born May 27, 1953, near Storrs, Connecticut) is an Cuisine of the United States, American chef with dual French citizenship. Sole owner and chef with restaurants in Tribeca, New York City. He is best known for his flagship restauran ...

; Ken Hom, 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 Unit ...

, 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 of ...

;

Drew Nieporent Drew Nieporent is an American restaurateur based in New York City. His company Myriad Restaurant Group owns and operates numerous restaurants. Nieporent's Nobu and Nobu London both earned two Michelin stars. The restaurant's partners are celebrit ...

, owner of Montrachet 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 (who founded Food & Wine and Food Arts magazines), Gael Greene (New York Magazine's restaurant critic),

Robert M. Parker, Jr. Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired U.S. wine critic. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter ''The Wine Advocate'' are influential in American wine buying and are therefore a major factor in setting th ...

(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,

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, Joel Dean and

Giorgio DeLuca Giorgio DeLuca is a founder of the gourmet grocery store Dean & DeLuca ("a landmark for culinary adventurers") with his partner Joel Dean. Before that, DeLuca owned a cheese shop on Prince Street in New York City which he opened in 1973, after a b ...

, Zack Hanle, Nancy Harmon Jenkins,

Elizabeth Schneider Elizabeth Schneider (born 1962) is an American politician from Maine. Schneider served as a Democratic State Senator from Maine's 32nd District, representing part of Penobscot County, including the population centres of Orono and Lincoln. She ...

, 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 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, 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 for h ...

, Milton Glaser, Madhur Jaffrey, 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 Christopher Kimball is an American editor, publisher, and radio and TV personality. He is notable as one of the founders of ''America's Test Kitchen'' and ''Cook's Country'' and as the creator of ''Christopher Kimball's Milk Street''. Early lif ...

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, Jean-Jacques Rachou, and Charlie Trotter. The 1997 inductees were cookbook author Flo Braker, culinary historian

Barbara Haber Barbara Haber is a culinary historian and speaker. She is the former book curator of the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University. Haber is credited with expanding the library's focus on women's social history to include food-related books and co ...

, television personality Graham Kerr, winemakers Michael and Timothy Mondavi (sons of Robert Mondavi), restaurateurs

Julian Niccolini Julian Niccolini is an Italian-American restaurateur who co-owned the now defunct Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City. Early life Niccolini was born in Lucca, Italy. One of his early jobs was at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco. Niccolini moved ...

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; Charles Palmer, chef and restaurateur, New York City;

Alan Richman Alan Richman (born January 25, 1944) is an American journalist and food writer. He was a food correspondent for '' GQ'' magazine, and has won 16 James Beard Foundation Awards for journalism. Early life and education Richman is a graduate of the ...

, writer, GQ magazine, New York City; and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, chef and restaurateur, New York City. The 1999 inductees were

R. W. Apple Jr. Raymond Walter Apple Jr. (November 20, 1934 – October 4, 2006), known as Johnny Apple but bylined as R.W. Apple Jr., was a correspondent and associate editor at ''The New York Times'', where he wrote on a variety of subjects, most notably polit ...

of the New York Times, winemaker

Ernest Gallo Ernest J. Gallo (March 18, 1909March 6, 2007) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Gallo co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California. Early life Gallo was born on March 18, 1909, in Jackson, California.Share Our Strength, and Gail Zweigenthal of

Gourmet (magazine) ''Gourmet'' magazine was a monthly publication of Condé Nast and the first U.S. magazine devoted to food and wine. The New York Times noted that "''Gourmet'' was to food what ''Vogue'' is to fashion." Founded by Earle R. MacAusland (1890–1980) ...

. The 2000 inductees were

Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American country and gospel singer, who is best known for her hit 1973 country song " The Teddy Bear Song" and other country hits. Biography Early life and beginnings in Nashville She was born in ...

, editor, Bon Appetit magazine; Thomas Keller, chef, French Laundry (Oakville, Calif.); Michael Romano, chef, Union Square Cafe (New York City);

Jeffrey Steingarten Jeffrey L. Steingarten (born May 31, 1942) is a leading food writer in the United States. He has been the food critic at ''Vogue'' magazine since 1989. Career His 1997 book of humorous food essays, titled ''The Man Who Ate Everything,'' was aw ...

, columnist, Vogue magazine; Larry Stone, wine director, Rubicon (San Francisco). The 2001 inductees were

Mario Batali Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and Ne ...

, 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 Lynne Rossetto Kasper is an American food writer and radio journalist. She was the founding host of the American Public Media program ''The Splendid Table'', whose targeted audience is "people who love to eat." The weekly program features a series ...

, host of "The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper," St. Paul, Minn.;

Joan Nathan Joan Nathan is an American cookbook author and newspaper journalist. She has produced TV documentaries on the subject of Jewish cuisine. She was a co-founder of New York's Ninth Avenue Food Festival under then-Mayor Abraham Beame. ''The Jerusale ...

, cookbook author, Washington, D.C.; and

Martin Yan Martin Yan (; born 22 December 1948) is a Hong Kong chef and food writer. He has hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show ''Yan Can Cook'' since 1982. Early years and education With ancestral roots in Taishan, Yan was born in Guangzhou, ...

, cooking show host, Foster City, Calif. The 2002 inductees were Tom Colicchio, Alain Ducasse,

Nobu Matsuhisa Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa (松久信幸 ''Matsuhisa Nobuyuki''; born March 10, 1949) is a Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian ingredients. His signature dish ...

Sara Moulton Sara Moulton (born February 19, 1952) is an American cookbook author and television personality. In an article for ''The New York Times'', Kim Severson described Moulton as "one of the nation’s most enduring recipe writers and cooking teach ...

and

Frank J. Prial Frank J. Prial (November 4, 1930 – November 6, 2012) was a journalist and author, and the wine columnist for ''The New York Times'' for 25 years, writing the weekly "Wine Talk" column largely since 1972 until his retirement in 2004.Asimov, Eric ...

. The 2003 inductees were Hubert Keller,

Marion Nestle Marion Nestle (born 1936) is an American molecular biologist, nutritionist, and public health advocate. She is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health Emerita at New York University. Her research examines s ...

Alain Sailhac Alain Pierre Sailhac (7 January 1936 – 1 December 2022) was a French internationally recognized chef working in New York City, where he held the position of executive vice president and dean emeritus at The International Culinary Center, founded ...

Jacques Torres Jacques Torres (born 14 June 1959) is a French pastry chef and chocolatier based in New York. Torres is a member of the International Culinary Center community as Dean of Pastry Arts, as well as holding pastry demonstrations. He appears on the sh ...

and

Norman Van Aken Norman Van Aken is an American chef and author. Charlie Trotter named Van Aken the "Walt Whitman of American cuisine." Published works *Feast of Sunlight 1988 *The Exotic Fruit Book 1995 *Norman's New World Cuisine 1997 *New World Kitchen 2003 *M ...

. The 2004 inductees were Michael Bauer, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Todd English,

Andrea Immer Andrea Robinson (or Andrea Immer-Robinson) is an American sommelier, chef, television personality, and author. She is one of thirty-two women Master Sommeliers in the world and was the first woman to be named by the Sommelier Society of America as ...

and Eric Ripert. The 2005 inductees were

Joseph Bastianich Joseph Bastianich (born September 17, 1968) is an American restaurateur, winemaker, author, television personality, and musician. He, along with his mother and business partner Lidia Bastianich, co-owns thirty restaurants in four countries, inclu ...

(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 Carol Field (March 27, 1940 – March 10, 2017) was an American cookbook author, writer, and librarian. She is known for introducing Americans to the variety of Italian breads with her book ''The Italian Baker''. Education Born Carol Helen Har ...

(book author and food writer, San Francisco, CA); Corby Kummer (Senior Editor, The Atlantic Monthly, Boston, MA); and,

Deborah Madison Deborah Madison is an American chef, food writer and cooking teacher. She has been called an expert on vegetarian cooking and her gourmet repertoire showcases fresh garden produce. Her work also highlights Slow Food, local foods and farmers' ma ...

(chef, cookbook author and journalist, Galisteo, NM). The 2006 inductees were

Sue Conley Sue Conley is the co-founder of Cowgirl Creamery along with Peggy Smith. Both women are credited with their roles as catalysts of Northern California's artisan cheese industry. In 2006, along with Smith, she won a James Beard award for "signifi ...

and

Peggy Smith Peggy Smith is the co-founder of Cowgirl Creamery along with Sue Conley. Both women are credited with their role in developing Northern California's artisan cheese industry. In 2006, with Conley, she won a James Beard award in recognition for "si ...

, Co-Founders of Cowgirl Creamery (Point Reyes Station, CA);

Jean Joho Jean Joho is a French-American chef and restaurateur. He was chef and proprietor of ''Everest'' in Chicago (founded in 1986, closed 2020), Paris Club Bistro & Bar and Studio Paris in Chicago, The Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Las Vegas, and Brasser ...

, Chef and Proprietor of Everest, Chicago;

Gray Kunz Gray Kunz (February 24, 1955 – March 5, 2020) was a Singaporean-born Swiss restaurateur, chef, and cookbook writer based in New York. Kunz spent his early childhood in Singapore, which influenced his fusion style of cooking later in his life. H ...

, 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 Zingerman's, or Zingerman's Community of Businesses, is a gourmet food business group headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The original business and current flagship operation is Zingerman's Delicatessen. Starting from the original deli, Zinge ...

Deli (Ann Arbor, MI). The 2007 inductees were José Andrés,

Jim Clendenen James Alexander Clendenen (January 11, 1953May 15, 2021) was an American winemaker and the owner of Au Bon Climat, a winery in Santa Maria, California. Jim Clendenen was deemed "The Godfather" of Santa Barbara County wine. He was key in raisi ...

Bobby Flay Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964), is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's ...

, Dorie Greenspan, and Michael Pollan. The 2008 inductees were

Dan Barber Dan Barber (born October 2, 1969) is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill in Manhattan and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York, United States. He is the author of ''The Third Plate''. Education He is a 1992 graduate of Tufts Un ...

Anthony Bourdain Anthony Michael Bourdain (; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. Bourdai ...

Nancy Oakes Nancy Oakes is an American chef, who is head chef of Boulevard, and won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef in 2001. Career The culinary career of Nancy Oakes began under Pat O'Shea at the Mad Hatter restaurant in the Richmon ...

, Russ Parsons, Zanne Early Stewart, and Steve Sullivan. The 2009 inductees were David Burke, John T. Edge,

Betty Fussell Betty Ellen Fussell (; born July 28, 1927) is an American writer and is the author of 12 books, ranging from biography to cookbooks, food history and memoir. Over the last 50 years, her essays on food, travel and the arts have appeared in scholarl ...

Dorothy Cann Hamilton Dorothy Cann Hamilton (August 25, 1949 – September 16, 2016) was the founder and CEO of the International Culinary Center, which she founded as The French Culinary Institute (FCI) in 1984. She was also president of the Friends of the USA Pavili ...

, and Clark Wolf. The 2010 inductees were

Leah Chase Leyah (Leah) Chase (née Lange; January 6, 1923 – June 1, 2019) was an American chef based in New Orleans, Louisiana. An author and television personality, she was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocating both African-American art and ...

, Chef/Owner, Dooky Chase Restaurant,

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

; Jessica B. Harris, Author and Historian, New York, New York; Paul C. P. McIlhenny, President and CEO,

McIlhenny Company McIlhenny or McElhenny is an Irish surname commonly found in Donegal and Derry. They are a Sept of the Cenel Eogain race, son of Niall high king of Ireland. In Gaelic the name translates "servant of Saint Canice". Notable people with the surname in ...

Avery Island, Louisiana Avery Island (historically french: Île Petite Anse) is a salt dome best known as the source of Tabasco sauce. Located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, it is approximately inland from Vermilion Bay, which in turn opens onto the Gulf ...

; 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 Jonathan Gold (July 28, 1960 – July 21, 2018) was an American food critic and music critic. He was for many years the chief food critic for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and also wrote for ''LA Weekly'' and ''Gourmet'', in addition to serving as a ...

of the LA Weekly, Lee Jones of Chef's Garden (Huron, OH),

Charles Phan Charles Phan (né Toàn Phan; born July 30, 1962) is an American chef, cookbook author, and restauranteur. He is the Executive Chef and founder of "The Slanted Door" restaurant in San Francisco, California and The Slanted Door Group of restaurants ...

of the Slanted Door (San Francisco, CA),

Frank Stitt Frank Stitt III is the owner and executive chef of Highlands Bar and Grill, Bottega Restaurant, Bottega Cafe, and Chez Fon Fon in Birmingham, Alabama. He was inducted into the James Beard Foundation's "Who's Who of Food and Beverage" in 2011. The f ...

of Highlands Bar and Grill, and Nick Valenti of the Patina Restaurant Group (New York, NY). The 2012 inductees were

Grant Achatz Grant Achatz ( ) (born April 25, 1974) is an American chef and restaurateur often recognized for his contributions to molecular gastronomy or progressive cuisine. His Chicago restaurant Alinea has won numerous accolades and Achatz himself has won ...

, Chef and Author;

Mark Bittman Mark Bittman (born February 17, 1950) is an American food journalist, author, and former columnist for ''The New York Times''. Currently, he is a fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Bittman has promoted VB6 (Vegan Before 6:00), a flexit ...

, Journalist and Author;

Dana Cowin Dana Cowin is an American editor, author, and radio show host, best known for her two decades as the Editor-in-Chief of '' Food & Wine''. During her tenure at the magazine (1995-2016), she expanded and introduced the magazine's annual Best New Chef ...

, Editor-in-Chief,

Food & Wine ''Food & Wine'' is an American monthly magazine published by Dotdash Meredith. It was founded in 1978 by Ariane and Michael Batterberry. It features recipes, cooking tips, travel information, restaurant reviews, chefs, wine pairings and season ...

;

Emily Luchetti Emily Underhill Luchetti ( née Emily White Underhill; born 1957) is an American pastry chef, cookbook author, and educator. She is a 2004 James Beard award-winner for Outstanding Pastry Chef. Biography Emily Luchetti was born in 1957 and raise ...

, Pastry Chef and Author; and

Marvin Shanken Marvin R. Shanken (born October 4, 1943) is an American publisher and founder of M. Shanken Communications. Shanken's roster of lifestyle publications includes ''Wine Spectator'', ''Cigar Aficionado'' and ''Whisky Advocate''. Based in Manhattan, M ...

, Publisher, Food Arts and

Wine Spectator ''Wine Spectator'' is an American lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine and wine culture, and gives out ratings to certain types of wine. It publishes 15 issues per year with content that includes news, articles, profiles, and general entertain ...

. The 2013 inductees were Eric Asimov, Author and Journalist; Dorothy Kalins, Editor;

Barbara Lynch Barbara Lynch is a musician/singer/songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her first album, ''Goodbye and Goodluck'', was released by Duke Street Records in 1996. Lynch self-produced her second album, ''In the Nickelodeon''. It was released in ...

, Chef and Restaurateur; Zarela Martinez, Chef and Restaurateur; Michael Mina, Chef and Restaurateur; and

Bill Yosses William Yosses (born about 1952) is an American chef who is best known as co-author of the book '' Desserts For Dummies'' and for being the White House Executive Pastry Chef from 2007 to 2014. Yosses is now the owner of the pastry company Perfect ...

, Author and Pastry Chef. The 2014 inductees were Edward Behr, Food Writer;

John Besh John Besh (born May 14, 1968) is an American chef, TV personality, philanthropist, restaurateur and author. He is known for his efforts in preserving the culinary heritage of New Orleans cuisine. Background Besh was born in Meridian, Mississippi ...

, Chef and Restaurateur;

David Chang David Chang (Korean: ; born August 5, 1977) is an American restaurateur, author, podcaster, and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. In 2009, Momofuku Ko was awarded two Michelin stars, which the restaur ...

, Chef and Restaurateur; Barry Estabrook, Writer; Paul Kahan, Chef and Restaurateur; Sherry Yard, Pastry Chef and Author. The 2015 inductees were

Allan Benton Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams is a producer of cured meats in Madisonville, Tennessee, United States. The business was started in 1947 by the late Albert H. Hicks. Allan Benton and his father, B.D. Benton, took over the business in 197 ...

, Pork Producer and Purveyor; Dale DeGroff, Mixologist;

Wylie Dufresne Wylie Dufresne (born 1970) is the chef and owner of Du's Donuts and the former chef and owner of the wd~50 and Alder restaurants in Manhattan. Dufresne is a leading American proponent of molecular gastronomy, the movement to incorporate science ...

, Chef and Restaurateur; Nathalie Dupree, Cookbook Author and Television Personality; and

Maricel Presilla Maricel Presilla is a chef, culinary historian, and author. She is best known for her Hoboken, New Jersey restaurants Cucharamama and Zafra. She is also a former history lecturer at Rutgers University before she entered the food industry. Biogr ...

, Chef, Restaurateur, and Cookbook Author. The 2016 inductees were Gina Gallo, Winemaker (Sonoma, CA); Jim Lahey, Baker and Proprietor NYC;

Ed Levine Ed Levine (born January 27, 1952) is the creator/founder of Serious Eats, the author of the entrepreneurial memoir Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Quest for Pizza and Redemption (Portfolio Penguin/Random House, 2019), and the host of the podcast Spec ...

, 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 Evan Kleiman is a chef, author, radio host and restaurant owner. She has been the radio host of Good Food on KCRW since 1997. In 2012, her radio show received the Best Audio Series award from the IACP. In 2017, Kleiman was inducted into the James ...

, Culinarian (Los Angeles, CA);

Roger Berkowitz Roger S. Berkowitz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Legal Sea Foods, a Boston-based restaurant group that has 34 restaurants along the northeast of the United States. He started working in his family's fish market in the Inman Squ ...

, President and CEO Legal Seafoods (Boston, MA); Michel Nischan, Chef, Founder, President, and CEO of Wholesome Wave (Bridgeport, CT); and

Rajat Parr Rajat ("Raj") Parr is an Indian-American sommelier turned winemaker who oversaw the Michael Mina restaurant group's wine program before launching his own wineries in Oregon and the Central Coast of California. Sandhi is his label of purchased gr ...

, Winemaker and Sommelier, Domaine de la Cote (Lompoc, CA). The 2018 inductees were 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 Vermont Creamery is a creamery and artisanal cheese and butter-maker in Websterville, Vermont, USA. It was founded in 1984 by business partners Allison Hooper and Bob Reese. Previously known as the Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, the company ad ...

(Websterville, VT); and

Daniel Johnnes Daniel Johnnes (born 1955 in Manhattan, New York) is an American sommelier and wine entrepreneur, and longtime wine collaborator with Chef Daniel Boulud and his restaurant group. He is also known as the founder and host of La Paulée de New York and ...

, Wine Director, The Dinex Group (New York City, NY).

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