2012 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards
Best Chefs in America
Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in their respective regions. Each candidate may be employed by any kind of dining establishment and must have been a working chef for at least the past 5 years. The 3 most recent years must have been spent in the region where the chef is presently working.Best Chef: Great Lakes
(IL, IN, MI, OH)
Bruce Sherman
North Pond
Chicago
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
(D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, NJ
Best Chef: Midwest
(IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Tory Miller
L’Etoile
Madison, WI
Best Chef: New York City
(Five Boroughs)
Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern
Best Chef: Northeast
(CT, MA, ME, NH, NY State, RI, VT)
Tim Cushman
O Ya
Boston
Best Chef: Northwest
(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Matt Dillon
Sitka & Spruce
Seattle
Best Chef: Pacific
(CA, HI)
Matt Molina
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles
Best Chef: South
(AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)
Chris Hastings
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Birmingham, AL
Best Chef: Southeast
(GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Hugh Acheson
Five and Ten
Athens, GA
Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene
Atlanta
Best Chef: Southwest
(AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
Paul Qui
Uchiko
Austin, TX


