James Beard Award Foundation Winners 2011

[junescook]

Here's this year's list, from best chef Jose Andres, to tv's Alton Brown, NYC's new fave, Gabrielle Hamilton and blogster Ruth Bourdain:

http://www.jbfawards.com/2011/pdf/jbf...

Any surprises?

[roxlet]

When I look down the list of restaurant winners, I really feel like there is a restaurant mafia -- especially in NY.

[buttertart]

Utterly. These awards are an insider's game.

[Rella]

I recognized hardly any names on the list except two that I'm glad were awarded: Bittman for "Salt" and Outstanding Chef Award, Jose Andres

[karenfinan]

FYI it is Bitterman...not Mark Bittman.

[ChefJune]

nonon Not "Bittman" for Salt! BittERman for "Salted."

[Rella]

I stand corrected!

I'll change my posting to read that I recognized hardly any names, except one who(m) I'm glad was awarded: Outstanding Chef Award, Jose Andres.

Thanks so much.

[ChefJune]

All those nominees are truly outstanding, but I was rooting for Suzanne Goin. She is a rock-star chef, but not as well known because she hasn't been on Next iron Chef or TCM. She's busy running 3 restaurants in LA.

[Rella]

I have just now watched

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq6qDg...

Good recipe!!! Wish I had a stove like that, that absorbs the spillovers.

Coincidental to my remakrs about "Bittman," she was on an episode of Bittman (not Bitterman :))) show "Bittman takes on America's Chefs."

I remember her name now; as I do genealogy, and I have the name, Goin in my heritage.

Thanks for posting, because I'll be on the look-out for more information on her and her cuisine/cooking.

[LindaWhit]

Congrats to Tony Maws of Craigie on Main in Cambridge, MA for Best Chef - Northeast. Also pleased to see Top Chef and Avec Eric get the television show awards, of course. :-)

[C. Hamster]

I would have nominated you for best recapper, Linda!

[LindaWhit]

LOL! Awwww, shucks - thanks C.Ham! Now I'm definitely going to have to get a laptop to be able to deal with TC9 - TV downstairs, current computer upstairs!

[Phurstluv]

I saw most of the winners, but seriously, they gave an award to a fake person?? Kinda lame, I feel like the Beard awards have gone downhill for the past few years.