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2015 James Beard Foundation Award Winners

Congratulations JBF Award Winners!

As always, I had a fantastic time at the annual James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s most prestigious awards ceremony honoring professionals in the food and beverage biz. I’m so proud to be a part of this amazing organization that works hard on education, agriculture issues, food insecurity and hunger relief. You name it, they’re are on it. Our charitable work with scholarships ensures that a new generation of American culinarians are ready to take on the hard work as we move forward.

Winners of the JBF’s annual Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards were presented last week at Pier Sixty in New York City, during a ceremony hosted by Carla Hall. Awards in the Restaurant, Chef and Design categories were presented May 4 in Chicago at the Lyric Opera, hosted by Alton Brown. Thank you to everyone who put the event together and a big congratulations to all of the nominees and winners!

 

2015 James Beard Foundation Book Awards

American Cooking

Heritage, Sean Brock, (Artisan) [WINNER]

The New England Kitchen: Fresh Takes on Seasonal Recipes, Erin Byers Murray and Jeremy Sewall, (Rizzoli New York)

Texas on the Table: People, Places, and Recipes Celebrating the Flavors of the Lone Star State, Terry Thompson-Anderson, (University of Texas Press)

 

Baking and Dessert

Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere, Dorie Greenspan, (Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Della Fattoria Bread: 63 Foolproof Recipes for Yeasted, Enriched & Naturally Leavened Breads, Kathleen Weber, (Artisan)

Flavor Flours: A New Way to Bake with Teff, Buckwheat, Sorghum, Other Whole & Ancient Grains, Nuts & Non-Wheat Flours, Alice Medrich, (Artisan) [WINNER]

Beverage

Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails, Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, and David Kaplan, (Ten Speed Press)

Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail, Dave Arnold, (W. W. Norton & Company) [WINNER]

Sherry: A Modern Guide to the Wine World’s Best-Kept Secret, with Cocktails and Recipes, Talia Baiocchi, (Ten Speed Press)

 

Cooking from a Professional Point of View

Bar Tartine: Techniques & Recipes, Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns, (Chronicle Books) [WINNER]

Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef, Massimo Bottura, (Phaidon Press)

Relæ: A Book of Ideas, Christian F. Puglisi, (Ten Speed Press)

 

Focus on Health

A Change of Appetite: Where Healthy Meets Delicious, Diana Henry, (Mitchell Beazley)

Cooking Light Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing, Keith Schroeder, (Oxmoor House) [WINNER]

Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans, Henry Fong and Michelle Tam, (Andrews McMeel Publishing)

 

General Cooking

The Kitchn Cookbook: Recipes, Kitchens & Tips to Inspire Your Cooking, Faith Durand and Sara Kate Gillingham, (Clarkson Potter) [WINNER]

Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home, Marcus Samuelsson with Roy Finamore, (Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Saveur: The New Classics Cookbook, The Editors of Saveur, (Weldon Owen)

 

International

The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History, Ana Sofía Peláez and Ellen Silverman, (St. Martin’s Press)

My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories, David Lebovitz, (Ten Speed Press)

Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition, David Sterling, (University of Texas Press) [WINNER]

 

Photography

In Her Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Grandmas Around the World, Gabriele Galimberti, (Clarkson Potter) [WINNER]

A New Napa Cuisine, Photographer: Jen Munkvold and Taylor Peden, (Ten Speed Press)

Sherry: A Modern Guide to the Wine World’s Best-Kept Secret, with Cocktails and Recipes, Photographer: Ed Anderson, (Ten Speed Press)

 

Reference and Scholarship

Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork: The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butcherin, Adam Danforth, (Storey Publishing) [WINNER]

Inventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet, Amy Bentley, (University of California Press)

The Spice & Herb Bible (Third Edition), Ian and Kate Hemphill, (Robert Rose)

 

Single Subject

Bitter: A Taste of the World’s Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes, Jennifer McLagan, (Ten Speed Press) [WINNER]

Charcutería: The Soul of Spain, Jeffrey Weiss, (Agate Surrey)

Egg: A Culinary Exploration of the World’s Most Versatile Ingredient, Michael Ruhlman, (Little, Brown and Company)

 

Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian

At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well, Amy Chaplin, (Roost Books) [WINNER]

Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London’s Ottolenghi, Yotam Ottolenghi, (Ten Speed Press)

Vegetarian Dinner Parties: 150 Meatless Meals Good Enough to Serve to Company, Mark Scarbrough and Bruce Weinstein, (Rodale Books)

 

Writing and Literature

The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food, Ted Genoways, (HarperCollins Publishers)

The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu, Dan Jurafsky, (W. W. Norton & Company)

The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food, Dan Barber, (Penguin Press) [WINNER]

 

2015 James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards

Podcast

Eat This Podcast; Host: Jeremy Cherfas; Producer: Jeremy Cherfas; Airs on: eatthispodcast.com

The Feed Podcast; Hosts: Rick Bayless and Steve Dolinsky; Producers: Matt Cunningham and Steve Dolinsky; Airs on: soundcloud.com/thefeedpodcast [WINNER]

Gravy; Host: Tina Antolini; Producers: Tina Antolini and the Southern Foodways Alliance; Airs on: southernfoodways.org/gravy

 

Radio Show/Audio Webcast

All Things Considered’s “Found Recipes”; Host: Melissa Block, Audie Cornish, and Robert Siegel; Producers: Julia Redpath Buckley, Serri Graslie, and Melissa Gray; Airs on: NPR

Hidden Kitchens World; Producers: The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva); Airs on: NPR [WINNER]

Quick Bites; Host: Vivian Goodman; Producer: Vivian Goodman; Airs on: WKSU

 

Special/Documentary

A Film About Coffee; Director: Brandon Loper; Producers: Dalia Burde and Brandon Loper; Airs on: vimeo.com/ondemand/afilmaboutcoffee

Food Chains; Host: Forest Whitaker; Director: Sanjay Rawal; Producers: Hamilton Fish, Smriti Keshari, Eva Longoria, Sanjay Rawal, and Eric Schlosser; Airs: iTunes and Netflix [WINNER]

Hey Bartender; Host: Douglas Tirola; Producers: Susan Bedusa and Douglas Tirola; Airs on: iTunes, Netflix, and Showtime

 

Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location

Bobby Flay’s Barbecue Addiction; Host: Bobby Flay; Producers: Bobby Flay and Kim Martin; Airs on: Food Network

Martha Stewart’s Cooking School; Host: Martha Stewart; Producers: Greta Anthony, Kimberly Miller Olko, Martha Stewart, Calia Brencsons-Van Dyk, and Lisa Wagner; Airs On: PBS [WINNER]

Sara’s Weeknight Meals; Host: Sara Moulton; Producers: Natalie Gustafson, Adrienne Hammel, and Sara Moulton; Airs on: PBS

 

Television Program, on Location

Bizarre Foods; Host: Andrew Zimmern; Producers: Colleen Needles Steward, Shannon Keenan Demers, Andrew Zimmern, David Barksy, Tammy Bloom, Patrick Weiland, and Tye Schulke; Airs on: Travel Channel

A Chef’s Life; Host: Vivian Howard; Producers: Cynthia Hill, Vivian Howard, Ben Knight, Selena Lauterer, Malinda Maynor Lowery, Margaret McNealy, Rex Miller, and Amy Shumaker; Airs on: PBS

The Mind of a Chef; Host: Anthony Bourdain; Producers: ​Jared Andrukanis, Anthony Bourdain, Joe Caterini, Chris Collins, Michael Steed, and Lydia Tenaglia; Airs on: PBS [WINNER]

 

Television Segment

CBS This Morning’s “The Dish”; Host: Anthony Mason and Vinita Nair; Producers: Brian Applegate, Greg Mirman, and Marci Waldman; Airs on: CBS [WINNER]

The Hungry Hound; Host: Steve Dolinsky; Producer: Irit Nayden; Airs on: ABC 7 Chicago

WCCO This Morning’s “DeRusha Eats”; Host: Jason DeRusha; Producer: Jason DeRusha; Airs on: WCCO

 

Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional

ChefSteps; Host: Grant Lee Crilly and Chris Young; Producer: Richard B. Wallace; Airs on: chefsteps.com [WINNER]

Thirsty For…; Producers: Jay Holzer and Eric Slatkin; Airs on: tastemade.com

You’re Eating It Wrong; Host: Dan Pashman; Producers: Joe T. Lin, Alex Lisowski, Fritz Manger, Justin Marshall, Max Osswald, Adam Silver, and Michael Singer; Airs on: cookingchanneltv.com/wrong

 

Video Webcast, on Location

food.curated; Host: Liza de Guia; Producer: Liza de Guia; Airs on: foodcurated.com [WINNER]

Kitchen Vignettes; Host: Aube Giroux; Producer: Aube Giroux; Airs on: pbs.org/food/blogs/kitchen-vignettes

The Perennial Plate: Africa and the Americas; Hosts: Mirra Fine and Daniel Klein; Producers: Mirra Fine and Daniel Klein; Airs on: theperennialplate.com

 

Visual and Technical Excellence

A Chef’s Life; Director: Cynthia Hill; Director of Photography: Rex Miller; Editor: Tom Vickers; Airs on: PBS

The Grill Iron; Cinematographer: Ryan Hase; Editor: Alex Emanuele;Producers: Jay Holzer, Gab Taraboulsy, and Clenét Verdi-Rose; Airs on: tastemade.com

Wall of Fire: A ChefSteps Story; Director: Sandy Smolan; Photographer and Editor: Reva Keller; Producers: Grant Crilly and Chris Young; Airs on: chefsteps.com [WINNER]

 

Outstanding Personality/Host

Host: Pete Evans; Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking; Airs on: PBS

Host: Ina Garten; Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics; Airs on: Food Network [WINNER]

Host: Vivian Howard; A Chef’s Life; Airs on: PBS

 

2015 James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards

Dining and Travel

“How the Vikings Conquered Dinner”; Brett Martin; GQ

“Eating Well at the End of the Road”; Julia O’Malley; Eater

The India Issue; The Editors of Saveur; Saveur [WINNER]

 

Food and Culture

“The Toxic, Abusive, Addictive, Supportive, Codependent Relationship Between Chefs and Yelpers”; Rebecca Flint Marx; San Francisco Magazine [WINNER]

“The Lost Apples of the South”; The Southern Living Test Kitchen; Southern Living

“What Happens When All-Star Chefs Get in Bed with Big Food?”; Mike Sula; Chicago Reader

 

Food and Health

“Bred to Perfection”; Ben Paynter; Wired

“The Wild World Within”; Gretel H. Schueller; EatingWell

“Against the Grain”; Michael Specter; The New Yorker [WINNER]

 

Food-Related Columns

“David Chang’s Kitchen”; David Chang; GQ

“Unearthed”; Tamar Haspel; The Washington Post [WINNER]

“The Food Lab”; J. Kenji López-Alt; Serious Eats

 

Food Coverage in a General-Interest Publication

GQ, The Editors of GQ [WINNER]

Los Angeles Magazine, Lesley Bargar Suter

Roads & Kingdoms, The Editors of Roads & Kingdoms

San Francisco Chronicle, The “Food + Home” Staff

 

Food Politics, Policy, and the Environment

“Hungry for Savings,” “Save Money. Live Better,” “The Secret Life of a Food Stamp”; Krissy Clark; Slate/Marketplace

“The Quinoa Quarrel: Who Owns the World’s Greatest Superfood?”; Lisa M. Hamilton; Harper’s with the Food & Environment Reporting Network [WINNER]

“California Goes Nuts”; Tom Philpott; Mother Jones

 

Group Food Blog

First We Feast

Food52

Grub Street [WINNER]

 

Home Cooking

“The Truth Behind Cookbook Recipes”; Julia Bainbridge; Yahoo! Food

“Cabbage Craft”; Kathy Gunst; EatingWell [WINNER]

“Lunch al Desko”; Julia Kramer; Bon Appétit

 

Humor

“Goodbye to All That Sugar, Spice, and Fat”; Lisa Hanawalt; Lucky Peach

“Giving & Thanking”; Ben Schott with the Bon Appétit Editors; Bon Appétit [WINNER]

“Underfinger”; Chris Stang; The Infatuation

 

Individual Food Blog

Orangette, Molly Wizenberg [WINNER]

Poor Man’s Feast, Elissa Altman

Three Little Halves, Aleksandra Mojsilovic

 

Personal Essay

“Requiem for a Fish Sandwich”; Rick Bragg; Garden and Gun

“Life in Chains: Finding Home at Taco Bell”; John DeVore; Eater [WINNER]

“Deus X-Mas China”; Lucas Peterson; Lucky Peach

 

Profile

“Jeremiah Tower’s Invincible Armor of Pleasure”; John Birdsall; Eater

“The Leftovers: Paula Deen and the Martyrdom Industrial Complex”; Taffy Brodesser-Akner; Matter

“Élite Meat”; Dana Goodyear; The New Yorker [WINNER]

 

Visual Storytelling

“Make”; Gillian Duffy; New York [WINNER]

“Food52’s Guide to Thanksgiving”; Ryan Hamilton, Michael Hoffman, Timothy McSweeney, Ryan Merrill, and James Ransom; Food52

“Le Kale Project”; Caitlin Riley; Dark Rye

 

Wine, Spirits, and Other Beverages

“Into the Vines”; Gabrielle Hamilton; AFAR [WINNER]

“In New Orleans, Terrific Cocktails Never Went out of Fashion”; M. Carrie Allan; The Washington Post

“OMFG it’s the PSL!”; Allecia Vermillion; Seattle Met

 

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award

“Bollywood Theater’s Spicy Sequel in Southeast,” ”Charting the Rise of Portland’s Hottest UnRestaurants,” “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Måurice”; Karen Brooks; Portland Monthly

“Abe Fisher,” “Mole Poblano,” “Volvér Lays It on Thick”; Craig LaBan; The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Artisanal-Everything Roberta’s Defies the Stereotypes,” “Once an Icon, Per Se is Showing its Age,” “Six Reasons Why Cosme is One of NYC’s Most Relevant New Restaurants”; Ryan Sutton; Eater [WINNER]

 

MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award

“Life in Chains: Finding Home at Taco Bell”; John DeVore; Eater [WINNER]

“That Fish Cray”; Adam Gollner; Lucky Peach

“Fixed Menu”; Kevin Pang; Lucky Peach

 

2015 James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant Design Awards

75 Seats and Under (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2012)

Design Firm: Bureau of Architecture and Design; Designers: James Gorski and Tom Nahabedian; Project: Brindille, Chicago [WINNER]

Design Firm: Condor Construction; Designers: Matthew Maddy; Project: Colonia Verde, Brooklyn, NY

Design Firm: Michael R. Davis Architects & Interiors; Designers: Michael R. Davis and Ronald J. Nemec; Project: Fish & Game, Hudson, NY

76 Seats and Over (For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since January 1, 2012)

Design Firm: Parts and Labor Design; Designers: Andrew Cohen and Jeremy Levitt; Project: The Grey, Savannah, GA

Design Firm: Shea, Inc.; Designers: Cori Kuechenmeister and David Shea; Project: Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis

Design Firm: SOMA; Designers: Michel Abboud; Project: Workshop Kitchen + Bar, Palm Springs, CA [WINNER]

 

The 2015 Restaurant and Chef Award Nominees

Best New Restaurant

Bâtard, NYC [WINNER]

Central Provisions, Portland, ME

Cosme, NYC

Parachute, Chicago

Petit Trois, Los Angeles

The Progress, San Francisco

Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis

 

Outstanding Baker

Joanne Chang, Flour Bakery + Cafe, Boston

Mark Furstenberg, Bread Furst, Washington, D.C.

Jim Lahey, Sullivan Street Bakery, NYC [WINNER]

Belinda Leong and Michel Suas, B. Patisserie, San Francisco

William Werner, Craftsman and Wolves, San Francisco

 

Outstanding Bar Program

Arnaud’s French 75 Bar, New Orleans

Bar Agricole, San Francisco

Maison Premiere, Brooklyn, NY

Trick Dog, San Francisco

The Violet Hour, Chicago [WINNER]

 

Outstanding Chef

Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern, NYC [WINNER]

Sean Brock, Husk, Charleston, SC

Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles

Donald Link, Herbsaint, New Orleans

Marc Vetri, Vetri, Philadelphia

 

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Dana Cree, Blackbird, Chicago

Maura Kilpatrick, Oleana, Cambridge, MA

Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles

Ghaya Oliveira, Daniel, NYC

Christina Tosi, Momofuku, NYC [WINNER]

 

Outstanding Restaurant

Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY [WINNER]

Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham, AL

Momofuku Noodle Bar, NYC

Per Se, NYC

The Spotted Pig, NYC

 

Outstanding Restaurateur

JoAnn Clevenger, Upperline, New Orleans

Donnie Madia, One Off Hospitality Group, Chicago (Blackbird, Avec, The Publican, and others) [WINNER]

Michael Mina, Mina Group, San Francisco (Michael Mina, RN74, Bourbon Steak, and others)

Cindy Pawlcyn, Napa, CA (Mustards Grill, Cindy’s Back Street Kitchen, and Cindy’s Waterfront at the Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Stephen Starr, Starr Restaurants, Philadelphia (The Dandelion, Talula’s Garden, Serpico, and others)

 

Outstanding Service

The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN [WINNER]

Marea, NYC

Quince, San Francisco

Restaurant August, New Orleans

Topolobampo, Chicago

 

Outstanding Wine Program

A16, San Francisco [WINNER]

Bern’s Steak House, Tampa, FL

FIG, Charleston, SC

McCrady’s, Charleston, SC

Spago, Beverly Hills, CA

 

Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional

Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE

Ron Cooper, Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal, Ranchos de Taos, NM

Ted Lemon, Littorai Wines, Sebastopol, CA

Rajat Parr, Mina Group, San Francisco [WINNER]

Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, KY

 

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Tanya Baker, Boarding House, Chicago

Alex Bois, High Street on Market, Philadelphia

Erik Bruner-Yang, Toki Underground, Washington, D.C.

Jessica Largey, Manresa, Los Gatos, CA [WINNER]

Cara Stadler, Tao Yuan, Brunswick, ME

Ari Taymor, Alma, Los Angeles

 

Best Chef: Great Lakes

Curtis Duffy, Grace, Chicago

Jonathon Sawyer, The Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland [WINNER]

Paul Virant, Vie, Western Springs, IL

Erling Wu-Bower, Nico Osteria, Chicago

Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, Chicago

 

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic

Joe Cicala, Le Virtù, Philadelphia

Spike Gjerde, Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore [WINNER]

Rich Landau, Vedge, Philadelphia

Greg Vernick, Vernick Food & Drink, Philadelphia

Cindy Wolf, Charleston, Baltimore

 

Best Chef: Midwest

Paul Berglund, The Bachelor Farmer, Minneapolis

Justin Carlisle, Ardent, Milwaukee

Gerard Craft, Niche, Clayton, MO [WINNER]

Michelle Gayer, Salty Tart, Minneapolis

Lenny Russo, Heartland Restaurant & Farm Direct Market, St. Paul, MN

 

Best Chef: Northeast

Karen Akunowicz, Myers + Chang, Boston

Barry Maiden, Hungry Mother, Cambridge, MA [WINNER]

Masa Miyake, Miyake, Portland, ME

Cassie Piuma, Sarma, Somerville, MA

Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley, Eventide Oyster Co., Portland, ME

 

Best Chef: Northwest

Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, Ox, Portland, OR

Renee Erickson, The Whale Wins, Seattle

Blaine Wetzel, The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Lummi Island, WA [WINNER]

Justin Woodward, Castagna, Portland, OR

Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, Joule, Seattle

 

Best Chef: NYC

Marco Canora, Hearth

Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi, Carbone

Mark Ladner, Del Posto [WINNER]

Anita Lo, Annisa

Ignacio Mattos, Estela

Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto

 

Best Chef: South

Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, MS

Justin Devillier, La Petite Grocery, New Orleans

Jose Enrique, Jose Enrique, San Juan, PR

Slade Rushing, Brennan’s, New Orleans

Alon Shaya, Domenica, New Orleans [WINNER]

 

Best Chef: Southeast

John Fleer, Rhubarb, Asheville, NC

Edward Lee, 610 Magnolia, Louisville, KY

Steven Satterfield, Miller Union, Atlanta

Jason Stanhope, FIG, Charleston, SC [WINNER]

Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis

Tandy Wilson, City House, Nashville

 

Best Chef: Southwest

Kevin Binkley, Binkley’s, Cave Creek, AZ

Aaron Franklin, Franklin Barbecue, Austin [WINNER]

Bryce Gilmore, Barley Swine, Austin

Hugo Ortega, Hugo’s, Houston

Martín Rios, Restaurant Martín, Santa Fe

Justin Yu, Oxheart, Houston

 

Best Chef: West

Matthew Accarrino, SPQR, San Francisco

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, State Bird Provisions, San Francisco [WINNER]

Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles

Corey Lee, Benu, San Francisco

Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles

 

2015 James Beard Foundation America’s Classics

Archie’s Waeside, Le Mars, IA; Owner: Robert Rand

Beaumont Inn, Harrodsburg, KY; Owners: Elizabeth and Dixon Dedman, Helen and Chuck Dedman

Guelaguetza, Los Angeles; Owners: The Lopez Family

Sally Bell’s Kitchen, Richmond, VA; Owners: Martha Crowe Jones and Scott Jones

Sevilla Restaurant, NYC; Owners: Jose Lloves and Bienvenido Alvarez

 

2015 James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America

Allan Benton; Pork Producer and Purveyor; Madisonville, TN

Dale DeGroff; Mixologist; NYC

Wylie Dufresne; Chef and Restaurateur; NYC

Nathalie Dupree; Cookbook Author and Television Personality; Charleston, SC

Maricel Presilla; Chef, Restaurateur, and Cookbook Author; Hoboken, NJ

 

2015 James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year

Michel Nischan; CEO, President and Co-Founder of Wholesome Wave; Westport, CT

2015 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award

Richard Melman; Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises; Chicago

Category: Editorials
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