Source: www.jamesbeard.org

James Beard 2014 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)

Dave Beran, Next, Chicago

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

Vikram Sunderam, Rasika, Washington, D.C.

Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

Justin Aprahamian, Sanford, Milwaukee

Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)

April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)

Jamie Bissonnette, Coppa, Boston

Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)

Naomi Pomeroy, Beast, Portland, OR

Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)

Ryan Prewitt, Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans

Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s, New Orleans