James Beard

Americas - USA West Los Angeles
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Some relatively off-the-radar places on that list.

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Only LA reference I saw:

Best Chef: California

  • Geoff Davis, Burdell, Oakland, CA
  • Rogelio Garcia, Auro, Calistoga, CA
  • Lord Maynard Llera, Kuya Lord, Los Angeles, CA
  • Tara Monsod, Animae, San Diego, CA
  • Buu “Billy” Ngo, Kru, Sacramento, CA

I would agree insofar as the chef at Kuya Lord is good.

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congratulations to lord

Outstanding Chef
Michael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, D.C.

Outstanding Restaurant
Langbaan, Portland, Oregon

Outstanding Restaurateur
Erika Whitaker and Kelly Whitaker, Id Est Hospitality Group (The Wolf’s Tailor, BRUTØ, Basta, and others), Boulder, Colorado

Best New Restaurant
Dakar NOLA, New Orleans

Outstanding Hospitality
Lula Cafe, Chicago

Emerging Chef
Masako Morishita, Perry’s, Washington, D.C.

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
Atsuko Fujimoto, Norimoto Bakery, Portland, Maine

Outstanding Bakery
ZU Bakery, Portland, Maine

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
Lula Drake Wine Parlour, Columbia, South Carolina

Outstanding Bar
Jewel of the South, New Orleans

Best Chef: New York State
Charlie Mitchell, Cloverhill, Brooklyn, New York

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Harley Peet, Bas Rouge, Easton, Maryland

Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Valerie Chang, Maty’s, Miami

Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
Gregory Gourdet, Kann, Portland, Oregon

Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
David Standridge, The Shipwright’s Daughter, Mystic, Connecticut

Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Christina Nguyen, Hai Hai, Minneapolis

Best Chef: California
Lord Maynard Llera, Kuya Lord, Los Angeles

Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Matt Vawter, Rootstalk, Breckenridge, Colorado

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)
Rene Andrade, Bacanora, Phoenix

Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, West Virginia

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Hajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, Michigan

Best Chef: Texas
Ana Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria, Mission, Texas

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Wow big congrats to him!

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The hiramasa collar there is really good. Also like the annatto garlic rice.

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Thank god for Michelin.

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Love to see Mason from Turkey and the Wolf getting rec here, also Four Kings and Jon Yao. Always shocked to not see Austin/Kato beverage program on these lists.

Also wild to see Benu on the outstanding restaurant list. Only been once this past year, but it was one of the most disappointing meals I’ve had

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List is solid. Great to see Baroo on here and Holbox which I feel epitomize some of LA’s best. Also Republique for service is fitting.

True Laurel in SF may still reign as my favorite bar in the country. New Orleans well represented deservedly after my recent trip there, I have to get my traditional Cajun and Creole but they have so much representation of other cuisines in addition. One could eat an entire week there and still discover.

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True Laurel is easily one of the 5 best bars in the country

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Republique for service is fitting, but the service is poor compared to, say, Addison. I feel like James Beard and other sources go out of their way to spite the true top restaurants.

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I think Addisons service is well represented by its 3 Michelin stars.

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Damn, interesting. What was so disappointing about it?

I know the CDC moved back to Korea last year but I went to benu in 2023 and found it pretty much flawless. Perfect execution, left feeling like the only limit was maybe being a little more traditionally rooted/less creative.

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Elvia Garcia and Alex Garcia of Evil Cooks is a semifinalist this year. They’re offering a five course prix fixe at 5PM on March 22.

Here’s their IG

It’s not easy being a small business owner and I’m excited to go see what kind of metal mayhem meets seafood Mexican we can get into.

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dropped/eliminated

  • daisy ryan and greg ryan for outstanding restaurateur
  • gilberto cetina, holbox for outstanding chef
  • pasjoli for outstanding restaurant
  • jesus “chuy” cervantes, damian for emerging chef
  • bridgetown roti for best new restaurant
  • nicole rucker, fat + flour for outstanding pastry chef or baker
  • république for outstanding hospitality
  • thunderbolt for outstanding bar
  • evan algorri, Ètra for best chef california
  • danielle duran zecca, amiga amore for best chef california
  • elvia garcia and alex garcia, evil cooks for best chef california
  • melissa lópez, barra santos for best chef california
  • charles namba, camélia for best chef california
  • kwang uh, baroo for best chef california
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Congrats to Tobin Shea and Jon Yao!

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Where do you see the extended list I’m not seeing all these names on the website?

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