Videos for James Beard Nominees

The 2008 James Beard Foundation award nominees were recently announced and many of the nominated chefs are featured on Savory Cities. Have a first hand look at these chefs and their restaurants via the links below.

OUTSTANDING CHEF AWARD

Grant Achatz of Alinea in Chicago
Dan Barber of Blue Hill in NYC
Suzanne Goin of Lucques in Los Angeles

OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT AWARD

Boulevard in San Francisco
Chef/Owner: Nancy Oakes, Owner: Pat Kuleto
Campanile in Los Angeles
Chef/Owner: Mark Peel
The Slanted Door in San Francisco
Chef/Owner: Charles Phan

RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nate Appleman of A16 in San Francisco

OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF AWARD

Mindy Segal of HotChocolate in Chicago

OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE AWARD

Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Wine Director: John Ragan

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

Spiaggia in Chicago
Owner: Tony Mantuano
La Grenouille in New York City
Owner: Gisele Mason

BEST CHEF: PACIFIC (CA, HI)

David Myers of Sona in Los Angeles
Craig Stoll of Delfina inSan Franciso
Michael Tusk of Quince in San Francisco

BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Graham Elliot Bowles of Avenues in Chicago
Carrie Nahabedian of Naha in Chicago
Bruce Sherman of North Pond inChicago

BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS)

Terrance Brennan of Picholine
David Chang of Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Wylie Dufresne of WD-50
Gabriel Kreuther of The Modern