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Last night, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of the 2014 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. The awards cover all areas of the industry: chefs and restaurateurs, cookbook authors and food journalists, restaurant designers and architects. They are the highest honor for food and beverage professionals working in North America.

Here is the list of last night’s winners. To get their recommendations for where they are eating, drinking and shopping in their cities click on the links or download F.E.D. iPhone app. You’ll also see which pros recommend them.

Best Chefs in America

Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)

April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig, New York, NY

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

Jamie Bissonnette, Coppa, Boston, MA

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

Vikram Sunderam, Rasika Washington, DC

[Recommended by chef Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

Ashley Christensen, Poole’s Downtown Diner, Raleigh, NC

Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)

Dave Beran, Next, Chicago, IL

[Recommended by chef Rick Bayless in the F.E.D. iPhone app ]

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

Justin Aprahamian, Sanford, Milwaukee, WI

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

Ryan Prewitt, Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans, LA

[Chef Donald Link’s restaurant recommended by chef John Folse in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s New Orleans, LA

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

Naomi Pomeroy, Beast, Portland, OR

[Get chef Naomi Pomeroy’s Portland recs in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Best Chef: West (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)

Daniel Patterson, Coi, San Francisco, CA

[Recommended by chef Carlo Mirarchi, chef Sean Brock, chef Corey Lee, pastry chef Caitlin Freeman in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)

Chris Shepherd, Underbelly, Houston TX

[Recommended by chef Justin Yu of Oxheart in the F.E.D. iPhone app. ]

Best New Restaurant

Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans, LA, Chef Donald Link

[Recommended by chef John Folse in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional

Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

[Recommended by Allan Benton, bartender Stephen Jeffcoat, and master sommelier Fred Dexheimer in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Outstanding Wine Program

The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN, Chef / Owner Sam Beall

[Recommended by Allan Benton and chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Outstanding Bar Program

The Bar at the NoMad Hotel, New York, NY

[Recommended by sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier, chef Bryce Shuman, bartender Romée de Goriainoff in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Outstanding Service

The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, CA

[Recommended by chef Ari Weiswasser, chef Sam Beall in the F.E.D. iPhone app]

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Dominique Ansel, Dominique Ansel Bakery, New York, NY

[Get pastry chef Dominique Ansel’s New York City recs in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Outstanding Restaurateur

Barbara Lynch, Barbara Lynch Gruppo, Boston, MA

[Recommended by an array of chefs, sommeliers and food purveyors in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Jimmy Bannos Jr., The Purple Pig, Chicago

[Recommended by chef Tony Manutano and chef Rick Tramonto in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Blaine Wetzel, The Willows Inn on Lummi Island Lummi Island, WA

[Recommended by chef Jason Franey of Canlis in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Outstanding Restaurant
The Slanted Door, San Francisco, CA

[Get San Francisco recommendations from chef / owner Charles Phan and bartender Erik Adkins in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Outstanding Chef
Nancy Silverton, Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles, CA

[Get chef Nancy Silverton’s Los Angeles recs in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

America’s Classics

Hansen’s Sno Bliz, New Orleans, LA

[Recommended by chef John Folse and chef Justin Devillier in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Nick’s Italian Café, McMinnville, OR

Olneyville New York System, Providence, RI

Perini Ranch Steakhouse, Buffalo Gap, TX

Sokolowski’s University Inn, Cleveland, OH

2014 James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America

Edward Behr, Food Writer, St. Johnsbury, VT

John Besh, Chef and Restaurateur, New Orleans, LA

David Chang, Chef and Restaurateur, New York, NY

[Get chef David Chang’s NYC recs in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Barry Estabrook, Writer, Vergennes, VT

Paul Kahan, Chef and Restaurateur, Chicago, IL

[Get chef Paul Kahan’s Chicago recs in the F.E.D. iPhone app.]

Sherry Yard, Pastry Chef and Author, Los Angeles, CA

Humanitarian of the Year

Matt Haley, Philanthropist and Restaurateur, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sirio Maccioni, Le Cirque, New York, NY

More Chefs

Download the F.E.D. iPhone app and get many more recommendations from other chefs, bartenders, sommeliers, and food artisans.