CHICAGO — Chef and owner Gabrielle Hamilton of Prune restaurant in New York City took home the outstanding chef award Monday night at the James Beard Awards , and Alabama’s Highlands Bar and Grill won the outstanding restaurant honour. Highlands Bar and Grill received the top award after multiple nominations in the category over the years. The outstanding baker award went to Belinda Leong and Michel Suas of B. Patisseries in San Francisco. Zahav’s Michael Solomonv won last year’s Beard Award for outstanding chef. The James Beard Foundation’s lifetime achievement award went to multiple-time James Beard Award-winning author Paula Wolfert.

Source: National Post May 08, 2018 03:56 UTC