PhotoJuneBaby, a Seattle restaurant focused on the foods of the American South, was named Best New Restaurant on Monday night at the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards ceremony in Chicago. He also picked up an award for Best Chef in the Northwest for his first restaurant, Salare. After nine consecutive nominations, Highlands Bar & Grill in Birmingham, Ala., was chosen Outstanding Restaurant, a sweet victory for its founding chef and owner, Frank Stitt. The restaurant also earned an Outstanding Pastry Chef title for Dolester Miles, who has been making the restaurant’s refined, classic Southern desserts since it opened in 1982. PhotoWhile the national awards are handed out to established talents, the coveted regional awards can be a springboard to fame.

Source: New York Times May 08, 2018 02:37 UTC