James Beard Awards 2012

And the winner is...

Best New Restaurant
Next, Chicago

Outstanding Chef
Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park, New York

Outstanding Pastry Chef
Mindy Segal of Mindy's Hot Chocolate, Chicago

Outstanding Restaurant
Boulevard, San Francisco

Outstanding Restaurateur
Tom Douglas of Tom Douglas Restaurants, Seattle

Outstanding Service
La Grenouille, New York

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional
Paul Grieco of Terroir, New York

Outstanding Wine Program
No. 9 Park, Boston

Outstanding Bar Program
PDT, New York

Rising Star Chef Of The Year
Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar, New York

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REGIONAL CHEF AWARDS

Great Lakes
Bruce Sherman of North Pond, Chicago

Mid-Atlantic
Maricel Presilla of Cucharamama, Hoboken, NJ

Midwest
Tory Miller of L'Etoile in Madison, WI

New York City
Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern, New York

Northeast
Tim Cushman of O Ya, Boston

Northwest
Matt Dillon of Sitka & Spruce, Seattle

Pacific
Matt Molina of Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles

South
Chris Hastings of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, AL

Southeast (tie)
Hugh Acheson of Five and Ten, Athens, GA & Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta, GA

Southwest
Paul Qui of Uchiko, Austin, Texas

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James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Wolfgang Puck

James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Charlie Trotter