On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from the 2022 James Beard Awards in Chicago, which took place from June 11-13 in Chicago, IL. Shari's coverage includes her exclusive red carpet interviews with nominees and presenters at the Chef and Restaurant Awards at the Lyric Opera House, with a bit of our Speed Round game too! Plus, Shari has interviews with some of the winners during the awards ceremony and celebration (listed below). Congratulations to everyone! It was a wonderful awards weekend! Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to celebrate your journey; and Solo Dining experience at Chef Jason Vincent's Giant in Chicago. 2022 James Beard Awards -- Shari's red carpet and awards ceremony interviews in chronological order: Damian Sansonetti, Chaval, Portland, ME Nominee: Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific Ruben Ortega, Xochi, Houston, TX Nominee: Outstanding Pastry Chef Zak Stern, Zak the Baker, Miami, FL Nominee: Outstanding Baker Irene Li, Mei Dumplings and Prepshift, Boston, MA Leadership Winner Mavis Jay-Sanders, Drive Change, NYC Leadership Winner Christian Clemenson Actor playing James Beard, HBO Max series “Julia” JJ Johnson, FIELDTRIP, NYC Nominee: Best Chef: New York State Lydia Chang, Pichet Ong, and *Peter Chang, Peter Chang, VA and MD *Nominee: Outstanding Chef (Lydia translates) Chintan Pandya and Roni Mazumdar, Dhamaka, NYC Winner: Best Chef: New York State Nominee: Best New Restaurant, NYC Caroline Schiff, Gage & Tollner, NYC Nominee: Outstanding Pastry Chef Katie Button and Felix Meana, Curate, Asheville, NC Winner: Outstanding Hospitality Nominee: Best Chef: Southeast Tiffany Derry, Roots Southern Table, Farmers Branch, TX Nominee: Best New Restaurant Nominee: Best Chef: Texas Cheetie Kumar, Garland, Raleigh, NC Nominee: Best Chef: Southeast Chris Williams, Lucille’s Hospitality Group, Houston, TX Nominee: Outstanding Restaurateur Ayesha Nurdjaja, Shukette, NYC Nominee: Best Chef: New York State Yia Vang, Union Hmong Kitchen, Minneapolis, MN Nominee: Best Chef: Midwest Maneet Chauhan, Morph Hospitality Group, Nashville, TN Presenter Clare Reichenbach, CEO James Beard Foundation Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group, Philadelphia, PA Nominee: Outstanding Restaurateur Sheldon Simeon, Tin Roof, Kahului, HI Nominee: Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific Claudia Fleming, Union Square Hospitality Group, NYC Presenter ** Justin Chearno, The Four Horseman, Brooklyn, NYC Winner: Outstanding Wine Program Alba Huerta, Julep, Houston, TX Winner: Outstanding Bar Program Brandon Jew, Mister Jiu’s, San Francisco, CA Winner: Best Chef: California Winner (Media Awards): Best Restaurant and Professional Book (with Tiehlon Ho) Grace Young Humanitarian of the Year Erick Williams, Virtue Restaurant & Bar, Chicago, IL Winner: Best Chef: Great Lakes Katie Button and Felix Meana, Curate, Asheville, NC Winner: Outstanding Hospitality Nominee: Best Chef: Southeast Meherwan Irani, Chai Pani, Asheville, NC Winner: Outstanding Restaurant Martin Yan Lifetime Achievement Award **
On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer has a special “On the Road” show from the 2022 James Beard Awards in Chicago, which took place from June 11-13 in Chicago, IL. Shari's coverage includes her exclusive red carpet interviews with nominees and presenters at the Chef and Restaurant Awards at the Lyric Opera House, with a bit of our Speed Round game too! Plus, Shari has interviews with some of the winners during the awards ceremony and celebration (listed below). Congratulations to everyone! It was a wonderful awards weekend! Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to celebrate your journey; and Solo Dining experience at Chef Jason Vincent's Giant in Chicago.
2022 James Beard Awards -- Shari's red carpet and awards ceremony interviews in chronological order:
Damian Sansonetti, Chaval, Portland, ME
Nominee: Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific
Ruben Ortega, Xochi, Houston, TX
Nominee: Outstanding Pastry Chef
Zak Stern, Zak the Baker, Miami, FL
Nominee: Outstanding Baker
Irene Li, Mei Mei Dumplings and Prepshift, Boston, MA
Leadership Winner
Mavis Jay-Sanders, Drive Change, NYC
Leadership Winner
Christian Clemenson
Actor playing James Beard, HBO Max series “Julia”
JJ Johnson, FIELDTRIP, NYC
Nominee: Best Chef: New York State
Lydia Chang, Pichet Ong, and *Peter Chang, Peter Chang, VA and MD
*Nominee: Outstanding Chef
(Lydia translates)
Chintan Pandya and Roni Mazumdar, Dhamaka, NYC
Winner: Best Chef: New York State
Nominee: Best New Restaurant, NYC
Caroline Schiff, Gage & Tollner, NYC
Nominee: Outstanding Pastry Chef
Katie Button and Felix Meana, Curate, Asheville, NC
Winner: Outstanding Hospitality
Nominee: Best Chef: Southeast
Tiffany Derry, Roots Southern Table, Farmers Branch, TX
Nominee: Best New Restaurant
Nominee: Best Chef: Texas
Cheetie Kumar, Garland, Raleigh, NC
Nominee: Best Chef: Southeast
Chris Williams, Lucille’s Hospitality Group, Houston, TX
Nominee: Outstanding Restaurateur
Ayesha Nurdjaja, Shukette, NYC
Nominee: Best Chef: New York State
Yia Vang, Union Hmong Kitchen, Minneapolis, MN
Nominee: Best Chef: Midwest
Maneet Chauhan, Morph Hospitality Group, Nashville, TN
Presenter
Clare Reichenbach, CEO
James Beard Foundation
Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group, Philadelphia, PA
Nominee: Outstanding Restaurateur
Sheldon Simeon, Tin Roof, Kahului, HI
Nominee: Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific
Claudia Fleming, Union Square Hospitality Group, NYC
Presenter
**
Justin Chearno, The Four Horseman, Brooklyn, NYC
Winner: Outstanding Wine Program
Alba Huerta, Julep, Houston, TX
Winner: Outstanding Bar Program
Brandon Jew, Mister Jiu’s, San Francisco, CA
Winner: Best Chef: California
Winner (Media Awards): Best Restaurant and Professional Book (with Tiehlon Ho)
Grace Young
Humanitarian of the Year
Erick Williams, Virtue Restaurant & Bar, Chicago, IL
Winner: Best Chef: Great Lakes
Katie Button and Felix Meana, Curate, Asheville, NC
Winner: Outstanding Hospitality
Nominee: Best Chef: Southeast
Meherwan Irani, Chai Pani, Asheville, NC
Winner: Outstanding Restaurant
Martin Yan
Lifetime Achievement Award
**
Photo Courtesy of Shari Bayer.
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