Lula Café

Outstanding Hospitality

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Michael Rafidi

Outstanding Chef

Albi

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Kelly Whitaker

Outstanding Restaurateur

Id Est Hospitality Group (The Wolf's Tailor, BRUTØ, Basta, and more)

Boulder, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Erika Whitaker

Outstanding Restaurateur

Id Est Hospitality Group (The Wolf's Tailor, BRUTØ, Basta, and more)

Boulder, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Langbaan

Outstanding Restaurant

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Dakar NOLA

Best New Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

The LEE Initiative

Humanitarian of the Year

Winner

2024

Ruth Reichl

Lifetime Achievement

Winner

2024

Atsuko Fujimoto

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Norimoto Bakery

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Masako Morishita

Emerging Chef of the Year

Perry's

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Charlie Mitchell

Best Chef New York State

Cloverhill

Brooklyn, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Ana Liz Pulido

Best Chef Texas

Ana Liz Taqueria

Mission, Texas

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Paul Smith

Best Chef Southeast

1010 Bridge

Charleston, West Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Harley Peet

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Bas Rouge

Easton, Maryland

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Hajime Sato

Best Chef Great Lakes

Sozai

Clawson, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Christina Nguyen

Best Chef Midwest

Hai Hai

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Gregory Gourdet

Best Chef Northwest & Pacific

kann

Portland, Oregon

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Rene Andrade

Best Chef Southwest

Bacanora

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Matt Vawter

Best Chef Mountain

Rootstalk

Breckenridge, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Lord Maynard Llera

Best Chef California

Kuya Lord

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

David Standridge

Best Chef Northeast

The Shipwright's Daughter

Mystic, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Valerie Chang

Best Chef South

Maty's

Miami, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Lula Drake Wine Parlour

Outstanding Wine & Other Beverages Program

Columbia, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

ZU Bakery

Outstanding Bakery

Portland, Maine

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Vietnam Restaurant

America's Classics

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Wade's Restaurant

America's Classics

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Pheasant Restaurant and Lounge

America's Classics

Brookings, South Dakota

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Sylvia's Restaurant

America's Classics

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge

America's Classics

Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Mandalay

America's Classics

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024

Jewel of the South

Outstanding Bar

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

2024