2013 James Beard restaurant and chef award winners

NEW YORK (AP) — The winners of the 2013 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards announced Monday are:

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NATIONAL CHEF AWARDS:

— Outstanding Restaurant

Blue Hill in New York City

— Outstanding Chef

David Chang of Momofuku Noodle Bar in New York City

and

Paul Kahan of Blackbird in Chicago

— Best New Restaurant

State Bird Provisions in San Francisco

— Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional

Merry Edwards of Merry Edwards Winery in Sebastopol, Calif.

— Outstanding Wine Program

Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colo.

— Outstanding Bar Program

The Aviary in Chicago

— Outstanding Service

Del Posto in New York City

— Outstanding Pastry Chef

Brooks Headley of Del Posto in New York City

— Outstanding Restaurateur

Maguy Le Coze of Le Bernardin in New York City

— Rising Star Chef of the Year

Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco and New York City

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REGIONAL CHEF AWARDS

— Great Lakes

Stephanie Izard of Girl & the Goat in Chicago

— Mid-Atlantic

Johnny Monis of Komi in Washington, D.C.

— Midwest

Colby Garrelts of Bluestem in Kansas City, Mo.

— New York City

Wylie Dufresne of wd-50

— Northeast

Melissa Kelly of Primo in Rockland, Maine

— Northwest

Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon in Portland, Ore.

— South

Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace in New Orleans

— Southeast

Joseph Lenn of The Barn at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tenn.

— Southwest

Jennifer Jasinski of Rioja in Denver

— West

Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena, Calif.

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James Beard Foundation America's Classics

— C.F. Folks in Washington, D.C.

Owner: Art Carlson

— Frank Fat's in Sacramento, Calif.

Owners: The Fat family

— Keens Steakhouse in New York City

Owner: George Schwarz

— Kramarczuk's in Minneapolis

Owner: Orest Kramarczuk

— Prince's Hot Chicken Shack in Nashville

Owner: Andre Prince Jeffries

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James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees

— Eric Asimov, author and journalist, New York City

— Dorothy Kalins, editor, New York City

— Barbara Lynch, chef and restaurateur, Boston

— Zarela Martinez, chef and restaurateur, New York City

— Michael Mina, chef and restaurateur, San Francisco

— Bill Yosses, author and pastry chef, Washington, D.C.

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— James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award

Cecilia Chiang, chef and restaurateur, San Francisco

— James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year

Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, New Orleans

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