NEW YORK (AP) - The winners of the 2012 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards announced Monday are:
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NATIONAL CHEF AWARDS
_ Best new restaurant
Next in Chicago
_ Outstanding chef
Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park in New York
_ Outstanding pastry chef
Mindy Segal of Mindy’s Hot Chocolate in Chicago
_ Outstanding restaurant
Boulevard in San Francisco
_ Outstanding restaurateur
Tom Douglas of Tom Douglas Restaurants in Seattle
_ Outstanding service
La Grenouille in New York
_ Outstanding wine and spirits professional
Paul Grieco of Terroir in New York
_ Outstanding wine program
No. 9 Park in Boston
_ Outstanding bar program
PDT in New York
_ Rising star chef of the year
Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar in New York
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REGIONAL CHEF AWARDS
_ Great Lakes
Bruce Sherman of North Pond in Chicago
_ Mid-Atlantic
Maricel Presilla of Cucharamama in Hoboken, N.J.
_ Midwest
Tory Miller of L’Etoile in Madison, Wisc.
_ New York City
Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern in New York
_ Northeast
Tim Cushman of O Ya in Boston
_ Northwest
Matt Dillon of Sitka & Spruce in Seattle
_ Pacific
Matt Molina of Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles
_ South
Chris Hastings of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, Ala.
_ Southeast
Hugh Acheson of Five and Ten in Athens, Ga.
And
Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta
_ Southwest
Paul Qui of Uchiko in Austin, Texas
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_ James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
Wolfgang Puck
_ James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year
Charlie Trotter
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James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees
_ Grant Achatz, chef and author, Chicago
_ Mark Bittman, journalist and author, New York
_ Dana Cowin, editor-in-chief at Food and Wine magazine, New York
_ Emily Luchetti, pastry chef and author, San Francisco
_ Marvin Shanken, publisher, New York
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James Beard Foundation America’s Classics
_ The Fry Bread House in Phoenix
Owner: Cecelia Miller
_ Nora’s Fish Creek Inn in Wilson, Wyo.
Owners: Nora Tygum, Trace Tygum and Kathryn Tygum Taylor
_ St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis
Owners: Stephen Huse and Craig Huse
_ Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Ark.
Owners: James and Betty Jones
_ Shady Glen in Manchester, Conn.
Owners: William and Annette Hoch
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