James Beard Awards

The real winners of this year's James Beard Awards were small cities and towns, which boxed out places like New York and San Francisco. It’s just one example of the way once-ignored places are taking center stage.

You know the name, but do you know the person?

We'll take one of each.

One of Detroit's most popular restaurants was burned down—but that won't stop it from coming back.

And see which TV show pairs well with squirrel meat, seriously.

With the James Beard Awards tonight, the best chefs in the business have all gathered in New York City to celebrate, network, and—of course—party.

A celebration of Bon Appétit's 2014 James Beard Award nominees: Gabrielle Hamilton, Adam Sachs, Nick Paumgarten, and Christine Muhlke

We got recipes from the best of the best

We got recipes from the best of the best

We got recipes from the best of the best

We got recipes from the best of the best

We got recipes from the best of the best bartenders

Actually, we're tickled pink

At the end of our survey, we asked each chef to anonymously answer six questions, promising that we would shred the evidence.

We chat with the James Beard best chef nominees for Outstanding Pastry Chef.

We chat with this year's James Beard best chef nominees for Outstanding Chef.

We chat with the James Beard best chef nominees from the Pacific.

Here are the James Beard best chef nominees from the Mid-Atlantic region.

We chat with this year's James Beard best chef nominees from the Northeast.

We chat with this year's James Beard Award best chef nominees from the Great Lakes.

We chat with the James Beard best chef nominees from the Southeast region.

Here are the James Beard best chef nominees from the Midwest.

Here are James Beard best chef nominees from the south.

Here are the James Beard best chef nominees from the northwest region.