James Beard Foundation Award: 1990s

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The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize culinary professionals in the United States. [1] The awards recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists each year, and are generally scheduled around James Beard's May birthday. [2]

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The foundation also awards annually since 1998 the designation of America's Classic for local independently owned restaurants that reflect the character of the community. [3]

1991 awards

The first James Beard Foundation Awards were presented on May 6, 1991, aboard the luxury liner M/S New Yorker, in a ceremony hosted by George Plimpton. [4]

Restaurant and Chef Awards [4]

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Wolfgang Puck

Book Awards [4]


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Anya von Bremzen

1992 awards

The second annual James Beard Awards were presented on May 4, 1992, at New York's Lincoln Center, hosted by Phyllis George. [5]

Restaurant and Chef Awards [5]

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Alice Waters

Book Awards [5]

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Edward Giobbi

1993 awards

The third annual James Beard Awards were presented on May 3, 1993, at the New York Marriott Marquis, and journalism awards were presented for the first time. [6]

Restaurant and Chef Awards [6]


Book Awards [6]


Journalism Awards [6]

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Jeffrey Steingarten

1994 awards

The 1994 James Beard Awards were presented on May 2, 1994, at the New York Marriott Marquis, televised live for the first time on the Food Network. [7] Four new electronic media awards were given this year. [8]

Restaurant and Chef Awards [7] [8]

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Daniel Boulud

Book Awards [7] [8]

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Calvin Trillin

Electronic Media Awards [8]

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Martin Yan

Journalism Awards [8]

1995 awards

The 1995 James Beard Awards were presented on May 10, 1995, at the New York Marriott Marquis, in a televised ceremony hosted by Robin Leach and Donna Hanover. [9]

Who's Who

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Madhur Jaffrey

Restaurant and Chef Awards [9]

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Christopher Gross

Book Awards [9]

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Jancis Robinson

Electronic Media Awards [9]

Journalism Awards [9]

1996 awards

The 1996 James Beard Awards were presented on April 29, 1996, at the New York Marriott Marquis. [10] The Monday-night ceremony was hosted by Al Roker and Nina Griscom, while the cookbook and journalism awards were announced one night earlier at a dinner at the Yale Club of New York City. [11]

Restaurant and Chef Awards [10]

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Danny Meyer
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Jeremiah Tower

Book Awards [10]

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Jacques Pepin

Electronic Media Awards [10]

Journalism Awards [10]

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Robb Walsh

1997 awards

The 1997 James Beard Awards were presented on May 5, 1997, at the New York Marriott Marquis. [12] The Monday-night ceremony was hosted by Joel Grey and Donna Hanover, [13] while the journalism awards were announced on the preceding Friday. [14]

Chef and Restaurant Awards [12] [13] [14]

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Union Square Cafe, New York City

Book Awards [12] [13] [14]


Electronic Media Awards [12]

Journalism Awards [12]

1998 awards

The 1998 James Beard Awards were presented on May 4, 1998, at the New York Marriott Marquis. [15] The journalism awards were announced on the preceding Friday. [16]

Chef and Restaurant Awards [15]

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Rick Bayless

Book Awards [15] [16]

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Mark Kurlansky

Electronic Media Awards [15]

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Pierre Franey

Journalism Awards [15]

1999 awards

The 1999 James Beard Awards were presented on May 3, 1999, at the New York Marriott Marquis. [17] The journalism awards were announced at an earlier ceremony. [18]

Chef and Restaurant Awards [19] [18]

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Babbo
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Le Bernardin

Book Awards [19] [18]

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Mark Bittman

Broadcast Media Awards [19] [18]

Journalism Awards [19] [18]

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David Karp

References

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  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Anderson, Lisa (May 8, 1996). "Winners All". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Swanson, Stevenson (May 14, 1997). "Culinary Kudos". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  13. 1 2 3 Shriver, Jerry (May 6, 1997). "Winning Calif. cuisine Region dominates at James Beard awards". USA Today. p. D6.
  14. 1 2 3 "California Scores in Beards". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1997. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Swanson, Stevenson (May 13, 1998). "Winners All". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  16. 1 2 "Puck, Times" Parsons Capture Beard Awards". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 1998. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  17. Fabricant, Florence (May 5, 1999). "Chefs and Authors Reap Their Plaudits". New York Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 Cole, Patrick (May 12, 1999). "First in Food". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "1999 James Beard Foundation Awards Winners". StarChefs. 1999. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2019.