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Edited by Josh Ozersky with Daniel Maurer

 

Back of the House 

6/ 5/08

11:00 AM

Beat the Beards and Win Free Tickets to the Highbrow Backyard Barbecue

Image courtesy of the James Beard
Foundation.

Do you have what it takes to beat the Beards? You do? Who do you think you are? Professionals and pundits, the cream of the food-media aristocracy, try to pick the major winners every year, and every year they fail. And yet…if some discerning Grub Street reader can correctly guess the winners of Outstanding Restaurateur, Best Chef NYC, Outstanding Restaurant, and Best New Restaurant, you will win two tickets to New York x New York’s Highbrow Backyard Barbecue event later this summer. (We’ll give you a pass on the Rising-Star Chef award.) It’s not enough to pick the right nominees, though; you have to tell us just why you think they will win. In the event of a tie, the best, or most eloquent, reasoning will determine the victor. Below are the nominees. Put your thinking caps on and get cogitating: Entries are due by Saturday at midnight, either as comments in this post or via e-mail at the Grub Street in-box.

BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS)
Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern
Terrance Brennan
Picholine
David Chang
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Wylie Dufresne
WD-50
Gabriel Kreuther
The Modern

OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR AWARD
Joe Bastianich/Mario Batali
Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, NYC
Tom Douglas
Tom Douglas Restaurants, Seattle
Richard Melman
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Chicago
Wolfgang Puck
The Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, Beverly Hills, CA
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Jean-Georges Management LLC, NYC

OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT AWARD
Presented by S.Pellegrino
A restaurant in the United States that serves as a national standard-bearer for consistent quality and excellence in food, atmosphere, and service. Candidates must have been in operation for at least ten consecutive years.
Boulevard, San Francisco
Chef/Owner: Nancy Oakes, Owner: Pat Kuleto
Campanile, Los Angeles
Chef/Owner: Mark Peel
Gramercy Tavern, NYC
Owner: Danny Meyer
Jean Georges, NYC
Chef/Owner: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Chef/Owner: Charles Phan

BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Presented by Lexus
A restaurant opened in 2007 that already displays excellence in food, beverage, and service and is likely to have a significant impact on the industry in years to come.
Anthos, NYC
Chef/Owner: Michael Psilakis, Owner: Donatella Arpaia
Central Michel Richard, Washington, DC
Chef/Owner: Michel Richard
Fearing's at the Ritz Carlton, Dallas
Chef/Owner: Dean Fearing
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
Chef: Matt Molina
Owners: Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali, Joseph Bastianich
Osteria, Philadelphia
Chef/Owners: Marc Vetri, Jeff Michaud, Owner: Jeff Benjamin

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