These Amazing Chefs Are the 2023 James Beard Award Winners

Friday Saturday Sunday, a Philadelphia-based eatery, took home the title of Outstanding Restaurant. Criteria for this award includes an excellence in food, atmosphere, hospitality, and operations, while also contributing positively to the restaurant's broader community.

Damarr Brown, Chef de Cuisine at Virtue in Chicago, Illinois received the Emerging Chef award. The former Bravo TV's Top Chef Houston contestant has also received the Food & Wine Best New Chef award in 2022.

Kansas City, Missouri bakery Yoli Tortilleria received the Outstanding Bakery award. Co-founder Marissa Gencarelli accepted the award on behalf of the bakery. Yoli Tortilleria creates tortillas combining the traditional Mexican processes and local Midwestern ingredients along with salsas, tamales, aguas frescas and more.

Known for fine dining, The Quarry, located in Monson, Maine, took home the award for Outstanding Hospitality. The winner of this award is chosen for the sense of hospitality an establishment creates among its customers and staff. Marilou Ranta accepted this award on behalf of The Quarry.

Updated from previous years, the Outstanding Wine award now encompasses other beverages including cocktails, spirits, coffee, tea, beer or any other beverage. Awarded to a restaurant with outstanding service and hospitality, Japanese craft brew pub OTOTO of Los Angeles took home the 2023 title. The award was accepted by Courtney Kaplan

Not just for alcohol, any business whose primary offering is beverages can be eligible for the Outstanding Bar award. Receiving this year's title was Bar Leather Apron, a speakeasy-style cocktail bar in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Twelve chefs from across America are selected to take home the title based on their culinary skills, leadership ability, and efforts to create a sustainable work culture in their region.

Filipino chef Tim Flores and the Korean pastry chef Genie Kwon were both awarded the Best Chef of the Great Lakes region. The husband and wife duo are the minds behind Kasama, located in Chicago, Illinois. In 2022, Kasama became the world's first Filipino Michelin star restaurant.

Chutatip Suntaranon, is the creator of Kalaya, a Thai eatery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Better known as "Nok" to patrons and across the food industry, Suntaranon owned an Italian restaurant in Thailand prior to opening Kalaya in 2019.

Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger were named the Best Chefs of the Midwest Region. Chefs at Fairchild, a Madison, Wisconsin-based restaurant, the pair also make up two-thirds of the ownership.

Winner Kris Komori is the chef and founder of KIN in Boise, Idaho. KIN is a prix fixe restaurant offering a rotating, art-inspired menu and craft cocktails.

Junghyun Park is the chef at Atomix in New York City. Atomix is a two Michelin star restaurant that offers 10-course tasting menu featuring new Korean cuisine. Park works alongside his wife, Ellia Park, who works as the restaurant manager. Prior to Atomix, the pair was the minds behind Koren restaurant Atoboy.

Winner Vince Nguyen is the creator of Berlu in Portland, Oregon. Berlu opened in 2019 offering Pacific Northwest cuisine. During required COVID closure, Nguyen tried and tested Vietnamese cuisine. Berlu operates as a Vietnamese bakery in the morning and a multicourse tasting menu for dinner at two seating times each night.

Winner Natalia Vallejo is the chef at Cocina al Fondo in San Juan Puerto Rico. Cocina al Fondo offers cuisine rooted in traditional Puerto Rican flavors.