James Beard

I personally consider the James Beard awards the be the tops for any chef working in the United States. I am not trying to sound like a patriot and I am not trying knock Michellin, but this is how I feel. Anyway, The awards came out today and Grant Achatz won for oustanding chef of the year. There are also a lot of other great chefs listed who were either won or were nominated for other various awards. If you want an inside to some of the best chefs in this country check out the website.

Grant is really cutting edge and he is coming out with his cookbook this fall. The cool thing is his cookbook will be linked to an interactive website. Pretty cool and congrats to all.