Stuart Brioza, Nicole Krasinski, Shelley Lindgren & More Nab 2015 James Beard Awards

Photo Credit: Kelly Puleio

Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski own restaurants together, cook together, live together [as husband and wife] and now they celebrate together once again after winning the 2015 James Beard Award for Best Chef West for their restaurant State Bird Provisions. [The duo also own The Progress, right next door.]  The awards were presented May 4 in Chicago. The San Francisco Bay Area may not have claimed as many awards as it usually does but it was still well represented. Anyone within earshot of the Marina may have heard glasses clinging at A16, where Co-Owner/Wine Director Shelley Lindgren can take full credit for the Italian eatery winning for Outstanding Wine Program. We’re also toasting Rajat Parr at RN74 for Mina Group claiming the Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional award. And down in Los Gatos, cheers to Manresa’s Jessica Largey, the 2015 Rising Star Chef of the Year.

Photo Credit: Dylan + Jeni

The complete list of the 2015 James Beard Awards for Restaurants and Chefs:

Best New Restaurant, Presented by True Refrigeration®
Bâtard, NYC

Outstanding Baker
Jim Lahey, Sullivan Street Bakery, NYC

Outstanding Bar Program, Presented by Tanqueray No. TEN®
The Violet Hour, Chicago

Outstanding Chef, Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters
Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern, NYC

Outstanding Pastry Chef
Christina Tosi, Momofuku, NYC

Outstanding Restaurant, Presented by Acqua Panna® Natural Spring Water
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY

Outstanding Restaurateur
Donnie Madia, One Off Hospitality Group, Chicago (Blackbird, Avec, The Publican, and others)

Outstanding Service, Presented by Goose Island Beer Company
The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN

Outstanding Wine Program
A16, San Francisco

Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional, Presented by BACARDÍ® GRAN RESERVA
Rajat Parr, Mina Group, San Francisco

Rising Star Chef of the Year, Presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
Jessica Largey, Manresa, Los Gatos, CA

Best Chef: Great Lakes
Jonathon Sawyer, The Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Spike Gjerde, Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore

Best Chef: Midwest
Gerard Craft, Niche, Clayton, MO

Best Chef: Northeast
Barry Maiden, Hungry Mother, Cambridge, MA

Best Chef: Northwest
Blaine Wetzel, The Willows Inn on Lummi Island, Lummi Island, WA

Best Chef: NYC
Mark Ladner, Del Posto

Best Chef: South
Alon Shaya, Domenica, New Orleans

Best Chef: Southeast
Jason Stanhope, FIG, Charleston, SC

Best Chef: Southwest
Aaron Franklin, Franklin Barbecue, Austin

Best Chef: West
Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, State Bird Provisions, San Francisco