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    2012 James Beard restaurant and chef award winners

    NEW YORK (AP) — The winners of the 2012 James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards announced Monday are:

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    NATIONAL CHEF AWARDS

    — Best new restaurant

    Next in Chicago

    — Outstanding chef

    Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park in New York

    — Outstanding pastry chef

    Mindy Segal of Mindy's Hot Chocolate in Chicago

    — Outstanding restaurant

    Boulevard in San Francisco

    — Outstanding restaurateur

    Tom Douglas of Tom Douglas Restaurants in Seattle

    — Outstanding service

    La Grenouille in New York

    — Outstanding wine and spirits professional

    Paul Grieco of Terroir in New York

    — Outstanding wine program

    No. 9 Park in Boston

    — Outstanding bar program

    PDT in New York

    — Rising star chef of the year

    Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar in New York

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    REGIONAL CHEF AWARDS

    — Great Lakes

    Bruce Sherman of North Pond in Chicago

    — Mid-Atlantic

    Maricel Presilla of Cucharamama in Hoboken, N.J.

    — Midwest

    Tory Miller of L'Etoile in Madison, Wisc.

    — New York City

    Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern in New York

    — Northeast

    Tim Cushman of O Ya in Boston

    — Northwest

    Matt Dillon of Sitka & Spruce in Seattle

    — Pacific

    Matt Molina of Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles

    — South

    Chris Hastings of Hot and Hot Fish Club in Birmingham, Ala.

    — Southeast

    Hugh Acheson of Five and Ten in Athens, Ga.

    And

    Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene in Atlanta

    — Southwest

    Paul Qui of Uchiko in Austin, Texas

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    — James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award

    Wolfgang Puck

    — James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year

    Charlie Trotter

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    James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America Inductees

    — Grant Achatz, chef and author, Chicago

    — Mark Bittman, journalist and author, New York

    — Dana Cowin, editor-in-chief at Food and Wine magazine, New York

    — Emily Luchetti, pastry chef and author, San Francisco

    — Marvin Shanken, publisher, New York

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    James Beard Foundation America's Classics

    — The Fry Bread House in Phoenix

    Owner: Cecelia Miller

    — Nora's Fish Creek Inn in Wilson, Wyo.

    Owners: Nora Tygum, Trace Tygum and Kathryn Tygum Taylor

    — St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis

    Owners: Stephen Huse and Craig Huse

    — Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Ark.

    Owners: James and Betty Jones

    — Shady Glen in Manchester, Conn.

    Owners: William and Annette Hoch

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