The James Beard Foundation has just announced the winners for the 2009 James Beard Awards which honor some of America’s most respected restaurants, chefs, food authors, journalists, and restaurants. This year’s winners were chosen from an overall pool of over 15,000 entries from across the country.

Below are selections from the list of 2009 winners of the James Beard Awards which were held at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.

We’ve organized the list by state to make it easier for you to discover James Beard Award winning gourmet restaurants and professionals in your area and the places you visit on your foodie vacations and culinary adventures.

What If There Aren’t Any 2009 James Beard Award Winning Restaurants in My Area?

This year’s finalists and semifinalists represented every state in America, so feel free to enjoy this list of 2009 James Beard Award Nominees instead.

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Alabama:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Arizona:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Arkansas:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

California:

Rising Star Chef of the Year James Beard Award Winner: Nate Appleman, A16, San Francisco, CA

Best Chef/ Pacific James Beard Award Winner: Douglas Keane, Cyrus, Healdsburg, CA

Colorado:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Delaware:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

District of Columbia:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Florida:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Georgia:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Hawaii:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Idaho:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Illinois:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Indiana:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Iowa:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Kentucky:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Louisiana:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Maine:

Best Chef/ Northeast James Beard Award Winner: Rob Evans, Hugo’s, Portland, ME

Maryland:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Massachusetts:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Michigan:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Minnesota:

Best Chef/ Midwest James Beard Award Winner: Tim McKee, La Belle Vie, Minneapolis, MN

Mississippi:

Best Chef/ South James Beard Award Winner: John Currence, City Grocery, Oxford, MS

Missouri:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Nebraska:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Nevada:

Best Chef/ Southwest James Beard Award Winner: Paul Bartolotta, Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas, NV

New Jersey:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

New Mexico:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

New York:

Outstanding Chef James Beard Award Winner: Dan Barber, Blue Hill, New York, NY

Outstanding Restaurant James Beard Award Winner: Jean Georges, New York, NY

Best New Restaurant James Beard Award Winner: Momofuku Ko, New York, NY

Best Chef/ New York City James Beard Award Winner: Gabrielle Hamilton, Prune

North Carolina:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Ohio:

Best Chef/ Great Lakes James Beard Award Winner: Michael Symon, Lola, Cleveland, OH

Oregon:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Pennsylvania:

Best Chef/ Mid-Atlantic James Beard Award Winner: Jose Garces, Amada, Philadelphia, PA

Rhode Island:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

South Carolina:

Best Chef/ Southeast James Beard Award Winner: Mike Lata, Fig, Charleston, SC

South Dakota:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Tennessee:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Texas:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Vermont:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Virginia:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Washington:

Best Chef/ Northwest James Beard Award Winner: Maria Hines, Tilth, Seattle, WA

West Virginia:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

Wisconsin:

Alas, there were no 2009 James Beard Award Winners for this state.

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