The winners of the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation's most prestigious recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries, were announced Monday night during a ceremony at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. Among the 38 categories, awards were presented for Restaurant and Chef, Book, Design and Graphics and special achievement. Below are the 2009 Restaurant and Chef winners. For a complete list of winners, visit www.jbfawards.com/winners.html.

Restaurant and Chef Winners:

Outstanding Restaurateur Award
Drew Nieporent
Myriad Restaurant Group
NYC

Outstanding Chef Award
Dan Barber
Blue Hill
NYC

Outstanding Restaurant Award
Jean Georges
NYC
Chef/Owner: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Owner: Phil Suarez

Rising Star Chef of the Year Award
Nate Appleman
A16
San Francisco

Best New Restaurant
Momofuku Ko
NYC
Chef/Owner: David Chang

Outstanding Pastry Chef Award
Gina DePalma
Babbo
NYC

Outstanding Wine Service Award
Le Bernardin
NYC
Wine Director: Aldo Sohm

Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional Award
Dale DeGroff
Dale DeGroff Co., Inc.
NYC

Outstanding Service Award
Daniel
NYC
Owners: Daniel Boulud and Joel Smilow

Best Chef: Pacific
Douglas Keane
Cyrus
Healdsburg, Calif.

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Jose Garces
Amada
Philadelphia

Best Chef: Midwest
Tim McKee
La Belle Vie
Minneapolis

Best Chef: Great Lakes
Michael Symon
Lola
Cleveland

Best Chef: New York City
Gabriel Kreuther
The Modern

Best Chef: Northeast
Rob Evans
Hugo's
Portland, Maine

Best Chef: Northwest
Maria Hines
Tilth
Seattle

Best Chef: Southeast
Mike Lata
Fig
Charleston, S.C.

Best Chef: Southwest
Paul Bartolotta
Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas

Best Chef: South
John Currence
City Grocery
Oxford, Miss.