New York, Chicago Chefs Share Top U.S. Culinary Award.
Two Americans chefs representing different culinary styles shared the country's highest cooking honor on Monday.
The James Beard Foundation named David Chang, who has helped popularize kimchi and other Korean food in the United States, and Paul Kahan, who has been praised for his creative American cuisine, as outstanding U.S. chefs this year.
Susan Ungaro, president of the James Beard Foundation lauded Kahan as a "great chef who's creative with a casual flair," while Chang "has brought a modern approach to Asian cuisine that no one else has done before."
It is only the third time in the 20-year-plus history of the awards that its premier prize went to more than one chef. The last time it happened was in 1998 when two European-born chefs, Wolfgang Puck and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, tied. Pioneering chefs Larry Forgione and Jean-Louis Palladin were co-winners in 1993.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/05/06/us/06reuters-food-jamesbeardaward.html?hp
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