The James Beard Foundation holds its A-list awards ceremony, the Chef and Restaurant Awards, tonight. The event commonly referred to as the “food Oscars” reasonably has a smaller, less-glitzy counterpart, now known as the “food Golden Globes,” in the form of the James Beard Foundation Media Awards, the awards dinner for which happened last night.
Our counterpart in Chicago, Helen Rosner, was at the dinner, and brings disappointing tidings for both Bay Area readers and those in Chicago, with the news that neither region’s publications brought home medals. The San Francisco Chronicle was up for two awards: Newspaper Food Section, and writer Jon Bonne for Wine and Spirit Writing. The Washington Post ended up taking home the Newspaper Food Section award, while the award for writing on spirits, wine or beer went to GQ’s Alan Richman.
While the Chron didn’t fare so well, the event still sounds like a good time, and you can read Helen’s full account, plus get a list of all the winners, over at our Chicago site. [MenuPages Chicago]
