Chef Brandon Chrostowski of Edwins challenged fellow culinary professionals to use their influence to create opportunities for those in need.

New York City restaurants won three of the six major national awards: outstanding chef (Jungsik Yim of Jungsik ), outstanding hospitality ( Atomix) and outstanding restaurateur (Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr of Frenchette, Le Rock and Le Veau d’Or ).

Sullivan's Castle Island in South Boston, founded in 1951, won the James Beard Foundation's "America's Classics" award for the northeast region. "Every Bostonian has a story about