The James Beard Awards announced winners Monday, with Lei in New York's Chinatown taking Best New Restaurant.
Michael Tusk of Quince in San Francisco was named Outstanding Chef at the Chicago ceremony.
Emerging Chef winner Adrian Torres used his moment to celebrate his immigrant roots.
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The winners of the James Beard Awards — often called “the Oscars of the food world” — were announced Monday, with the award for Best New Restaurant going to Lei, a winebar in New York’s Chinatown.
