Over on Twitter the James Beard Foundation just released their nominees for the 2012 James Beard Awards. Here are the New York contenders in the national categories and New York categories. More

The 2011 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards went down last night, and Team Serious Eats was on-hand to watch it all unfold. Take a look inside Lincoln Center: best bites from outstanding chefs, Ed hugging food notables, and more! More

Any serious eater out for a late bite at a high-end restaurant last night likely found him- or herself in the middle of a non-stop party. And I mean party. Why? New York chefs, restaurateurs, and sommeliers cleaned up at the 2010 James Beard Restaurant Awards. And when these competitive folks celebrate, they party hard. At Eleven Madison Park at 2:00 in the morning, Best NYC Chef winner Daniel Humm and Daniel Boulud leapt up onto a reservationist's table to lead a horde of fellow dancers in an air guitar rendition of "Sweet Child of Mine." More

I am always interested in the James Beard Award's Best NYC Chef award, but this year's nominees present a particularly vexing set of issues for voters to sift through. All five are prodigiously talented, but in very different ways. More

Everyone has their own reasons for going to the James Beard Awards, which took place last night at Lincoln Center. Some people go to collect their awards, a few actually do some reporting, many are there to drink, one was... More

I have to admit that I am totally rooting for Dan Barber to take home Outstanding Chef at the James Beard Awards. An essay in pictures makes my case. More