2011 Winners
- Chef: José Andrés, Minibar, Washington, DC
- Rising Star Chef of the Year: Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon, Portland, OR
- Restaurant: Eleven Madison Park, New York
- New Restaurant: ABC Kitchen, New York
- Restaurateur: Richard Melman, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants
- Pastry Chef: Angela Pinkerton, Eleven Madison Park, New York
- Wine Service: The Modern, New York
- Wine and Spirits Professional: Julian Van Winkle III, Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Louisville, KY
- Service: Per Se, New York
- Great Lakes Chef: Alex Young, Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI
- Mid-Atlantic Chef: Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia, PA
- Midwest Chef: Isaac Becker, 112 Eatery, Minneapolis, MN
- New York City Chef: Gabrielle Hamilton, Prune
- Northeast Chef: Tony Maws, Craigie On Main, Cambridge, MA
- Northwest Chef: Andy Ricker, Pok Pok, Portland, OR
- Pacific Chef: Michael Tusk, Quince, San Francisco, CA
- Southeast Chef: Andrea Reusing, Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC
- Southwest Chef: TIE Saipin Chutima, Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas and Tyson Cole, Uchi, Austin, TX
- South Chef: Stephen Stryjewski, Cochon, New Orleans, LA
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Kevin Zraly
- Reference & Scholarship Cookbook: Salted: A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes by Mark Bitterman
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