Spring Truffle Dinner David Paulstich Mark's Restaurant, The Mark Hotel NYC

Richard Rayment The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Boston

Jon Mathieson Silks, Stonehedge Inn Tyngsboro, MA

John Korycki Ristorante Bartolotta Wauwatosa, WI Mark Weber Lake Park Bistro Milwaukee

Roe Di Bona Sue Torres Rocking Horse Cafe Mexicano NYC

Tom Valenti Butterfield 81 NYC Gina Gallo Matt Gallo Gallo of Sonoma Healdsburg, CA

Lauren Groveman Lauren Groveman's Kitchen Larchmont, NY

David Reynoso Café Louis Boston with James Beard Award Winners George Germon Johanne Killeen Al Forno Providence, RI

Friends of James Beard Benefit Host Chef Charles Dale Renaissance Restaurant and The R Bistro Aspen Amanda Atchley Renaissance Restaurant and The R Bistro Aspen James Boyce Azzura Point, Loews Coronado Bay Resort Coronado, CA Keith Luce Restaurant at The Little Nell Aspen George Mahaffey Mary Elaine's Scottsdale, AZ Marcus Samuelsson Aquavit NYC

Cesare Casella Italian Cooking for Dummies (IDG) Diary of a Tuscan Chef (Doubleday) Maurizio Contartese Bravo Ristorante Sacramento, CA Francesco Insingo Marco Polo Ristorante Brooklyn, NY Anthony Jordan Joseph Messina Tuscan Oven-A Trattoria Mount Kisco, NY and Norwalk, CT Stefano Colombini Cinelli Fattoria dei Barbi Estates Tuscany, Italy

Michael Shafer Depot Torrance, CA

Best Hotel Chefs of America Michel Nischan Heartbeat, W New York NYC

John Rees Adrienne, Peninsula Hotel NYC

Dolci Toscani Anne Bianchi Dolci Toscani (Ecco)

Dim Sum Brunch William Mui Chiam NYC

Friends of James Beard Benefit CARI (Chefs Association of Rhode Island) Salutes James Beard Event Location: The Westin Hotel 1 West Exchange Place Providence, RI

Greg Parks Four Columns Inn Newfane, VT

A Celebration of Celtic Cuisine Ian McAndrew Poultry and Game; A Feast of Fish (Chapman & Hall) County Clare, Ireland David McInerney One if by Land, Two if by Sea NYC Shaun Smith-Roberts The Repertoire: A Culinary Workstation County Clare, Ireland

Shaun Doty Mumbo Jumbo Atlanta

Daniel M. Lewis with Winemaker Stephen Kautz Ironstone Vineyards Murphys, CA

Salute to Spring Raymond Blanc Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons Great Milton, England

Springtime in Paris Cyril Renaud La Caravelle NYC

Guillaume Burlion Wild Boar Nashville, TN

Richard Farmer Cooper Street Bar and Grill and Jarrett's Memphis, TN

John Villa Park View at the Boathouse NYC

Barilla Italian Luncheon Steve Zobel Contrapunto NYC

A Fashionable Dinner with Neiman Marcus Kevin Garvin Vice President/Corporate Executive Chef Neiman Marcus Dallas Sharon Hage Zodiac Dallas Douglas Lum Mariposa Honolulu Gregory Maggi Zodiac St. Louis, MO Jeffrey Mark Mariposa Beverly Hills, CA Carlos Torres NM Cafe Houston Larry Toy Rotunda San Francisco

Caviar Indulgence Dinner Philippe Chin ChinChin Bar and Lounge and Philippe at the Locust Club Philadelphia Joel Assouline Caviar Assouline

Toribio Prado Cha Cha Cha Los Angeles