The Best Chef Awards celebrate excellence across all types of dining experiences, from fine-dining to casual establishments, while encouraging a more equitable and sustainable industry.

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 ).

A behind-the-scenes look at what the culinary elite ate at the annual restaurant and chef awards known as the Oscars of food in America.