May 03--Updated: Chicago's first award tonight: Best Chef Great Lakes goes to Curtis Duffy of Grace.
Chicagoans are out in two other categories in the 2016 James Beard Awards.
Outstanding Pastry Chef: Goes to Dahlia Narvaez of Osteria Mozza in LA.
Outstanding Wine Program: Goes to Bern's Steakhouse of Tampa, Fla.
Meg Galus of Boka, Momotaro and Swift and Sons had been up for Outstanding Pastry Chef and Sepia restaurant was a finalist for Outstanding Wine Program.
We're covering the James Beard Awards gala live with frequent updates from the Civic Opera House. Below are the local chefs and restaurants up for awards whose categories are yet to come.
Outstanding restaurant: Alinea
Outstanding restaurateur: Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz (Boka Restaurant Group)
Outstanding service: North Pond and Topolobampo
Rising star chef of the year: Jenner Tomaska, Next, where he just took over as executive chef.
Best restaurant design or renovation in North America since Jan. 1, 2013 (76 seats and over): Land and Sea Dept. for Cherry Circle Room and Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors for Cindy's Rooftop Restaurant.
