Bay Area restaurateurs snag top James Beard awards, including best chef


San Francisco culinary professionals are popping champagne bottles and celebrating another round of wins at this year's James Beard Awards.

Five local names and businesses walked away with awards after a months-long nomination process that shaved down more than 20,000 entries across 21 categories. From there, 15 Bay Area names and restaurants were finalists for awards from outstanding restaurant service to bar program to best new restaurant

The winners were chosen by a volunteer panel of more…

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