Best Chef: South, presented by James Beard Foundation
No JBF awards presented in 2020 or 2021. Category includes AL, AR, FL, LA, MS and Puerto Rico.
James Beard Foundation
Name Year
Natalia Vallejo 2023
Adam Evans 2022
Vishwesh Bhatt 2019
Nina Compton 2018
Rebecca Wilcomb 2017
Justin Devillier 2016
Alon Shaya 2015
Ryan Prewitt * 2014
Sue Zemanick * 2014
Tory McPhail 2013
Chris Hastings 2012
Stephen Stryjewski 2011
Michael Schwartz 2010
John Currence 2009
Michelle Bernstein 2008
Donald Link 2007
* award was shared