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 ).

An East Nashville favorite has earned top recognition from the James Beard Foundation, one of the highest honors in American cuisine. Peninsula’s Jake Howell claimed the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Chef: Southeast.

Chefs and restaurants were honored on Monday night with James Beard Awards, one of the US culinary community’s highest accolades.