The Sweet Taste of Victory

Winners of the 1993 James Beard Awards:

Restaurant of the Year: Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Va.

Chef of the Year: Larry Forgione (An American Place, New York); Jean-Louis Palladin (Jean-Louis at the Watergate, Washington)

Rising Star Chef of the Year: Bobby Flay (Mesa Grill, New York)

Pastry Chef of the Year: Lindsay Shere (Chez Panisse, Berkeley, Calif.)

Outstanding Service Award: Ella and Dick Brennan (Commander's Palace, New Orleans)

Cookbook of the Year: The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food, by Lynne Rossetto Kasper