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| | The James Beard Foundation Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | On May 8th several thousand food and wine professionals, chefs, celebrity chefs, press, and the friends and families of the nominees gathered at the Marriott Marquis in fl tie to learn who would be given such honors as Best Chef, Best New Chef, Outstanding Pastry Chef, Outstanding Wine Service and many more. |
 | | However, on May 8th the attention was drawn to New Jersey as two of our own were honored with some very prestigious awards. |
 | | Later that evening, at a post awards reception, held by Lidia Bastianich and Mario Batali, at their new restaurant, Esca, I had the pleasure of personally congratulating Craig Shelton. |
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