Susan Ungaro, president of The James Beard Foundation and Gourmet editor in chief Ruth Reichl with the 2008 inductees of The James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America. From left to right: Nancy Oakes, chef of Boulevard (San Francisco); Dan Barber, chef/owner of Blue Hill (New York City) and Blue Hill at Stone Barns (Pocantico Hills, NY); Ungaro; Reichl; Zanne Stewart, former executive food editor of Gourmet; and Russ Parsons, The Los Angeles Times food writer. Other inductees, not pictured, include author and chef Anthony Bourdain; and Steve Sullivan, founder/owner of Acme Bread (Berkeley, CA).
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