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The internet can be a such a delicious place. For your edification, here are a few links to what's cooking in the world of restaurants and food today.

The Ken Burns 3-Part Documentary, "Prohibition," is set to air Sunday on PBS. I'd say his timing is just about right on this, given the recent nostalgia for the 20's of late. Or maybe I've just had too many $13 cocktails with 3 unpronounceable ingredients served by a guy in a vest with mutton chops.

LIFE presents an illustrated guide on how to eat sushi, complete with slightly embarrassing photos of Eva Mendes and Russell Simmon - they're just like us: they eat too much wasabi at once too! Spoiler alert: California rolls are not from Japan.

Hide your wife. Hide your kids. Killer cantaloupes may not have done their worst yet, from Grub Street.

Anthony Bourdain breaks his own rules of travel on a family vacation and previews the upcoming New Orleans episode of "No Reservations." My kingdom for an oyster po' boy.

The 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards

Tuesday May 8, 2012

The much anticipated 2012 James Beard Restaurant & Chef Awards dropped last evening. Taking home top honors were Boulevard (San Francisco) for Outstanding Restaurant, Tom Douglas for Outstanding Restaurateur (Dahlia Lounge and Etta's in Seattle) and Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park (NYC) for Outstanding Chef (national). The regional winners are listed below. Follow the link for the complete list of 2012 James Beard Awards.

james beard medal Best Chef: Great Lakes
Bruce Sherman
North Pond
Chicago, IL

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, NJ

Best Chef: Midwest
Tory Miller
L'Etoile
Madison, WI

Best Chef: New York City
Michael Anthony
Gramercy Tavern

Best Chef: Northeast
Tim Cushman
O Ya
Boston, MA

Best Chef: Northwest
Matt Dillon
Sitka & Spruce
Seattle, WA

Best Chef: Pacific
Matt Molina
Osteria Mozza
Los Angeles

Best Chef: South
Chris Hastings
Hot and Hot Fish Club
Birmingham, AL

Best Chef: Southeast
Hugh Acheson
Five and Ten
Athens, GA

Linton Hopkins
Restaurant Eugene
Atlanta, GA

Best Chef: Southwest
Paul Qui
Uchiko
Austin, TX

Best New Restaurant
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Chicago, IL

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Food & Wine's Best New Chefs of 2012

Thursday April 5, 2012

The results are in! Food and Wine has named its Best New Chefs of 2012. With only 10 winners, all of whom boast impressive culinary credentials and white-hot restaurants, this ain't no Daytime Emmys or insiders' awards club. This year's recipients of the prestigious honor include:

Erik Anderson & Josh Habiger, The Catbird Seat (Nashville, TN)

Danny Grant, RIA (Chicago, IL)

Dan Kluger, ABC Kitchen (New York, NY)

Corey Lee, Benu (San Francisco, CA)

Jenn Louis, Lincoln (Portland, OR)

Cormac Mahoney, Madison Park Conservatory (Seattle, WA)

Bryant Ng, The Spice Table (Los Angeles, CA)

Karen Nicolas, Equinox (Washington, DC)

Rich Torrisi & Mario Carbone, Torrisi Italian Specialties (New York, NY)

Blaine Wetzel, Willows Inn (Lummi Island, WA)

For full bios of this years winners, stroll on over to Food & Wine.

Best New Chefs