James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards were held Monday in Chicago. Half a dozen New York finalists were in the running for top honors, along with five chefs who battled it out for best in the state.

James Beard Awards ceremony on Monday night in Chicago, things weren't so golden for the Golden State. Despite the state's restaurants being named finalists in seven categories, only one California nominee went home with a medal,

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 ).