Who Got the Beards

Larry Forgione of New York’s An American Place and Jean-Louis Palladin of Washington’s Jean-Louis at the Watergate shared top honors at the third James Beard Awards presentation Monday night.

Forgione and Palladin finished in a dead heat for chef of the year. Restaurant of the year was Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, Va.

In the cookbook awards, Lynne Rossetto Kasper’s “The Splendid Table” was voted best book of the year and Richard Olney’s “Simple French Food” was named to the cookbook hall of fame.

The James Beard Awards are presented by the New York-based James Beard Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to further the appreciation of fine food and beverage in America.

Here are the complete results:

JAMES BEARD DINING AWARDS

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

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

* Outstanding Wine Service: Charlie Trotter’s, Chicago.

* Wine and Spirits Professional: Kevin Zraly, Windows on the World, New York.

* Humanitarian of the Year: Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream, Waterbury, Vt.

* Outstanding Service: Ella and Dick Brennan, Commander’s Palace, New Orleans.

* Rising Star: Bobby Flay, Mesa Grill, New York.

* Pastry Chef of the Year: Lindsey Shere, Chez Panisse, Berkeley.

REGIONAL CHEFS OF THE YEAR

* Northeast: Johanne Killeen and George Germon, Al Forno, Providence.

* Mid-Atlantic: Marcel Desaulniers, the Trellis, Williamsburg, Va.

* Midwest: Jimmy Schmidt, the Rattlesnake Club, Detroit.

* Southeast: Susan Spicer, Bayonna, New Orleans.

* Southwest: Vincent Guerithault, Vincent Guerithault on Camelback, Phoenix.

* California: (tie) Bradley Ogden, Lark Creek Inn, Larkspur; and Jeremiah Tower, Stars, San Francisco.

JAMES BEARD COOKBOOK AWARDS

* Cookbook of the Year: “The Splendid Table,” Lynne Rossetto Kasper (Morrow).

* Americana: “New York Cookbook,” Molly O’Neil (Workman).

* Light and Healthy: “High-Flavor, Low-Fat Cooking,” Steven Raichlen (Camden House).

* Baking and Desserts: “Death by Chocolate,” Marcel Desaulniers (Rizzoli).

* Entertaining and Special Occasions: “Alfresco” Rosamond Richardson and Linda Burgess (Clarkson Potter).

* Fruits, Vegetables and Grains: “Quick Vegetarian Pleasures,” Jeanne Lemlin (HarperCollins).

* General: “Back to Square One,” Joyce Goldstein (Morrow).

* International: “Yamuna’s Table,” Yamuna Devi (Dutton).

* Italian: “Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking,” Marcella Hazan (Knopf).

* Quick and Easy: “Great Food Without Fuss,” Frances McCullough and Barbara Witt (Holt).

* Single Subject: “Preserving Today,” Jeanne Lesem (Knopf).

* Wine and Spirits: “The Vintner’s Art,” Hugh Johnson and James Halliday (Simon & Schuster).

* Writings on Food: “Peppers: A Story of Hot Pursuits,” Amal Naj (Knopf).

* Best Food Photography: “France: A Culinary Journey,” photography by Peter Johnson (Collins Publishers).

* Cookbook Hall of Fame: “Simple French Food,” Richard Olney (Atheneum).