Accolades and Honors
Food Arts – January 2009 – Silver Spoon Award
Louisiana Restaurant Association – 2008 – Restaurateur of the Year
New Orleans City Business – 2009 – Best Owner – 2008 – Best Fine Dining Establishment; Best Casual Upscale Dining Establishment; Best New Restaurant; Best Owner; Best Executive Chef
New Orleans Magazine – December 2007 – “Best Chef of the Year.”
The Times-Picayune – October 2007 – “Top 10 Best Restaurants in New Orleans.”
National Restaurant Association –2007 – Restaurant Neighbor Award,
Nation’s Restaurant News Hall of Fame Awards – May 2007
The James Beard Foundation Awards – 2006 – Best Chef, Southeast
Santé Restaurant Culinary Hospitality Award – 2005
Great American Seafood Cook-off – 2004– Winner
Food & Wine Magazine – July 1999– Best New Chef
Gayot Top 40 Restaurants – 2008
Bon Appétit – February 2008 – “The Hot 10/The Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants” list.
Gourmet Magazine – October 2006 – “Top 50 Restaurants”
Television and Internet
The Martha Stewart Show – March 2009
Sundance Channel, Iconoclasts –November 2007 – Chef John Besh and Wynton Marsalis
Food Network: The Next Iron Chef Series – 2007
Food Network: Iron Chef America – February 2006 – Victorious against Chef Mario Batali
Food Network: Challenge Series – Judge – “The Next Great Chef”, “Mac and Cheese”, “Thanksgiving”, “Super Seafood Grill Off”, “All American Tailgating Cook-off”
Great American Seafood Cook-off – 2008 – Master of Ceremonies
Today Show – 7 episodes – April 2008, October 2007, June 2006, November 2005, April 2005, and December 2003
Paula's Best Dishes – 2009
Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels – 2009 and February 2006
Bravo! Top Chef – February 2009
Rising From Ruins – 2009– Documentary
Gourmet.com – February 2009– Cookbook Club
Marines.com – 2009– Quality Citizens
After Hours with Daniel –May 2008
Plum TV– 2008– American Express Insider City Guides New Orleans
“My Louisiana” – 2008– Ad Campaign
Zatarain's Media Tour – 2008– Spokesperson
Bocuse d'Or – September 2008– Emcee with Al Roker
Greater New Orleans – January 2008
Cox Community Affairs – February 2008
Chefs A' Field – 2007– Kids on the Farm
CNN – November 2005
In the News
Travel + Leisure Magazine – March 2009– “Essential New Orleans”
Garden & Gun Magazine – December 2008–“The Besh Gumbo Ever”
Redbook Magazine – November 2008–“A Big Easy Thanksgiving” and “The Big Easy Food Tour”
Vogue Magazine – November 2008
USA Today – October 31, 2008
Cooking Light Magazine – October 2008 – “Market Basket Challange”
Esquire Magazine – October 2008and August 2008
Culture & Leisure Magazine – Fall 2008 – “European Influences”
GQ Magazine – September 2008
Food & Wine – July 2008–“New Orleans on Six Meals a Day” and “50 Best Chef Hall of Fame”
The New York Times – June 25, 2008 and October 31, 2007 –“From Disaster, A Chef Forges an Empire”
Cookie Magazine – May 2008 – “Gone Fishin' ”
Restaurant Hospitality – February 2008 – “10 Thoughts from John Besh”
Food & Wine Magazine – December 2007 – “The Big, Easy Christmas”
The Wall Street Journal – November 2007 – “Chefs at Home”
Travel + Leisure – November 2007 – “Soul Survivor”
House & Garden – October 2007 – “Off Duty”
Town & Country – April 2007 – “Farm to Table”
Town & Country – June 2006 – “New Orleans Now”
O The Oprah Magazine – March 2006 – “Delta Force - New Orleans’ mightiest chefs cook again!”
Gourmet Magazine – February 2006 – “A Letter from New Orleans – Some Heroes and the Food on Their Tables”
The New York Times – September 2005, October 2005 and January 2006.
Gambit Weekly – November 2004 – “Top 40 Under 40”
Travel + Leisure – November 2003 – “40 Great Places to Spend the Holidays”
Food & Wine Magazine – July 2003 – “A Chef At Peace”
The New York Times – April 2002 – “Off Off Bourbon Street, a Jubilant Revival”