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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”