James Beard Foundation host Carla Hall poses on the red carpet before the 2016 James Beard Awards on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Chicago, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
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CHICAGO (AP) - Chef Suzanne Goin of Lucques restaurant in Los Angeles took home the outstanding chef award, and Chicago's Alinea won outstanding restaurant at this year's James Beard Awards.
The awards were presented Monday night at the Lyric Opera in Chicago. It's the awards' second year in the Second City after more than two decades in New York.
This year's win was the first top prize for Alinea. Its chef, Grant Achatz, won the outstanding chef award in 2008.
This year's outstanding restaurateur award went to Ken Friedman of New York.
Dahlia Narvaez of Los Angeles' Osteria Mozza won the outstanding pastry chef award. Her win combined with Goin's top prize and Los Angeles chef Nancy Silverton's outstanding chef win in 2014 shows the West Coast is earning its due.
James Beard Foundation presenter Andrew Zimmern, left, takes a photo with lifetime achievement nominee, Leah Chase, center, from Dooky Chase's restaurant in New Orleans, and TV personality Steve Dolinsky on the red carpet before the 2016 James Beard Awards on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Chicago, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
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Lee Wolen, right, from Boka in Chicago, poses on the red carpet before the 2016 James Beard Awards on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Chicago, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
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James Beard Foundation president Susan Ungaro, center, poses with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, and Illinois Restaurant Association's Sam Toia on the red carpet before the 2016 James Beard Awards on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
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Daniela Soto-Innes, right, from Cosme in New York, poses on the red carpet before the 2016 James Beard Awards on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Chicago, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
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