James Beard Awards Part 2

Delivered February 27th, 2018. Contributors: Sarah F., Varun N., Syed A., Sarah D., Justin B., Nyaingo J., Victor E., Allison B. and

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 3-36

Adam Siegel and Alexander Roberts do not have a birthday listed. Aaron Silverman, Abraham Conlon, Alain Rondelli, Alan Wong, Alessandro Stratta, and Alex Lee did not have birthdays listed but had ages that were used to estimate a birth year. The information has been updated on the attached spreadsheet for each chef.

In order to complete the spreadsheet, I used the James Beard search tool to find the region and whether the chef was a winner or nominee for each year listed on the spreadsheet. I then searched for birthdays, genders and race through restaurant or chef profiles, news articles or chef websites. For the chefs I was unable to locate a birth date or birth year for, I put an 'N/A' in the box. Some chefs did not have dates or years listed but listed the chef's age at the time of the article.  I used the date of the article and listed age to estimate the chef's year of birth. If a race was not listed, I used attached photographs to determine race. The links where the information was located are listed in the sources' column for each chef. 

The spreadsheet has been update for rows 3-31 with the region, nominee or winner, age, gender, race and sources filled in for each chef. The spreadsheet can be accessed here. 

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 37-86

Andrew Taylor, Andrew Weissman, and Andrew Zimmerman do not have a date of birth or birth year listed. Alon Shaya, Amy Brandwein, Anita Lo, Ann Cashion, Anne Quatrano, and April Bloomfield do not have a date of birth listed but had ages that were used to estimate a birth year. The information has been updated on the attached spreadsheet for each chef.

To complete the spreadsheet, I used the James Beard search tool to find the region and whether the chef was a winner or nominee for each year provided on the spreadsheet. I then searched for birthdays, genders, and race through restaurant or chef profiles, news articles, or chef websites. For the chefs I was unable to locate a birth date or year for, I put an 'N/A' in the box. Some chefs did not have dates or years listed but listed the chef's age at the time the article was written. I used the date of the article and age listed for the chef to estimate the chef's year of birth. If a race was not listed, I used attached photographs to determine race unless there was no photograph listed. In this case I entered 'undisclosed' as instructed. 

The spreadsheet has been update with the chef information for rows 37-86. The region, nominee or winner, age, gender, race, and sources have been filled in for each entry. The spreadsheet can be accessed here. 

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 87-124

Arnaud Berthelier, Barry Maiden, Binh Duong, and Bradford Thompson did not have a date of birth listed. Ashley Christensen, Barbara Figueroa, Benjamin Sukle, Beverly Kim, and Brad Spence, did not have a date of birth listed but had ages that were used to estimate a birth year. The information has been updated on the attached spreadsheet for each chef.

To complete the spreadsheet, I searched for birthdays, genders, and race through restaurant or chef profiles, news articles or chef websites. For the chefs I was unable to locate a birth date or year for, I put an 'N/A' in the box. Some chefs did not have dates or years listed but listed the chef's age at the time the article was written. I used the date of the article and age listed for the chef to estimate the chef's year of birth. If a race was not listed, I used attached photographs to determine race. 

The spreadsheet has been update with the chef information for rows 87-124 columns E-H. The age, gender, race and sources have been filled in for each entry. The spreadsheet can be accessed here.

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 125-158

I have populated rows 125 to 158 of the "Beard Awards 2" tab of the attached spreadsheet. Below you will find the methodology I used to obtain the information. 
METHODOLOGY
I have outlined the method used to find each detail.
—Region and Nominee/Winner: As given on the James Beard website.
—Age: For some individuals, the birth date or year of birth was found explicitly mentioned in articles. In other cases, I estimated the present age on the basis of age mentioned in articles older than a year and used that information to determine the year of birth. However, for a few chefs, the year of birth or age was not found on professional networks/ databases or media articles. Wherever this is the case, the respective cells have been marked as N/A.
—Gender: As mentioned in articles and by visual interpretation of the photograph.
—Race: Race was determined by a combination of the name; place of birth and upbringing; and visual interpretation of the individual's photograph. 
CONCLUSIONAll required details have been entered in rows 125-158 of the "Beard Awards 2" tab of the attached spreadsheet. 

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 159-202

The requested details have been incorporated into the attached spreadsheet.

Catherine Whims, Chris Shepherd, Christian Bertrand, Christine Keff, Christopher Gross, and Christopher Hastings do not have birthdays listed. However, a rough estimate has been included as to when they were born (or how old they are) by using the earliest years mentioned in their interviews and/or biographies.

Celina Tio, Charles Dale, Chris Bianco, and Christopher Israel did not have birthdays listed but their ages mentioned in articles were used to estimate their birth years. The information has been updated on the attached spreadsheet for each chef.

In order to complete the spreadsheet, I searched for birthdays, genders, and race through restaurant or chef profiles, biographies, news articles, or chef websites. For the chefs that I was unable to locate a birth date or birth year for, I have put 'Undisclosed' in the respective cells. 

The race for most of the chefs is not listed, however, I have included their birthplace or places they were brought up in in the respective cells as an alternative. Race was only listed for Cathal Armstrong, Charles Palmer, Charlie Trotter, and Christopher Hastings. Only 3 chefs — out of the 15 — were female, while the rest of them were male. The links used for the location of information are listed in the 'Sources' column for each chef.

The spreadsheet has been updated for rows 159-202 with the age, gender, race, and sources filled in for each chef. The spreadsheet can be accessed here.

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 203-253

To complete the spreadsheet, I searched for birthdays, genders, and race through restaurant or chef profiles, news articles, or chef websites. For the chefs I was unable to locate a birth date or year for, I put an 'Unknown" in the box. Some chefs did not have dates or years listed but listed the chef's age at the time the article was written. I used the date of the article and age listed for the chef to estimate the chef's year of birth. If a race was not listed, I used attached photographs to determine race unless there was no photograph listed. In this case I entered 'undisclosed' as instructed. 

The spreadsheet has been update with the chef information for rows 203-253, columns E-H. The age, gender, race, and sources have been filled in for each entry. The complete details of my research findings can be found in the attached spreadsheet. 

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 254-283

Rows 254-283, columns E-H of the Beard Awards 2 tab of the attached spreadsheet have been completed. The date or year of birth for every chef except Dan Kluger and David Israelow have been provided on the spreadsheet. There are only male chefs on the list, and David Chang is the only Asian (non-Caucasian) chef on the list. Please note that the information for gender was determined by examining the chef’s images and his name. Only the race for Dan Barber, Daniel Boulud, and David Chang was mentioned in biographies or articles published online. The race for the other chefs was determined by examining their images. Below, I will provide the findings of this research.

FINDING OF RESEARCH
Curtis Duffy - An article published in 2017 mentioned that “at 42 this year, Duffy has amassed more than 20 years of cooking experience...” Thus, Duffy was born in 1975. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

Dan Barber - An article published on The Talks stated that his date of birth is 1969. According to a biography published online, he is White/Caucasian.  

Dan Kluger - An extensive search for Kluger’s age or year of birth did not provide any results. Only his place of birth (New York City) is provided on sources such as his website and other biographies published online. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

Daniel Boulud - According to his profile on his website, Boulud was born in 1955. According to a biography published online, he was born on March 25, 1955, and is White/Caucasian.  

Daniel Humm - An article published on The Talks stated that his date of birth is 1976. According to a biography published online, he was born on September 21, 1976. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

Daniel Patterson - An article published on Phaidon mentioned that after “relocating to San Francisco in 1989 at the age of 20, Patterson opened a series of well-received, though ultimately unsuccessful restaurants…” Thus, Patterson was born in 1969. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

Dave Beran - Beran was 29 years old when Grant Achatz chose him to be the executive chef at his new restaurant Next in 2011. Thus, Beran was born in 1982. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

David Bouley - According to a biography published online, he was born on May 27, 1953. There are no recent articles published online that discussed his age. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

David Bull - An article published in 2017 stated that Bull is 42 years old. Thus, he was born in 1975. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

David Burke - According to a biography published online, he was born on February 27, 1962. There are no recent articles published online that discussed his age. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

David Chang - According to a biography published online, he was born on August 5, 1977. An article published on Robb Report mentioned that his menu drew “inspiration from his Asian heritage as well as his American upbringing.”

David Israelow - His age could not be determined due to limited information published online. Most articles talked about Israelow winning the Washoku World Challenge. His interview with the Tokyo Sushi Academy also did not discuss his age. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

David Kinch - According to a biography published on IMDb and an article published on Medium, he was born on April 4, 1961. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

David Myers - An article published in 2016 stated that Myers is 42 years old. Thus, he was born in 1974. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

David Pasternack - A 2005 article published on the New Yorker stated that Pasternack was 41 years old at that time. Thus, he was born in 1964. This dated article was utilized as recent articles did not discuss his age. An extensive search did not provide any articles or biographies that confirm his race. His race (Caucasian) was determined by visually examining his images.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, rows 254-283, columns E-H of the Beard Awards 2 tab of the attached spreadsheet have been completed. The date or year of birth for every chef except Dan Kluger and David Israelow have been provided on the spreadsheet. There are only male chefs on the list, and David Chang is the only Asian (non-Caucasian) chef on the list.

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 284-315

In the attached spreadsheet (rows 284-315), columns E, F, and G are complete with age, gender and race details, including links to the sources of the information in column H. For a majority of the chefs, their year of birth, gender and race is provided, however, in some cases where the information is not found in the public domain, “Unknown” has been entered into the specific cells. While not all biographies provided all the requested details, various sources such as blogs, news articles, interviews, and so on, were used to estimate the year of birth (i.e., by examining the publication date of the article and using the age provided on the article to calculate the correct year of birth). In addition, individual photos were used to assist in determining race where such information was unavailable. Therefore, it is important to note that the race of the chef is annotated based on the subjective perception of appearance from the photos found in the provided sources. The attached spreadsheet with further details is found here.

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 316-363

To complete this request, we sourced information individually for each chef listed in rows 316-363 in order to fill columns E-H. However, we expanded our research scope beyond Wonder's standard scope of two years to research for credible sources to fill the columns for age and race. Where age and/or race of a chef could not be sourced, we added the closest approximation, or filled the respective column with 'undisclosed.' For some chefs in this request, after extensively researching their published biographies, we couldn't source their ages, hence, we used the stated age on a credible article and subtracted same from the date of publication of the article to find the year of birth were applicable. In addition, individual photos were used to assist in determining race where such information was unavailable. Therefore, it is important to note that the race of the chef is annotated based on the subjective perception of appearance from the photos found in the provided sources.

As requested, the spreadsheet has been updated with each of the chef information for rows 316-363, columns E-H. Their respective age, gender, race, and sources have been filled in for each entry. Please find complete details of our research findings in the attached spreadsheet.  

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Beard Awards Chef Details Rows 364-409

Rows 364 through 409 have been filled in on the James Beard Award Winner shared spreadsheet. I also listed the information below for your convenience. 

Please note that in most cases, I could not find clear confirmation of race. However, I was able to find pictures in every case, leading to my assumption that all chefs on the list identify as white. When available, I included the chef's country of descent to add more understand regarding race, especially since some Spanish chefs may identify as Hispanic rather than white.

Please also note that in some cases, the birth date of the chef was not explicitly stated. In these cases, I looked for sources which stated the age of the chef and used the publish date of the source to determine the age. However, in this case, the date is within 1 year, since without the exact birth date, we cannot know if the publish date is before or after the chef's birthday for the year.

Without further ado, here is the list:

Rows 364-368: Frank Stitt is a Caucasian male born on 08/04/1954.

Rows 369-371: Gabino Sotelino is a Caucasian male (of Spanish descent) born in 1949.

Rows 372-375: Gabriel Kreuther is a Caucasian male (of French descent) born in 1970. 

Row 376: Gabriel Rucker is a Caucasian male born in 1981.

Rows 377-379: Gabrielle Hamilton is a Caucasian female born in 1966.

Rows 380-381: Gabrielle Quinonez Denton is a Caucasian female. Her birth date is unknown, as it is not reported in any of her published bios.

Row 382: Gale Gand is a Caucasian female born in 1957.

Rows 383-385: Gary Danko is a Caucasian male born on 12/31/1956.

Rows 386-388: George Germon was a Caucasian male born on 04/01/1945.

Rows 389-391: George Mahaffey is a Caucasian male. His birth date is unknown, as it is not reported in any of his published bios.

Rows 392-394: George Mavrothalassitis is a Caucasian male (of French descent) born in 1945.

Rows 394-398: Georges Perrier is a Caucasian male (of French descent) born in 1943.

Row 399: Gerald Hirigoyen is a Caucasian male (of Spanish descent). His birth date is unknown, as it is not reported in any of his published bios.

Row 400-405: Gerard Craft is a Caucasian male born in 1980.

Row 406-409: Gerard Pangaud is a Caucasian male born in 1953.

Again, here is the shared spreadsheet where you can also find all information listed above, along with sources, for rows 364-409.