Press Releases

Accolades and Honors

Food Arts — January 2009 —

Silver Spoon Award
New Orleans City Business — January 2009 —

Best Owner – 2008 – Best Fine Dining Establishment; Best Casual Upscale Dining Establishment; Best New Restaurant; Best Owner; Best Executive Chef
Louisiana Restaurant Association — December 2008 —

Restaurateur of the Year
Gayot Top 40 Restaurants — December 2008
Bon Appétit — February 2008 —

“The Hot 10/The Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants” list.
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 — June 2007 —

Restaurant Neighbor Award
Nation’s Restaurant News Hall of Fame Awards — May 2007
Gourmet Magazine — October 2006 —

“Top 50 Restaurants”
The James Beard Foundation Awards — July 2006 —

Best Chef, Southeast
Santé Restaurant Culinary Hospitality Award — December 2005
Great American Seafood Cook-off — July 2004 —

Winner
Food & Wine Magazine — July 1999 —

Best New Chef

In the News

Travel + Leisure Magazine — March 2009 —

“Essential New Orleans”
Garden & Gun Magazine — December 2008 —

“The Besh Gumbo Ever”
Vogue Magazine — November 2008
Redbook Magazine — November 2008 —

“A Big Easy Thanksgiving” and “The Big Easy Food Tour”
Culture & Leisure Magazine — October 2008 —

Fall 2008 – “European Influences”
Esquire Magazine — October 2008 —

and August 2008
USA Today — October 2008
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 2008 —

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”
Travel + Leisure — November 2007 —

“Soul Survivor”
The Wall Street Journal — November 2007 —

“Chefs at Home”
House & Garden — October 2007 —

“Off Duty”
Cooking Light Magazine — October 2007 —

“Market Basket Challange”
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 — June 2003 —

“A Chef At Peace”
The New York Times — April 2002 —

“Off Off Bourbon Street, a Jubilant Revival”

Television and Internet

Paula's Best Dishes — May 2009
The Martha Stewart Show — March 2009
Marines.com — March 2009 —

Quality Citizens
Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels — February 2009 —

and February 2006
Bravo! Top Chef — February 2009
Gourmet.com — February 2009 —

Cookbook Club
Rising From Ruins — January 2009 —

Documentary
Plum TV — October 2008 —

American Express Insider City Guides New Orleans
Bocuse d'Or — September 2008 —

Emcee with Al Roker
Great American Seafood Cook-off — June 2008 —

Master of Ceremonies
After Hours with Daniel — May 2008
Today Show — April 2008 —

7 episodes – April 2008, October 2007, June 2006, November 2005, April 2005, and December 2003
Cox Community Affairs — February 2008
“My Louisiana” — January 2008 —

Ad Campaign
Zatarain's Media Tour — January 2008 —

Spokesperson
Greater New Orleans — January 2008
Sundance Channel, Iconoclasts — November 2007 —

Chef John Besh and Wynton Marsalis
Food Network: The Next Iron Chef Series — July 2007
Chefs A' Field — June 2007 —

Kids on the Farm
Food Network: Challenge Series — July 2006 —

Judge – “The Next Great Chef”, “Mac and Cheese”, “Thanksgiving”, “Super Seafood Grill Off”, “All American Tailgating Cook-off”
Food Network: Iron Chef America — February 2006 —

Victorious against Chef Mario Batali
CNN — November 2005

Accolades and Honors

Food Arts — January 2009 —

Silver Spoon Award
New Orleans City Business — January 2009 —

Best Owner – 2008 – Best Fine Dining Establishment; Best Casual Upscale Dining Establishment; Best New Restaurant; Best Owner; Best Executive Chef
Louisiana Restaurant Association — December 2008 —

Restaurateur of the Year
Gayot Top 40 Restaurants — December 2008
Bon Appétit — February 2008 —

“The Hot 10/The Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants” list.
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 — June 2007 —

Restaurant Neighbor Award
Nation’s Restaurant News Hall of Fame Awards — May 2007
Gourmet Magazine — October 2006 —

“Top 50 Restaurants”
The James Beard Foundation Awards — July 2006 —

Best Chef, Southeast
Santé Restaurant Culinary Hospitality Award — December 2005
Great American Seafood Cook-off — July 2004 —

Winner
Food & Wine Magazine — July 1999 —

Best New Chef

Television and Internet

Paula's Best Dishes — May 2009
The Martha Stewart Show — March 2009
Marines.com — March 2009 —

Quality Citizens
Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels — February 2009 —

and February 2006
Bravo! Top Chef — February 2009
Gourmet.com — February 2009 —

Cookbook Club
Rising From Ruins — January 2009 —

Documentary
Plum TV — October 2008 —

American Express Insider City Guides New Orleans
Bocuse d'Or — September 2008 —

Emcee with Al Roker
Great American Seafood Cook-off — June 2008 —

Master of Ceremonies
After Hours with Daniel — May 2008
Today Show — April 2008 —

7 episodes – April 2008, October 2007, June 2006, November 2005, April 2005, and December 2003
Cox Community Affairs — February 2008
“My Louisiana” — January 2008 —

Ad Campaign
Zatarain's Media Tour — January 2008 —

Spokesperson
Greater New Orleans — January 2008
Sundance Channel, Iconoclasts — November 2007 —

Chef John Besh and Wynton Marsalis
Food Network: The Next Iron Chef Series — July 2007
Chefs A' Field — June 2007 —

Kids on the Farm
Food Network: Challenge Series — July 2006 —

Judge – “The Next Great Chef”, “Mac and Cheese”, “Thanksgiving”, “Super Seafood Grill Off”, “All American Tailgating Cook-off”
Food Network: Iron Chef America — February 2006 —

Victorious against Chef Mario Batali
CNN — November 2005

In the News

Travel + Leisure Magazine — March 2009 —

“Essential New Orleans”
Garden & Gun Magazine — December 2008 —

“The Besh Gumbo Ever”
Vogue Magazine — November 2008
Redbook Magazine — November 2008 —

“A Big Easy Thanksgiving” and “The Big Easy Food Tour”
Culture & Leisure Magazine — October 2008 —

Fall 2008 – “European Influences”
Esquire Magazine — October 2008 —

and August 2008
USA Today — October 2008
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 2008 —

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”
Travel + Leisure — November 2007 —

“Soul Survivor”
The Wall Street Journal — November 2007 —

“Chefs at Home”
House & Garden — October 2007 —

“Off Duty”
Cooking Light Magazine — October 2007 —

“Market Basket Challange”
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 — June 2003 —

“A Chef At Peace”
The New York Times — April 2002 —

“Off Off Bourbon Street, a Jubilant Revival”