A Philadelphia chef received the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic Award at this year’s James Beard Awards.
Jesse Ito, of Royal Sushi & Izakaya, was up against four-time nominee Amanda Shulman from Her Place Supper Club and two-time nominees Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate from Honeysuckle.
Ito is a nine-time nominee, and this is his first win…