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From left: Ben Pollinger, executive chef of Oceana in New York City; James Liao; Belinda Chang, wine director of The Modern in New York; and Jansen Chan, executive pastry chef of Oceana.

New York chefs Franklin Becker, executive chef of Abe & Arthur’s (left), and Julian Alonzo, executive chef of Brasserie 8 ½

New Orleans restaurateur Lally Brennan (left) and Tory McPhail, executive chef of Commander’s Palace

David Waltuck (left), executive chef of New York-based Ark Restaurants, and Angela Pinkerton, executive pastry chef at Eleven Madison Park in New York

Joe Campanale, co-owner and beverage director of Dell'Anima, L'Artusi and Anfora, all in New York, celebrates Mother’s Day at Chefs’ Night Out with his mother, Karen Campanale

Gary Danko, left, chef-owner of Restaurant Gary Danko in San Francisco, with Emerald Yeh, chair of the James Beard Foundation Broadcast awards, and her husband Ron Blatman

Sheep brain, with a side of smoked lemon gremolata, was served out of sheep head at Dickson’s Farmstead Meats

David Posey, chef de cuisine of Blackbird in Chicago, with Curtis Duffy, chef de cuisine of Avenues, also in Chicago

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