During a ceremony held last night at Chicago's Lyric Opera House the James Beard Foundation revealed this year's elite class of restaurants and chefs. Al-Ameer Restaurant co-founders Khalil Ammar and Zaki Hashem were among the evening's honorees, taking home an America's Classics Award for their Lebanese dining institution. Here is the video created by the Beard Foundation to highlight Al-Ameer's achievement.
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American's Classics honorees accept their awards at the 2016 James Beard Awards ceremony in Chicago. [Photo: Screenshot via Eater]
Learn more about the history and philosophy behind the restaurant in the clip above and don't forget to visit Eater for a a full list of nominees and winners, plus quips and commentary from Eater's liveblogging reports editors Hillary Dixler and Erin DeJesus.
