Camp Washington Chili Cincinnati, Ohio White House Sub Shop Atlantic City, N.J. Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room Savannah, Ga. Moosewood Rest. Ithaca, N.Y. Mario’s Pizzeria Bronx, N.Y. Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse Dallas, Texas Swan Oyster Depot San Francisco, Calif. Helena Hawaiian Foods Oahu, Hawaii

TRY THE UPSET SPECIAL Only one surprise on this night: best food photography. The audience was sure “The French Laundry Cookbook” would win. When “New Food Fast” was called, a gasp echoed through the crowd.

CHEF CHIC For some cooks, that white coat is like a prison. Chefwear, whose new line was on display all night, offers “fashion forward” alternatives’a godsend for culinary artistes who’ve stepped out of the kitchen and onto the sets of their own cooking shows.