The award, the equivalent of the best picture trophy at the Oscars, went to the Slanted Door, and was handed out at the Beard foundation's annual festivities, Monday in New York. For Patterson, it was his sixth consecutive nomination in the category, but he said the award was more about his restaurant staff. The Restaurant at Meadowood, one of two Bay Area restaurants to boast a perfect three Michelin stars, took home the award for outstanding service. Popular quarterly Lucky Peach dominated the journalism awards, earning five wins, including one for East Bay food writer John Birdsall, whose essay "America, Your Food Is So Gay" won the food and culture writing award. Civil Eats, a Bay Area website focused on sustainable food and agriculture issues, was named publication of the year.