The following Charleston restaurants, chefs, and writers have won James Beard awards:
RESTAURANTS
- Bertha's Kitchen
- America's Classics (2017)
- Bowens Island Restaurant
- America's Classics (2006)
- FIG
- Outstanding Wine Program (2018)
CHEFS
- Sean Brock (McCrady's)
- Best Chef Southeast (2010)
- Mike Lata (FIG)
- Best Chef Southeast (2009)
- Rodney Scott (Rodney Scott's BBQ)
- Best Chef Southeast (2018)
- Jason Stanhope (FIG)
- Best Chef Southeast (2015)
- Robert Stehling (Hominy Grill)
- Best Chef Southeast (2008)
AUTHORS/COOKBOOKS/JOURNALISTS
- Sean Brock
- Book - Heritage (2015)
- Nathalie Dupree
- Book - Nathalie Dupree's Southern Memories (1994)
- Book - Nathalie Dupree's Comfortable Entertaining (1999)
- Book - Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking (2013)
- Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America (2015)
- Matt and Ted Lee
- Cookbook of the Year - The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook (2007)
- Food of the Americas - The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook (2007)
- Hana Raskin
- Journalism: Local Impact - “Free crabs!," “A Significant Goodbye,” “Feeding the Prison System” (2017)
