The San Francisco Bay Area had three finalists in the running for the country's top culinary awards but came up empty when the James Beard Foundation medallions were bestowed on chefs, restaurateurs and others Monday evening in Chicago.In the national categories, modern French pastry chef Margarita Manzke, of Republique in Los Angeles, won for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker over a field of finalists that included Vince Bugtong of Abaca in San Francisco (formerly of Oakland's dessert and cocktail bar, Viridian).
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