Bar Agricole, Chronicle Early James Beard Winners

Before tonight's chef and restaurants awards are handed out at the 2011 James Beard Awards, early technical awards in the non-chef categories (i.e., books, broadcast, journalism and restaurant design) were bestowed Friday night. A few Bay Area notables were among the winners, including Aidlin Darling Design for Outstanding Restaurant Design at Bar Agricole, Secrets of the Sommeliers: How to Think and Drink Like the World’s Top Wine Professionals by Jordan Mackay and Rajat Parr for Ten Speed Press, and the Chronicle's Jon Bonné and Miriam Morgan for Outstanding Food Section of a General Interest Publication. Congratulations to all the winners! We look forward to brown-nosing you at various food events around town. [Inside Scoop]