http://www.nola.com/...ef_anne_ke.html is an absolutely inspirational story about a great American chef, Anne Kearney. She won the Beard Award for the Southeast in 2002 and then because of a brain aneurisym, walked away from what was then, New Orleans best restaurant, Peristyle. Returning to Dayton, Ohio she took two years off and then eased her way back into the kitchen. Now, she is nominated for a new James Beard Award for best chef in the Great Lakes Region. Incredible story. I sincerely hope she beats out the four Chicago restaurants she is running against in her category.