James Beard Awards 2009: After-parties

Avery Fisher Hall

Super-healthy hottie Ellie Krieger, native New Yorker and Food Network star, took home a Beard as well in the “Healthy Focus” cookbook category for “The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life.” Ellie dishes on her NYC favorites: “I am so happy that The Modern won because I love it. I love Mario Batali’s restaurants, even some of the more casual ones like Lupa. I love Danny Meyer’s as well, especially Tabla because I love Indian food. I love the diversity in NYC. Everywhere I turn I can have a culinary adventure.”