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Boston finalists shut out at James Beard Awards
The James Beard Awards named no winners in Massachusetts Monday night.
But the ceremony did give a shoutout to Sullivan's Castle Island, which was named an America's Classics winner in February.
Why it matters: It's the biggest night in the restaurant business.
Driving the news: Jungsik Yim, the veteran chef behind Korean restaurant Jungsik in New York, won the outstanding chef award, beating Sarma's Cassie Piuma.
Brookline's Merai lost to Puerto Rico-based Identidad Cocktail Bar for best new bar.
Sky Haneul Kim of Gift Horse in Providence won the Best Chef: Northeast award, beating Urban Hearth owner Erin Miller and three other finalists.
Yes, but: Brendan and Adrian Sullivan joined the ceremony in Chicago to celebrate their award, four months after winning the James Beard Foundation honors .
"It's so surreal to be in the company that we're in tonight ... It's a 'pinch-me moment,'" Adrian Sullivan tells Axios.
