The ceremony was held Monday night in Chicago.
Phila Lorn from Mawn in South Philadelphia won the Emerging Chef category.
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Three other locals were in the running.
Despite the win, Lorn won't be slowing down anytime soon.
He and his wife are about to open a second restaurant, a Southeast Asian oyster bar called Sao, in South Philadelphia.