Filed under: Tyson Cole Wins Best Chef: Southwest at the Beard Awards by Paula Forbes May 10, 2011, 4:30am CDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Tyson Cole Wins Best Chef: Southwest at the Beard Awards Pocket Flipboard Email Grid View Cole with Saipin Chutima of Las Vegas' Lotus of Siam. More From Eater Austin The Latest Founder of Austin’s Iconic Drive-Thrus Dan’s and Fran’s Hamburgers, Fran Junk, Dies at 89 By Nadia Chaudhury The Last Remaining Opal Divine’s Restaurant Closes in Austin By Nadia Chaudhury Another Austin Brewery — Friends & Allies Brewing — Is Closing By Nadia Chaudhury Rainey Street Wagyu Burger Spot Expands With New East Austin Restaurant By Nadia Chaudhury The Best Things the Eater Austin Team Ate This Week: New York-Style Pizza and Speakeasy Cocktails By Eater Staff Favorite Italian Spot Intero Is Opening a New Restaurant in Central East Austin By Erin Russell