French Quarter establishment Cornet was crowned champion of the first-ever Bean Madness tournament following a championship match at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum on Sunday. The restaurant defeated Avery’s on Tulane with a final score 61 – 49.

Chef Cedric Lewis of Cornet was honored with the tournament’s “Legume D’Or” Trophy, which will stay in Cornet’s kitchen until March of next year.

Inspired by the annual March Madness college basketball tournament, the inaugural Bean Madness tournament pit 64 New Orleans establishments against one another in search of the city’s best restaurant-cooked red beans. Over the course the past few weeks, locals have voted for their favorites during a series of blind taste tests and even filled out prediction brackets to try their luck at calling the results.

After four rounds, the tournament was down to just four competitors known as the “Final Fork.” Each of these establishments was declared the winner of its respective regional division: Avery’s on Tulane (Mid City — East), Cornet (French Quarter), Joey K’s (Uptown) and Frady’s (Downtown). The final round came down Cornet and Avery’s, with Cornet taking the top spot.

Bean Madness was put on the organizers of the Red Beans Parade and was a fundraiser for local non-profits Anna’s Place and Make Music NOLA.