Reprinted from DinewiseChicago by Cindy Kurman and Lee Barrie
It’s that time of year again—the countdown to May and the annual James Beard Foundation Awards. The James Beard Foundation announced the nominees on their blog today. The semifinalists for their Restaurant and Chef Awards include a number of Chicago-area chefs and restaurants.
Judges from across the country will take a look at the list and vote to narrow it down to a final list of nominees. The Foundation will be live tweeting the nominee announcement on March 21, but in the meantime you can check to see if your favorite Chicago chefs and restaurants are listed and visit the JBF Blog for the full list from around the country.
Here's the Chicago roundup:
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Girl & the Goat
Girl & the Goat
OUTSTANDING CHEF
Paul Kahan, Blackbird
Tony Mantuano, Spiaggia
Paul Kahan, Blackbird
Tony Mantuano, Spiaggia
OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF
Patrick Fahy, Blackbird
Mindy Segal, Mindy's HotChocolate Restaurant and Dessert Bar
OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT
Spiaggia
Tru
OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR
Scott Harris (Davanti Enoteca, DiSotto Enoteca,
Dough Boys, Fat Rosie’s, Francesca’s, Osteria Ottimo, Purple
Pig, and Salatino’s)
Richard Melman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises,
(Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!, Eiffel Tower, Everest, L2O, Mon
Ami Gabi, Shaw’s Crab House, Tru, Wow Bao, and others)
OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Les Nomades
Topolobampo
OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE
Avenues at the Peninsula, Michael Muser
OUTSTANDING WINE AND SPIRITS PROFESSIONAL
Charles Joly, The Drawing Room
RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR
Anthony Martin, Tru
BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA
Michael Carlson, Schwa
Curtis Duffy, Avenues at the Peninsula
Dirk Flanigan, Henri
Dale Levitski, Sprout
Chris Nugent, Les Nomades
Paul Virant, Vie, Western Springs
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