NEW YORK —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
This is the second year the James Beard Foundation has published the names of the semifinalists. The organization began the practice after the 2008 list was leaked by one of the judges. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
This is the third year that online nominations have been accepted. Beard Foundation president Susan Ungaro said about 21,000 people submitted nominations this year in the 17 chef and restaurant categories, up from 15,000 last year and 9,000 the year before. Those votes were culled by the awards committee into the list of semifinalists. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
The semifinalists will be considered by a number of regional panels of past winners and food writers. That round of voting will end on March 8, and the finalists for the prestigious awards will be announced on March 22 at Dickie Brennan’s Palace Cafe in New Orleans. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
Then, after another round of voting, the winners will be announced May 3 at a gala celebration at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
Just over half of this year’s semifinalists were also semifinalists last year, not including the nominees for best new restaurant, which are all new. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
About 400 judges participate in the two rounds of voting, according to Ungaro. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
Notable newcomers to the list of outstanding restaurateurs are Bruce and Eric Bromberg of Blue Ribbon Restaurants in New York, Michael Dellar of Lark Creek Restaurants in San Francisco, Steve Ells of Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Chicago restaurateur Donald Madia, who is chef Paul Kahan’s business partner. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
Fourteen of the 20 chefs on last year’s long list of outstanding chefs are back. The newcomers are themselves restaurant veterans: Gary Danko in San Francisco, Robert Del Grande in Houston, Mark Peel in Los Angeles, Julian Serrano in Las Vegas, Michael Smith in Kansas City, Mo., and Jerry Traunfeld in Seattle. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
The list of semifinalists for best new restaurants include Adesso in Oakland, Calif., Ping in Portland Ore., Marea in New York City, Miller Union in Atlanta, Samar in Dallas and Bibou in Philadelphia. —The James Beard Foundation has named the 397 semifinalists for its annual awards, which go to restaurants, chefs, restaurateurs and wine and spirits professionals across the country.
The full list of semifinalists can be downloaded at