James Beard Awards Finalists Announced

This morning at the Frontera Grill in Chicago, the James Beard Awards Finalists were announced. Las Vegas scored four nominations as follows:

Paul Bartolotta (Bartolatta Ristorante di Mare) in the Best Chef Southwest Category

Claude LeTohic (Joel Robuchon) in the Best Chef Southwest Category

Kamel Guechida (Joel Robuchon and L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon) in the Best Pastry Chef (National) Category

Picasso (Robert Smith: Wine Director) in the Outstanding Wine Service Category.

For Picasso and Smith, this is their third nomination in a row. Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare was nominated two years ago for Best New Restaurant, and Paul Bartolotta previously won a Best Restaurant Midwest (in 1994) for Spiaggia in Chicago.

Eating Las Vegas offers its congratulations to all of these worthy nominees, and looks forward to the Award Ceremony on May 4th. We predict at least two of these nominees will garner the big prize. FYI: We correctly predicted that Bartolotta, Guechida and Smith would again make it to these finals, but whiffed on Saipain Chutima of Lotus of Siam making it to the last round (even though she was a finalist last year for Best Chef Southwest).

The complete list of JBF Nominees continues after the jump:

2009 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees
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>
> Broadcast Media Awards
> Presented by Viking Range Corporation
> For television, webcast, and radio programs aired in 2008.
>
> Audio Webcast or Radio Show
>
> Living Today, Martha Stewart Living Radio: José Andrés
> Host: Mario Bosquez
> Area: Nationwide U.S.
> Producers: Naomi Gabay and Lauren Gould
>
> Graperadio.com: Thomas Jefferson and Wine
> Hosts: Brian Clark, Eric Anderson, and Jay Selman
> Area: Online
> Producer: Jay Selman
>
> WNYC, The Leonard Lopate Show: 3-Ingredient Challenge
> Hosts: Leonard Lopate and Rozanne Gold
> Area: New York City Metro, Online
> Producer: Sarah English
>
> Video Webcast
>
> Obsessives: School Lunch Revolutionary
> Chow.com
> Producer: Meredith Arthur
>
> The Art of Blending
> Hosts: Brian Clark, Eric Anderson, and Jay Selman
> Graperadio.com
> Producers: Jay Selman and Mark Ryan
>
> Savoring the Best of World Flavors, Volume III: Vietnam and the Island
> of Sicily
> Host: Jonathan Coleman
> Ciaprochef.com/WCA3/
> Producers: John Barkley, Kenneth Wilmoth, Greg Drescher, Steve
> Jilleba, and Janet Fletcher
>
> Television Food Show, National and Local
>
> Lidia’s Italy: Sweet Napoli
> Host: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
> Network: PBS
> Producers: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Julia Harrison, and Shelly
> Burgess Nicotra
>
> The Château Dinner: A French Food at Home Special with Laura Calder
> Host: Laura Calder
> Network: Food Network Canada
> Producer: Johanna Eliot
>
> We Live to Eat: New Orleans’ Love Affair with Food
> Network: PBS
> Producers: e/Prime Media and the Historic New Orleans Collection
>
> Television Food Segment, National and Local
>
> ABC News, Nightline: Platelist
> Hosts: Martin Bashir, Cynthia McFadden, and Terry Moran
> Network: ABC
> Producer: Sarah Rosenberg
>
> CBS News Sunday Morning: In a Pinch
> Host: Martha Teichner
> Network: CBS
> Producers: Jon Carras and David Small
>
> ABC 7 News Friday Night Special: Hungry Hound
> Host: Steve Dolinsky
> Network: ABC
> Producer: Badriyyah Waheed
>
> Journalism Awards
> For articles published in English in 2008.
>
> Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs
>
> Monica Eng, Phil Vettel
> Chicago Tribune
> “Big Night. Big Mystery: Why Did Michael Carlson Vanish the Day After
> Serving Dinner to the Greatest Chefs in the World?”
>
> Katy McLaughlin
> The Wall Street Journal
> “Sushi Bullies”
>
> Tom Sietsema
> The Washington Post
> “Sound Check”
>
> Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes
>
> Monica Eng
> Chicago Tribune
> “Morality Bites: Mustering Some Sympathy for the Bedeviled Ham and
> Beef”
>
> Kristen Hinman
> Riverfront Times
> “The Pope of Pork”
>
> Craig LaBan
> The Philadelphia Inquirer
> “The Tender and the Tough”
>
> Newspaper Feature Writing with Recipes
>
> Rebekah Denn
> Seattle Post-Intelligencer
> “High on the Hairy Hogs: Super-Succulent Imports are Everything U.S.
> Pork Isn’t”
>
> David Leite
> The New York Times
> “Perfection? Hint: It’s Warm and Has a Secret”
>
> Kathleen Purvis
> The Charlotte Observer
> “The Belly of the Beast”
>
> Newspaper Food Section
>
> Chicago Tribune
> Carol Mighton Haddix
>
> San Francisco Chronicle
> Jon Bonné and Miriam Morgan
>
> The Washington Post
> Joe Yonan
>
> Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs
>
> Ruth Reichl
> Gourmet
> “The Last Time I Saw Paris…”
>
> Alan Richman
> Departures
> “Eating Small in New York”
>
> Anya von Bremzen
> Food & Wine
> “The Grilling Genius of Spain”
>
> Magazine Feature Writing with Recipes
>
> Edna Lewis*
> Gourmet
> “What is Southern?”
> *Published Posthumously
>
> David Dobbs
> Recipes by John Ash
> EatingWell
> “The Wild Salmon Debate: A Fresh Look at Whether Eating Farmed Salmon
> is…Well…OK”
>
> James Peterson
> Saveur
> “Mother Sauce: The Ancient Art of the Saucier is Alive and Well in the
> Kitchens of Paris and Beyond”
>
> Magazine Feature Writing Without Recipes
>
> Alan Richman
> GQ
> “Made (Better) in Japan”
>
> Patricia Sharpe and the staff members of Texas Monthly Magazine
> Texas Monthly
> “BBQ 08 (The Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas)”
>
> Monique Truong
> Gourmet
> “My Cherry Amour”
>
> Restaurant Reviews
>
> Jonathan Gold
> LA Weekly
> “A Proper Brasserie,” “A Fine Palate,” “Pho Town”
>
> Adam Platt
> New York Magazine
> “Faux French,” “The Mario of Midtown,” “Corton on Hudson”
>
> Tom Sietsema
> The Washington Post
> “Great Expectations,” “Robo Restaurant,” “An Earned Exclamation”
>
> Reporting on Nutrition or Food-Related Consumer Issues
>
> Barry Estabrook
> Gourmet
> “Greens of Wrath”
>
> Mark Adams, Amanda Fortini, Melissa Kirsch, Josh Ozersky, Rob
> Patronite, Adam Platt, and Robin Raisfeld
> New York Magazine
> “What Good is Breakfast?”
>
> Rachael Moeller Gorman
> EatingWell
> “How to Feed Your Mind”
>
> Blog Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurants, or Nutrition
>
> Andrew Knowlton
> The BA Foodist
> Bonappetit.com
>
> Hank Shaw
> Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
> Honest-food.net
>
> Erika Ehmsen, Elizabeth Jardina, Rick LaFrentz, Amy Machnak, Johanna
> Silver, Margaret Sloan, and Margo True
> Our One-Block Diet
> Oneblockdiet.sunset.com
>
> Food-Related Columns
>
> Dorie Greenspan
> Bon Appétit
> “Bacon-Cheddar Quick Bread,” “All-Purpose Holiday Cake,” “My Go-To
> Dough”
>
> Corby Kummer
> The Atlantic
> “A Papaya Grows in Holyoke,” “Beyond the McIntosh,” “Half a Loaf”
>
> Laura Shapiro
> Gourmet.com
> “Campaign Cookies,” “Why Does America Hate Ratatouille?,” “The Lord is
> my Chef”
>
> Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer
>
> Jon Bonné
> San Francisco Chronicle
> “Revolution by the Glass”
>
> Jay McInerney
> Men’s Vogue
> “Billionaire Winos”
>
> Alan Richman
> GQ
> “Viva La Revolucion!”
>
> Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurants, or Nutrition
>
> Chow.com
> Jane Goldman
>
> Epicurious.com
> Tanya Steel
>
> Gourmet.com
> Ruth Reichl
>
> Multimedia Food Journalism
>
> Ruth Reichl
> Gourmet.com
> “Gourmet Cookbook Club”
>
> Ruth Reichl
> Gourmet.com
> “The Test Kitchen”
>
> Mike Sula
> Chicagoreader.com
> “The Whole Hog Project”
>
> M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
>
> Celia Barbour
> O, The Oprah Magazine
> “Knead, Pray, Love”
>
> Aleksandra Crapanzano
> Gourmet
> “Benedictions”
>
> Alan Richman
> GQ
> “My Sweet Life”
>
> Book Awards
> Presented by Green & Black’s® Organic Chocolate
> For cookbooks published in English in 2008.
>
> American Cooking
>
> Arthur Schwartz’s Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited
> by Arthur Schwartz
> (Ten Speed Press)
>
> Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune of
> New Orleans
> Edited by: Marcelle Bienvenu and Judy Walker
> (Chronicle Books)
>
> Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook
> by Martha Hall Foose
> (Clarkson Potter)
>
> Baking
>
> Bakewise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking
> by Shirley O. Corriher
> (Scribner)
>
> Baking for All Occasions: A Treasury of Recipes for Everyday
> Celebrations
> by Flo Braker
> (Chronicle Books)
>
> The Art and Soul of Baking
> by Cindy Mushet, Sur La Table
> (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
>
> Beverage
>
> The Harney and Sons Guide to Tea
> by Michael Harney
> (The Penguin Press)
>
> The Wines of Burgundy
> by Clive Coates
> (University of California Press)
>
> WineWise: Your Complete Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and
> Enjoying Wine
> by Steven Kolpan, Brian H. Smith, and Michael A. Weiss, The Culinary
> Institute of America
> (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
>
> Cooking from a Professional Point of View
>
> Alinea
> by Grant Achatz
> (Achatz LLC/Ten Speed Press)
>
> The Big Fat Duck Cookbook
> by Heston Blumenthal
> (Bloomsbury USA)
>
> Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide
> by Thomas Keller
> (Artisan)
>
> General Cooking
>
> How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised Tenth Anniversary Edition)
> by Mark Bittman
> (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
>
> Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook
> by Martha Stewart with Sarah Carey
> (Clarkson Potter)
>
> The Bon Appétit Fast Easy Fresh Cookbook
> by Barbara Fairchild
> (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
>
> Healthy Focus
>
> Cooking with the Seasons at Rancho La Puerta: Recipes from the
> World-Famous Spa
> by Deborah Szekely and Deborah M. Schneider, with Jesús González
> (Stewart, Tabori & Chang)
>
> EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook
> by Philip A. Ades, M.D. and the Editors of EatingWell
> (The Countryman Press)
>
> The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life
> by Ellie Krieger
> (The Taunton Press, Inc.)
>
> International
>
> Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China
> by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
> (Artisan)
>
> Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover’s Treasury of Classics and
> Improvisations
> by Jayne Cohen
> (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
>
> Southeast Asian Flavors: Adventures in Cooking the Foods of Thailand,
> Vietnam, Malaysia, & Singapore
> by Robert Danhi
> (Mortar & Press)
>
> Photography
>
> The Big Fat Duck Cookbook
> Photographer: Dominic Davies
> Artist: Dave McKean
> (Bloomsbury USA)
>
> Decadent Desserts
> Photographer: Thomas Dhellemmes
> (Flammarion)
>
> Haute Chinese Cuisine from the Kitchen of Wakiya
> Photographer: Masashi Kuma
> (Kodansha International)
>
> Reference and Scholarship
>
> Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages
> by Anne Mendelson
> (Knopf)
>
> The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on
> the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs
> by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page
> (Little, Brown and Company)
>
> The Science of Good Food
> by David Joachim and Andrew Schloss, with A. Philip Handel, Ph.D.
> (Robert Rose Inc.)
>
> Single Subject
>
> Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes
> by Jennifer McLagan
> (Ten Speed Press)
>
> Mediterranean Fresh: A Compendium of One-Plate Salad Meals and
> Mix-and-Match Dressings
> by Joyce Goldstein
> (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
>
> The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever
> by Beatrice Ojakangas
> (Chronicle Books)
>
> Writing and Literature
>
> In Defense of Food
> by Michael Pollan
> (The Penguin Press)
>
> Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China
> by Fuchsia Dunlop
> (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
>
> Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef
> by Betty Fussell
> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
>
>
> Design and Graphics Awards
>
> Outstanding Restaurant Design
> For the best restaurant design or renovation in North America since
> January 1, 2006
>
> Design Firm: Design Bureaux, Inc.
> Designer: Thomas Schlesser
> Project: The Publican, Chicago
>
> Design Firm: Design Bureaux, Inc.
> Designer: Thomas Schlesser
> Project: Bar Boulud, NYC
>
> Design Firm: Starck Network and SBE Design Team
> Designers: Philippe Starck, Bruno Barrione, and Theresa Fatino
> Project: The Bazaar by José Andrés at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, Los
> Angeles
>
> Outstanding Restaurant Graphics
> For the best restaurant graphics executed in North America since
> January 1, 2006
>
> Design Firm: The JNL Graphic Design
> Designers: Jason Pickleman and Donald Madia
> Project: The Publican, Chicago
>
> Design Firm: Korn Design
> Designers: Denise Korn, Javier Cortés, and Bryant Ross
> Project: The Corner Office, Denver
>
> Designer: Steven Solomon
> Project: Terroir, NYC
>
> Restaurant and Chef Awards
>
> Outstanding Restaurateur Award
> A working restaurateur who sets high national standards in restaurant
> operations and entrepreneurship. Candidates must have been in the
> restaurant business for at least 10 years. Candidates must not have
> been nominated for a James Beard Foundation chef award in the past 10
> years.
>
> Tom Douglas
> Tom Douglas Restaurants
> Seattle
>
> Keith McNally
> Balthazar, Lucky Strike, Morandi, Pastis, Pravda, and Schiller’s
> Liquor Bar
> NYC
>
> Richard Melman
> Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
> Chicago
>
> Drew Nieporent
> Myriad Restaurant Group
> NYC
>
> Stephen Starr
> Starr Restaurant Organization
> Philadelphia
>
> Outstanding Chef Award
> Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters
> A working chef in America whose career has set national industry
> standards and who has served as an inspiration to other food
> professionals. Candidates must have been working as chefs for at least
> the past 5 years.
>
> José Andrés
> Minibar
> Washington, D.C.
>
> Dan Barber
> Blue Hill
> NYC
>
> Tom Colicchio
> Craft
> NYC
>
> Suzanne Goin
> Lucques
> Los Angeles
>
> Paul Kahan
> Blackbird
> Chicago
>
> Outstanding Restaurant Award
> A restaurant in the United States that serves as a national
> standard-bearer for consistent quality and excellence in food,
> atmosphere, and service. Candidates must have been in operation for at
> least 10 or more consecutive years.
>
> Babbo
> NYC
> Chef/Owner: Mario Batali
> Owner: Joe Bastianich
>
> Boulevard
> San Francisco
> Chef/Owner: Nancy Oakes
> Owner: Pat Kuleto
>
> Fore Street
> Portland, ME
> Chef/Owner: Sam Hayward
> Owners: Victor Leon and Dana Street
>
> Highlands Bar & Grill
> Birmingham, AL
> Chef/Owner: Frank Stitt
>
> Jean Georges
> NYC
> Chef/Owner: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
> Owner: Phil Suarez
>
> Rising Star Chef of the Year Award
> A chef age 30 or younger who displays an impressive talent and who is
> likely to have a significant impact on the industry in years to come.
>
> Nate Appleman
> A16
> San Francisco
>
> Sean Brock
> McCrady’s
> Charleston, SC
>
> Johnny Monis
> Komi
> Washington, D.C.
>
> Gabriel Rucker
> Le Pigeon
> Portland, OR
>
> Michael Solomonov
> Zahav
> Philadelphia
>
> Sue Zemanick
> Gautreau’s
> New Orleans
>
> Best New Restaurant
> Presented by Lexus
> A restaurant opened in 2008 that already displays excellence in food,
> beverage, and service and is likely to have a significant impact on
> the industry in years to come.
>
> The Bazaar by José Andrés at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills
> Los Angeles
> Chef/Owner: José Andrés
> Owners: Sam Narian and Philippe Starck
>
> Corton
> NYC
> Chef/Owner: Paul Liebrandt
> Owner: Drew Nieporent
>
> L2O
> Chicago
> Chef: Laurent Gras
> Owner: Richard Melman
>
> Momofuku Ko
> NYC
> Chef/Owner: David Chang
>
> Scarpetta
> NYC
> Chef/Owner: Scott Conant
>
> Outstanding Pastry Chef Award
> Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters
> A chef or baker who prepares desserts, pastries, or breads and who
> serves as a national standard-bearer for excellence. Candidates must
> have been pastry chefs or bakers for at least the past 5 years.
>
> Gina DePalma
> Babbo
> NYC
>
> Kamel Guechida
> Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
> Las Vegas
>
> Pichet Ong
> P*ong
> NYC
>
> Nicole Plue
> Redd
> Yountville, CA
>
> Mindy Segal
> Mindy’s HotChocolate
> Chicago
>
> Outstanding Wine Service Award
> A restaurant that displays and encourages excellence in wine service
> through a well-presented wine list, a knowledgeable staff, and efforts
> to educate customers about wine. Candidates must have been in
> operation for at least 5 years.
>
> Bin 36
> Chicago
> Wine Director: Brian Duncan
>
> Blackberry Farm
> Walland, TN
> Wine Director: Andy Chabot
>
> Le Bernardin
> NYC
> Wine Director: Aldo Sohm
>
> Patina
> Los Angeles
> Wine Director: Eric Espuny
>
> Picasso at Bellagio
> Las Vegas
> Wine Director: Robert Smith
>
> Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional Award
> Presented by Southern Wine & Spirits
> A winemaker, brewer, or spirits professional who has had a significant
> impact on the wine and spirits industry nationwide. Candidates must
> have been in the profession for at least 5 years.
>
> Dale DeGroff
> Dale DeGroff Co., Inc.
> NYC
>
> Merry Edwards
> Merry Edwards Wines
> Sebastopol, CA
>
> Garrett Oliver
> The Brooklyn Brewery
> Brooklyn, NY
>
> John Shafer and Doug Shafer
> Shafer Vineyards
> Napa, CA
>
> Julian P. Van Winkle, III
> Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery
> Louisville, KY
>
> Outstanding Service Award
> A restaurant that demonstrates high standards of hospitality and
> service. Candidates must have been in operation for at least the past
> 5 years.
>
> Daniel
> NYC
> Owners: Daniel Boulud and Joel Smilow
>
> Emeril’s New Orleans
> New Orleans
> Owner: Emeril Lagasse
>
> La Grenouille
> NYC
> Owners: Charles Masson and Gisèle Masson
>
> Spiaggia
> Chicago
> Owner: Larry Levy
>
> Vetri
> Philadelphia
> Owners: Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin
>
> Best Chefs in America
> Presented by American Express®
> Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellence in their
> respective regions. Candidates must have been working as chefs in any
> type of dining establishment for at least the past 5 years. The 3 most
> recent years must have been spent in the region where the chef is
> presently working.
>
> Best Chef: Pacific (Ca, HI)
>
> Jeremy Fox
> Ubuntu
> Napa, CA
>
> Douglas Keane
> Cyrus
> Healdsburg, CA
>
> Loretta Keller
> Coco500
> San Francisco
>
> David Kinch
> Manresa
> Los Gatos, CA
>
> Daniel Patterson
> Coi
> San Francisco
>
> Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
>
> Cathal Armstrong
> Restaurant Eve
> Alexandria, VA
>
> Jose Garces
> Amada
> Philadelphia
>
> Peter Pastan
> Obelisk
> Washington, D.C.
>
> Maricel Presilla
> Cucharamama
> Hoboken, NJ
>
> Vikram Sunderam
> Rasika
> Washington, D.C.
>
> Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
>
> Isaac Becker
> 112 Eatery
> Minneapolis
>
> Gerard Craft
> Niche
> St. Louis, MO
>
> Colby Garrelts
> Bluestem
> Kansas City, MO
>
> Tim McKee
> La Belle Vie
> Minneapolis
>
> Alexander Roberts
> Restaurant Alma
> Minneapolis
>
> Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
>
> Koren Grieveson
> Avec
> Chicago
>
> Arun Sampanthavivat
> Arun’s
> Chicago
>
> Bruce Sherman
> North Pond
> Chicago
>
> Michael Symon
> Lola
> Cleveland
>
> Alex Young
> Zingerman’s Roadhouse
> Ann Arbor, MI
>
> Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)
>
> Michael Anthony
> Gramercy Tavern
>
> Terrance Brennan
> Picholine
>
> Wylie Dufresne
> WD-50
>
> Gabrielle Hamilton
> Prune
>
> Gabriel Kreuther
> The Modern
>
> Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
>
> Rob Evans
> Hugo’s
> Portland, ME
>
> Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier
> Arrows
> Ogunquit, ME
>
> Michael Leviton
> Lumière
> West Newton, MA
>
> Tony Maws
> Craigie on Main
> Cambridge, MA
>
> Marc Orfaly
> Pigalle
> Boston
>
> Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
>
> Maria Hines
> Tilth
> Seattle
>
> Joseba Jiménez de Jiménez
> The Harvest Vine
> Seattle
>
> Ethan Stowell
> Union
> Seattle
>
> Cathy Whims
> Nostrana
> Portland, OR
>
> Jason Wilson
> Crush
> Seattle
>
> Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
>
> Hugh Acheson
> Five and Ten
> Athens, GA
>
> Linton Hopkins
> Restaurant Eugene
> Atlanta
>
> Mike Lata
> Fig
> Charleston, SC
>
> Bill Smith
> Crook’s Corner
> Chapel Hill, NC
>
> Bob Waggoner
> Charleston Grill
> Charleston, SC
>
> Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
>
> Paul Bartolotta
> Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas
>
> Sharon Hage
> York Street
> Dallas
>
> Ryan Hardy
> Montagna at the Little Nell
> Aspen, CO
>
> Claude Le Tohic
> Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
> Las Vegas
>
> Andrew Weissman
> Le Rêve
> San Antonio
>
> Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)
>
> Zach Bell
> Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court
> Palm Beach, FL
>
> John Currence
> City Grocery
> Oxford, MS
>
> John Harris
> Lilette
> New Orleans
>
> Douglas Rodriguez
> Ola
> Miami Beach, FL
>
> Michael Schwartz
> Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
> Miami
>
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>
>
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6 thoughts on “James Beard Awards Finalists Announced

  1. Jon 99% of the time you are right on!! How could you forget the nomination for Best Chef of the Southwest for Saipin Chutima of Lotus of Siam!!!!!!

  2. Great recognition for Las Vegas. Too bad that only one Award in each category will be given out. All the nominees from Las Vegas are deserving of a JBF Award.

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