JBF Announces 2011 Chef and Restaurant Awards Finalists

2011-03-23 00:00

Today, at an event out in Portland hosting the who's who of the...Portland food scene, the James Beard Foundation announced the final nominees for the 2011 James Beard Awards (the semifinalists were announced back in February). The award show and gala will take place in New York City on May 9, and as usual, we'll be there live to document the goings on.

Categories of note in the restaurant and chef:

Best new restaurant finalists: Jean-Georges Vongerichten's ABC Kitchen (NYC), Corey Lee's Benu (San Francisco, Stephanie Izard's Girl & the Goat (Chicago), Barbara Lynch's Menton (Boston), and Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi's Torrisi Italian Specialties (NYC).

Outstanding Chef Award finalists: José Andrés (Minibar, Washington, D.C.), Gary Danko (Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco), Suzanne Goin (Lucques, Los Angeles), Paul Kahan (Blackbird, Chicago), and Charles Phan (The Slanted Door, San Francisco).

Outstanding Restaurant Award finalists: Blue Hill (NYC), Boulevard (San Francisco), Eleven Madison Park (NYC), Highlands Bar and Grill (Birmingham, AL), and Vetri (Philadelphia).

Rising Star Chef of the Year Award finalists: Aaron London (Ubuntu, Napa, CA), Thomas McNaughton (flour + water, San Francisco), Gabriel Rucker (Le Pigeon, Portland, OR), Christina Tosi (Momofuku Milk Bar, NYC), and Sue Zemanick (Gautreau’s, New Orleans).

Winners will be announced on May 9, 2011

Raphael Brion

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