We're so happy for all our friends that are James Beard Award Semifinalists. We're a huge fan of yours, thanks for being a fan of ours. Good luck and we are pulling for you!
Best New Restaurant
Borgne, New Orleans
Outstanding bar program
Holeman and Finch Public House
Outstanding Chef
Sean Brock
Oustanding Pastry Chef
Aaron Russell, Restaurant Eugene, atlanta
Tandra Watkins, Ashley’s at the Capital Hotel, Little Rock, AR
Outstanding Restaurant
August, New Orleans
Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham
Outstanding Restauranteur
Nick Pihakis, Jim ‘n nick’s Bar-B-Q, Birmingham, aL
Outstanding Wine Program
the Barn at Blackberry Farm, walland, TN
Best Chef South:
Justin devillier, la petite grocery, new orleans
Rob McDaniel, SpringHouse, Alexander City, AL
Tory McPhail, Commanders Palace, new orleans
Alon Shaya, Domenica, new orleans
Sue Zemanick, Gautreau’s, new orleans
Best Chef Southeast:
Tyler Brown, Capitol Grille at the Hermitage Hotel, nashville
Ashley Christensen, Poole’s diner, raleigh, nC
Craig deihl, Cypress, Charleston, sC
Joseph Lenn, the Barn at Blackberry Farm, walland, tn
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