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The James Beard Foundation revealed on Wednesday that the award scheme is back again as they announce the nominees for the semi-finalists for this year.
The long list of the semifinalist nominees has been announced and kicks off a busy season of awards. Winners in each category will be announced at a ceremony in Chicago on June 5.
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The award scheme which was canceled in 2020 and 2021 has bounced back to the industry to give a nod to chefs and restaurateurs. It is sometimes referred to as the Oscars of the food industry.
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Here’s who made the cut in New York City and New York state:
Best New Restaurant
- Al Coro
- Dept of Culture
- KRU
- Stissing House (Pine Plains, New York)
Outstanding Chef
- Eder Montero and Alex Raij, La Vara
- Erik Ramirez, Llama Inn
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
- Nora Faye Allen, Mel the Bakery
- Camari Mick, the Musket Room
Outstanding Restaurateur
- Sims and Kirsten Harlow Foster, Foster Supply Hospitality (the DeBruce, Arnold House Tavern, and Kenoza Hall)
Outstanding Restaurant
- Veselka
- Via Carota
Outstanding Bakery
- She Wolf Bakery
Outstanding Bar
- Dante
- Harlem Hops
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Waxlight Bar à Vin (Buffalo, New York)
- Cote
Outstanding Hospitality
- Lil’ Deb’s Oasis (Hudson, New York)
- Melba’s
Emerging Chef
- Telly Justice, HAGS
- Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill
Best Chef: New York State
- Gerardo Alcaraz, Aldama
- Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh
- Mary Attea, the Musket Room
- Giovanni Cervantes, Taqueria Ramírez
- Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy
- Calvin Eng, Bonnie’s
- Shenarri Freeman, Cadence
- Charles Gabriel, Charles Pan-Fried Chicken
- Anthony Gonçalves, Kanopi (White Plains, New York)
- Sol Han, Little Mad
- JJ Johnson, Fieldtrip
- Sohui Kim, Gage & Tollner
- Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton (Hudson, New York)
- Paolo Garcia Mendoza, Karenderya (Nyack, New York)
- Ayesha Nurdjaja, Shukette
- Junghyun Park, Atomix
- Franco Sampogna, Frevo
- Eric See, Ursula
- Hillary Sterling, Ci Siamo
- Sohail Zandi, Brushland Eating House (Bovina, New York)
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