James Beard Foundation Awards 2010 Nominees Announced

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The James Beard Foundation announced the final nominees for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards, the nation’s most prestigious recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries, this morning at an invitation-only breakfast at the acclaimed Palace Café in New Orleans’ French Quarter, hosted by Susan Ungaro, President of the James Beard Foundation, and Dickie Brennan, James Beard Foundation board member and Managing Partner of the Palace Café, Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse and Bourbon House. Nominees In 55 categories were announced in the Foundation’s various awards programs – Restaurant and Chef, Restaurant Design and Graphics, Books, Broadcast Media and Journalism, as well as honorees in a number of special achievement awards categories, including Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, America’s Classics, Lifetime Achievement, and Humanitarian of the Year. (Source JBF)

Below are the foodie winners in the Md-DC-Philadelphia and NYC areas-CONGRATULATIONS!

CATEGORY: BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

Cathal Armstrong- Restaurant Eve-Alexandria, VA

Jeff Michaud-Osteria-Philadelphia

Peter Pastan-Obelisk-Washington, D.C.

Michael Solomonov-Zahav-Philadelphia

Bryan Voltaggio-Volt-Frederick, MD

CATEGORY: BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS)

Michael Anthony-Gramercy Tavern

Wylie Dufresne-WD-50

Gabrielle Hamilton-Prune

Daniel Humm-Eleven Madison Park

Michael White-Marea

CATEGORY: OUTSTANDING CHEF AWARD

José Andrés-Minibar-Washington, D.C.

Tom Colicchio-Craft-NYC

CATEGORY: OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT AWARD

Daniel-NYC-Chef/Owner: Daniel-Boulud

CATEGORY: RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR AWARD

Johnny Monis-Komi-Washington, D.C.

Grégory Pugin-Veritas-NYC

NYC CATEGORY: OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR AWARD

Stephen Starr-Starr Restaurant Organization-Philadelphia

Keith McNally-Balthazar, Lucky Strike,-Minetta Tavern,Morandi, Pastis, Pravda, and Schiller’s Liquor Bar-NYC
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