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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