James Beard names semifinalists for 2011 awards
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The semifinalists for the 2011 James Beard Foundation’s restaurant and chef awards were announced Thursday. (Good luck getting on the James Beard website.) There are 19 categories, including best new restaurant, outstanding chef, rising star chef of the year and 10 regional best chefs. A-Frame and Waterloo & City are among the nominees for best new restaurant. Suzanne Goin is in the running for outstanding chef, and Mélisse is a contender for outstanding restaurant. Of the 20 semifinalists in the best chef Pacific category, eight are from Los Angeles.
See the full list of local nominees after the jump.
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
A-Frame, Los Angeles
Waterloo & City, Culver City
OUTSTANDING CHEF
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles
OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF
Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT
Mélisse, Santa Monica
OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Providence, Los Angeles
OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE
Hatfield’s, Los Angeles, Peter Birmingham
Patina, Los Angeles, Silvestre Fernandes
RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR
Benjamin Bailly, Fraîche, Culver City
Casey Lane, The Tasting Kitchen, Venice
BEST CHEF: PACIFIC
Josef Centeno, Lazy Ox Canteen, Los Angeles
Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles
Josiah Citrin, Mélisse, Santa Monica
Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook, Animal, Los Angeles
Andrew Kirschner, Wilshire, Santa Monica
Laurent Quenioux, Bistro LQ, Los Angeles
John Sedlar, Rivera, Los Angeles
-- Betty Hallock
