Announcing the 2017 James Beard Award Nominees

Just a few short hours ago, the James Beard Foundation announced its final choices for the James Beard 2017 Awards. After a series of difficult decisions, the nominees have been announced.  Congratulations to all the deserving nominees.

Check out the full James Beard Award nominees list below:

Best New Restaurant

• In Situ, San Francisco
• Le Coucou, NYC
• Olmsted, Brooklyn, NY
• Pineapple and Pearls, Washington, D.C.
• Tartine Manufactory, San Francisco

Outstanding Baker

• Ken Forkish, Ken’s Artisan Bakery, Portland, OR
• Mark Furstenberg, Bread Furst, Washington, D.C.
• Zachary Golper, Bien Cuit, Brooklyn, NY
• Belinda Leong and Michel Suas, B. Patisserie, San Francisco
• Greg Wade, Publican Quality Bread, Chicago

Outstanding Bar Program

• Arnaud’s French 75 Bar, New Orleans
• Bar Agricole, San Francisco
• Clyde Common, Portland, OR
• Cure, New Orleans
• The Dead Rabbit, NYC

Outstanding Chef

• Gabrielle Hamilton, Prune, NYC
• David Kinch, Manresa, Los Gatos, CA
• Christopher Kostow, The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, CA
• Donald Link, Herbsaint, New Orleans
• Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia

Outstanding Pastry Chef

• Kelly Fields, Willa Jean, New Orleans
• Maura Kilpatrick, Oleana, Cambridge, MA
• Margarita Manzke, République, Los Angeles
• Dolester Miles, Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL
• Ghaya Oliveira, Daniel, NYC

Outstanding Restaurant

• Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO
• Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham, AL
• Momofuku Noodle Bar, NYC
• Quince, San Francisco
• The Spotted Pig, NYC
• Topolobampo, Chicago

Outstanding Restaurateur

• Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz, Boka Restaurant Group (Boka, Girl & the Goat, Momotaro, and others), Chicago
• JoAnn Clevenger, Upperline, New Orleans
• Ken Oringer, Uni, Toro, Coppa, and others, Boston
• Stephen Starr, Starr Restaurants (Le Coucou, Serpico, Upland, and others), Philadelphia
• Caroline Styne, The Lucques Group (Lucques, a.o.c., Tavern, and others), Los Angeles

Outstanding Service

• Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY
• Galatoire’s Restaurant, New Orleans
• Marea, NYC
• Terra, St. Helena, CA
• Zahav, Philadelphia

Outstanding Wine Program

• Benu, San Francisco
• Canlis, Seattle
• Emeril’s New Orleans
• Fig, Charleston, SC
• Miller Union, Atlanta

Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional

• Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, DE
• Diane Flynt, Foggy Ridge Cider, Dugspur, VA
• Miljenko Grgich, Grgich Hills Estate
• Rutherford, CA
• Aldo Sohm, Zalto Glass, NYC
• Rob Tod, Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, ME

Rising Star Chef of the Year

• Camille Cogswell, Zahav, Philadelphia
• Zachary Engel, Shaya, New Orleans
• Matt Rudofker, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, NYC
• Jenner Tomaska, Next, Chicago
• Brady Williams, Canlis, Seattle

Best Chefs in America

Best Chef: Great Lakes

• Abraham Conlon, Fat Rice, Chicago
• Sarah Grueneberg, Monteverde, Chicago
• Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, Parachute, Chicago
• Lee Wolen, Boka, Chicago
• Erling Wu-Bower, Nico Osteria, Chicago

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic

• Amy Brandwein, Centrolina, Washington, D.C.
• Tom Cunanan, Bad Saint, Washington, D.C.
• Rich Landau, Vedge, Philadelphia
• Greg Vernick, Vernick Food & Drink, Philadelphia
• Cindy Wolf, Charleston, Baltimore

Best Chef: Midwest

• Steven Brown, Tilia, Minneapolis
• Justin Carlisle, Ardent, Milwaukee
• Jorge Guzman, Brewer’s Table at Surly Brewing Co., Minneapolis
• Kevin Nashan, Sidney Street Cafe, St. Louis
• Kevin Willmann, Farmhaus, St. Louis

Best Chef: New York City

• Marco Canora, Hearth
• Anita Lo, Annisa
• Ignacio Mattos, Estela
• Missy Robbins, Lilia
• Jody Williams, Buvette Gastrothèque

Best Chef: Northeast

• Karen Akunowicz, Myers + Chang, Boston
• Cassie Piuma, Sarma, Somerville, MA
• Susan Regis, Shepard, Cambridge, MA
• Benjamin Sukle, Birch, Providence, RI
• Andrew Taylor and Mike Wiley, Eventide Oyster Co., Portland, ME

Best Chef: Northwest

• Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, Ox Portland, OR
• Edouardo Jordan, Salare, Seattle
• Katy Millard, Coquine, Portland, OR
• Justin Woodward, Castagna, Portland, OR
• Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, Joule, Seattle

Best Chef: South

• Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, MS
• Nina Compton, Compère Lapin, New Orleans
• Jose Enrique, Jose Enrique, San Juan, PR
• Slade Rushing, Brennan’s, New Orleans
• Rebecca Wilcomb, Herbsaint, New Orleans

Best Chef: Southeast

• John Fleer, Rhubarb, Asheville, NC
• Edward Lee, 610 Magnolia, Louisville, KY
• Steven Satterfield, Miller Union, Atlanta
• Ryan Smith, Staplehouse, Atlanta
• Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis

Best Chef: Southwest

• Bryce Gilmore, Barley Swine, Austin
• Steve McHugh, Cured, San Antonio
• Hugo Ortega, Hugo’s, Houston
• Steve Redzikowski, Acorn, Denver
• Martín Rios, Restaurant Martín, Santa Fe
• Jianyun Ye, Mala Sichuan Bistro, Houston

Best Chef: West

• Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles
• Dominique Crenn, Atelier Crenn, San Francisco
• Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen, Santa Monica, CA
• Corey Lee, Benu, San Francisco
• Ludo Lefebvre, Trois Mec, Los Angeles
• Travis Lett, Gjelina, Venice, CA

The James Beard Foundation is also pleased to announce the 2017 recipients of the Who’s Who award:

• Suzanne Goin, multiple James Beard Award–winning chef and restaurateur, A.O.C., Lucques, and Tavern, Los Angeles
• Evan Kleiman, culinarian; host of KCRW’s Good Food, Los Angeles
• Roger Berkowitz, president and CEO, Legal Sea Foods, Boston
• Michel Nischan, multiple James Beard Award–winning chef; founder, president, and CEO, Wholesome Wave, Bridgeport, CT
• Rajat Parr, Director, Mina Group Wine; sommelier and author, San Francisco

To learn more about the James Beard Foundation, visit their website.