The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2012 Restaurant and Chef semifinalists.
Selected from 57,000 online entries, the group of semifinalists has been placed in 20 Restaurant and Chef categories representing ten different regions across the U.S.
Additionally for this year, the Foundation has added ?Outstanding Bar Program? as a new award category for a restaurant or bar that has demonstrated excellence in its beverage program.
In mid-March, each award category will be narrowed down to five finalists, and then winners will be anounced at the James Beard Foundation Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception on Monday, May 7, at Lincoln Center?s Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.
Representing metro Atlanta:
Outstanding Bar Program
Holeman and Finch Public House
The Porter Beer Bar
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Aaron Russell, Restaurant Eugene
Cynthia Wong, Empire State South
Outstanding Restaurateur
Mike Klank and Eddie Hernandez, Taqueria Del Sol
Outstanding Wine Program
Five and Ten, Athens, GA
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Kevin Gillespie, Woodfire Grill
Best Chef: Southeast
Hugh Acheson, Five and Ten
Linton Hopkins, Restaurant Eugene
Congratulations to all of our local semifinalists who made this list! To take a peek at the full list of semifinalists, click here.
by Gene Lee, Food and More blog
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