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The semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards were announced today, and 12 Georgia chefs and restaurants made the cut! Perhaps the most prestigious honor in the culinary industry, the James Beard Awards celebrate restaurateurs, chefs, pastry chefs, bars, and restaurants around the country for outstanding service, food, and beverage programs. Local semifinalists include Cardamom Hill—which was named one of Bon Appetit’s 2012 Best New Restaurants in America—for Best New Restaurant, and Bacchanalia’s Anne Quatrano for Outstanding Chef.
The Georgia semifinalists:
Outstanding Service
Five & Ten (Athens)
Bacchanalia
Best Chef: Southeast
Billy Allin, Cakes & Ale
Steven Satterfield, Miller Union
Todd Richards, The Shed at Glenwood
Best New Restaurant
Cardamom Hill
Outstanding Bar Program
Holeman & Finch Public House
The Porter Beer Bar
Outstanding Chef
Anne Quatrano, Bacchanalia
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Aaron Russell, Restaurant Eugene
Outstanding Restaurateur
Ford Fry, Rocket Farm Restaurants (JCT Kitchen, No. 246, and The Optimist)
Mike Klank and Eddie Hernandez, Taqueria del Sol
The James Beard finalists will be announced March 18. For more information and to view the full list of semifinalists, visit www.jamesbeard.org/awards.
