BON APPÉTIT
| | In the News | Bon Appétit James Beard AwardsThe James Beard Foundation released its list of semifinalists today for this year’s Restaurant and Chef Awards. Comprising 22 categories—with both regional titles like Best Chef: Northeast and national ones like Outstanding Restaurateur—the list indicates which restaurants and chefs are officially in the running to take home one of the food world’s most prestigious awards at a glitzy Chicago ceremony in June.
Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
- Avery Adams, Matia Kitchen, Orcas Island, WA
- Nathan Bentley, Altura Bistro, Anchorage, AK
- Derek Bray, The Table, Tacoma, WA
- Kristi Brown, Communion, Seattle, WA
- Grayson Corrales, MariPili Tapas Bar, Seattle, WA
- Michael Dodge, Whisky & Ramen, Anchorage, AK
- Josh Dorcak, Mas, Ashland, OR
- Gregory Gourdet, kann, Portland, OR
- Dan Koommoo, Crafted, Yakima, WA
- Andrew Le, The Pig and the Lady, Honolulu, HI
- Evan Leichtling, Off Alley, Seattle, WA
- Matthew Lightner, okta, McMinnville, OR
- Melissa Miranda, Musang, Seattle, WA
- Nae Ogawa, natuRe Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
- Jason Peel, Nami Kaze, Honolulu, HI
- Ryan Roadhouse, Nodoguro, Portland, OR
- Jeff Scheer, Marlow, Pukalani, HI
- Beau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupo, Juneau, AK
- Sheldon Simeon, Tiffany’s, Wailuku, HI
- Peter Vuong, Ha VL, Portland, OR
