Beard Nominees List

 

OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR

 

Ashok Bajaj, The Oval Room, The Bombay Club, Ardeo, Bardeo, 701, and Rasika, Washington, D.C.

 

Tom Baron, Big Burrito Restaurant Group, Pittsburgh

 

Roger Berkowitz, Legal Sea Foods, Boston

 

Frank Bonanno, Mizuna, Luca D’Italia, and Osteria Marco, Denver

 

Jimmy Bradley, Red Cat Restaurants, NYC

Larry D’Amico and Richard D’Amico, D’Amico & Partners, Minneapolis

 

Tom Douglas, Dahlia Lounge, Palace Kitchen, Etta’s, Lola, Serious Pie, and Dahlia Bakery, Seattle

 

Sam Fox, Fox Restaurant Concepts, Scottsdale, AZ

 

Jim Goode and Levi Goode, Goode Company Restaurants, Houston

 

Bill Higgins and Bill Upson, Real Restaurants, Sausalito, CA

 

Pano Karatassos, Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Atlanta

 

Pat Kuleto, Pat Kuleto Restaurant Development & Management Co., San Francisco

 

Keith McNally, Balthazar, Schiller’s Liquor Bar, Pastis, Morandi, Lucky Strike, and Pravda, NYC

 

Richard Melman, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Chicago

 

Drew Nieporent, Myriad Restaurant Group, NYC

 

Dennis Quaintance, Nancy King Quaintance, and Mike Weaver, Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants, Greensboro, NC

 

Ralph Rubio, Rubio’s Restaurants, Carlsbad, CA

 

Stephen Starr, Starr Restaurant Organization, Philadelphia

 

Alan Stillman and Michael Stillman, Fourth Wall Restaurants, NYC

 

Doug Washington, Mitchell Rosenthal, and Steven Rosenthal, Town Hall, Salt House, and Anchor & Hope, San Francisco

 

 

OUTSTANDING CHEF

 

José Andrés, Minibar, Washington, D.C.

 

Dan Barber, Blue Hill, NYC

 

Tom Colicchio, Craft, NYC

 

Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles

 

Vincent Guerithault, Vincent on Camelback, Phoenix

 

Sam Hayward, Fore Street, Portland, ME

 

Jean Joho, Everest, Chicago

 

Paul Kahan, Blackbird, Chicago

 

Barbara Lynch, No. 9 Park, Boston

 

Michael Mina, Michael Mina, San Francisco

 

Tamara Murphy, Brasa, Seattle

 

Scott Peacock, Watershed, Decatur, GA

 

Charles Phan, The Slanted Door, San Francisco

 

Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles, Dallas

 

Anne Quatrano, Bacchanalia, Atlanta

 

Ana Sortun, Oleana, Cambridge, MA

 

Frank Stitt, Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL

 

Marc Vetri, Vetri, Philadelphia

 

Janos Wilder, Janos, Tucson, AZ

 

Michael Smith, Restaurant Michael Smith, Kansas City, MO

 

 

OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT

 

Alan Wong’s Restaurant, Honolulu

 

Babbo, NYC

 

Bacchanalia, Atlanta

 

Bern’s Steak House, Tampa, FL

 

Blackbird, Chicago

 

Boulevard, San Francisco

 

Brigtsen’s, New Orleans

 

Delfina, San Francisco

 

Everest, Chicago

 

Fore Street, Portland, ME

 

Greens, San Francisco

 

Hamersley's Bistro, Boston

 

Higgins Restaurant and Bar, Portland, OR

 

Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL

 

Jean Georges, NYC

 

Kinkead’s, Washington, D.C.

 

Lucia’s Restaurant, Minneapolis

 

Magnolia Grill, Durham, NC

 

Sanford, Milwaukee

 

Vidalia, Washington, D.C.

 

 

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

 

Animal, Los Angeles

 

The Bazaar by José Andrés at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

 

Bottega, Yountville, CA

 

Camino, Oakland, CA

 

Cork, Washington, D.C.

 

Corton, NYC

 

Distrito, Philadelphia

 

Django, Des Moines, IA

 

Emilitsa, Portland, ME

 

Feast, Houston

 

Holeman and Finch Public House, Atlanta

 

Hungry Mother, Cambridge, MA

 

Izakaya at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, NJ

 

L2O, Chicago

 

Merriman’s Kapalua, Maui, Lahaina, HI

 

Momofuku Ko, NYC

 

Noca, Phoenix

 

Palate Food & Wine, Glendale, CA

 

Poppy, Seattle

 

Raku, Las Vegas

 

Richard Chen Pittsburgh

 

Scarpetta, NYC

 

Spinasse, Seattle

 

Sra. Martinez, Miami

 

Tei An, Dallas

 

Trattoria Lucca, Charleston, SC

 

Volt, Frederick, MD

 

Zahav, Philadelphia

 

 

RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR

 

Nate Appleman, A16, San Francisco

 

Sean Brock, McCrady's, Charleston, SC

 

Aaron Deal, Tristan, Charleston, SC

 

Sonja Finn, Dinette, Pittsburgh

 

Evan Funke, Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen, Santa Monica, CA

 

Vannessa Garcia, Restaurant Charlie at the Palazzo, Las Vegas

 

Kevin Gillespie, Woodfire Grill, Atlanta

 

Will Gilson, Garden at the Cellar, Cambridge, MA

 

Sarah Kosikowski, Michael Mina at Bellagio, Las Vegas

 

Jackson Kramer, Interim Restaurant & Bar, Memphis

 

Travis Lett, Gjelina, Venice, CA

 

Jonathan McDonald, Pub & Kitchen, Philadelphia

 

Johnny Monis, Komi, Washington, D.C.

 

Dave Racicot, Lautrec at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA

 

Charles “Chip” Roman, Blackfish, Conshohocken, PA

 

Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon, Portland, OR

 

Justin Schoville, Söntés, Rochester, MN

 

Ryan Skeen, Irving Mill, NYC

 

Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia

 

Sameh Wadi, Saffron Restaurant & Lounge, Minneapolis

 

Rachel Yang, Joule, Seattle

 

Sue Zemanick, Gautreau's, New Orleans

 

 

OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF

 

Cory Barrett, Lola, Cleveland

           

Beth Biundo, Lilette, New Orleans

           

David Collier, The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas

 

Gina DePalma, Babbo, NYC

             

Deanie Fox, Ubuntu, Napa, CA

 

Kamel Guechida, Joël Robuchon at the Mansion at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas         

 

Kate Honeyman, Buddakan, Philadelphia

           

Marie Jackson, The Flaky Tart, Atlantic Highlands, NJ

 

Maura Kilpatrick, Sofra Bakery and Cafe, Cambridge, MA

           

Yasmín Lozada-Hissom, Duo, Denver

           

Jimmy MacMillan, Avenues at the Peninsula Chicago

             

James Miller, Cafe Besalu, Seattle

           

Zoe Nathan, Rustic Canyon Wine Bar and Seasonal Kitchen, Santa Monica, CA

           

Pichet Ong, P*ong, NYC

           

Frederick Ortega, Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

           

Nicole Plue, Redd, Yountville, CA

           

Aaron Russell, The Chocolate Bar, Decatur, GA

           

Catherine Schimenti, Craft Los Angeles

             

Mindy Segal, Mindy’s HotChocolate, Chicago

           

Khanh Tran, Cosmos, Minneapolis

 

           

OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE

 

Acquerello, San Francisco

 

Archie’s Waeside, Le Mars, IA

 

Avenues at the Peninsula Chicago

 

Bin 36, Chicago

 

Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN

 

California Grill at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL

 

Canlis, Seattle

 

Emeril’s New Orleans

 

Il Capriccio, Waltham, MA

 

Kazimierz World Wine Bar, Scottsdale, AZ

 

La Belle Vie, Minneapolis

 

La Toque, Napa, CA

 

Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

 

Le Bernardin, NYC

 

Meritage, Boston

 

Palme d’Or at Biltmore, Coral Gables, FL

 

Park & Orchard, East Rutherford, NJ

 

Patina, Los Angeles

 

Picasso at Bellagio, Las Vegas

 

Sona, Los Angeles

 

 

OUTSTANDING WINE AND SPIRITS PROFESSIONAL

 

David Adelsheim, Adelsheim Vineyard, Newberg, OR

 

Mannie Berk, The Rare Wine Co., Sonoma, CA

 

T.A. Breaux, Jade Liqueurs, Birmingham, AL

 

Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head, Milton, DE

 

Dale DeGroff, Dale DeGroff Co., NYC

 

Merry Edwards, Merry Edwards Wines, Sebastopol, CA

Bob Foley, Robert Foley Vineyards, Angwin, CA

 

Hubert Germain-Robin, Germain-Robin, Ukiah, CA

 

Alex Golitzin, Quilceda Creek, Snohomish, WA

 

Josh Jensen, Calera, Hollister, CA

 

Jim Koch, The Boston Beer Company, Boston

 

Celia Masyczek, Corra Wines, St. Helena, CA

Stephen R. McCarthy, Clear Creek Distillery, Portland, OR

 

Garrett Oliver, The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY

 

John Shafer and Doug Shafer, Shafer Vineyards, Napa, CA

 

Eric Solomon, Eric Solomon Selections, Charlotte, NC

 

Anthony Terlato, Terlato Wine Group, Bannockburn, IL

 

Todd Thrasher, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA

 

Albert Trummer, Apotheke, NYC

 

Julian P. Van Winkle, III, Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery, Louisville, KY

 

 

OUTSTANDING SERVICE

 

Alan Wong’s Restaurant, Honolulu

 

The American Restaurant, Kansas City, MO

 

Brigtsen’s, New Orleans

 

Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, WA

 

Campanile, Los Angeles

 

Canlis, Seattle

 

Charleston Grill, Charleston, SC

 

Courtright’s Restaurant, Willow Springs, IL

 

Daniel, NYC

 

The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta

 

Emeril’s New Orleans

 

La Grenouille, NYC

 

La Mer at Halekulani, Honolulu

 

Le Cirque at Bellagio, Las Vegas

 

Nobhill Tavern at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

 

Palme d’Or at Biltmore, Coral Gables, FL

 

Pigalle, Boston

 

Sanford, Milwaukee

 

Spiaggia, Chicago

 

Vetri, Philadelphia

 

 

BEST CHEF: PACIFIC

 

Gino Angelini, Angelini Osteria, Los Angeles

 

James Boyce, Studio at Montage Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, CA

 

Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles

 

Josiah Citrin, Mélisse, Santa Monica, CA

 

Chris Cosentino, Incanto, San Francisco

 

Jeremy Fox, Ubuntu, Napa, CA

 

Hiroshi Fukui, Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas, Honolulu

 

Bev Gannon, Joe’s, Wailea, HI

 

Quinn Hatfield, Hatfield’s, Los Angeles

 

Douglas Keane, Cyrus, Healdsburg, CA

 

Loretta Keller, Coco500, San Francisco

 

David Kinch, Manresa, Los Gatos, CA

 

Chris Kobayashi, Artisan, Paso Robles, CA

 

Christopher Kostow, The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena, CA

 

Peter Merriman, Merriman’s, Waimea, HI

 

David Myers, Sona, Los Angeles

 

Daniel Patterson, Coi, San Francisco

 

Gayle Pirie and John Clark, Foreign Cinema, San Francisco

 

Craig Strong, The Dining Room at the Langham, Pasadena, CA

 

Jason Travi, Fraîche, Culver City, CA

 

 

BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC

 

Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA

 

Jim Burke, James, Philadelphia

 

Steven Cameron, Blue, Surf City, NJ

 

Jay Caputo, Espuma, Rehoboth Beach, DE

 

Andrea Carbine, A Toute Heure, Cranford, NJ

 

Anthony Chittum, Vermilion, Alexandria, VA

 

Melissa Close, Palladio at Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville, VA

 

Michael DiBianca, Moro, Wilmington, DE

 

Douglass Dick, Bona Terra, Sharpsburg, PA

 

Jose Garces, Amada, Philadelphia

 

Haidar Karoum, Proof, Washington, D.C.

 

Peter Pastan, Obelisk, Washington, D.C.

 

Tom Power, Corduroy, Washington, D.C.

 

Maricel Presilla, Cucharamama, Hoboken, NJ

 

Charles “Chip” Roman, Blackfish, Conshohocken, PA

 

Joe Romanowski, Bay Avenue Trattoria, Highlands, NJ

 

Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia

 

Vikram Sunderam, Rasika, Washington, D.C.

 

Marcie Turney, Bindi, Philadelphia

 

Cindy Wolf, Charleston, Baltimore

 

 

BEST CHEF: MIDWEST

 

M.J. Adams, The Corn Exchange, Rapid City, SD

 

Isaac Becker, 112 Eatery, Minneapolis

 

Jennifer Coco, The Flatiron Cafe, Omaha, NE

 

Gerard Craft, Niche, St. Louis

 

George Formaro, Centro, Des Moines, IA

 

Josh Galliano, Monarch, St. Louis

 

Colby Garrelts, Bluestem, Kansas City, MO

 

Enosh Kelly, Bistro Montage, Des Moines, IA

 

Steve Logsdon, Basil Prosperi’s Lucca, Des Moines, IA

 

Tim McKee, La Belle Vie, Minneapolis

 

Shinji Muramoto, Restaurant Muramoto, Madison, WI

 

Kevin Nashan, Sidney Street Cafe, St. Louis

 

Mike Odette, Sycamore, Columbia, MO

 

Scott Pampuch, Corner Table, Minneapolis

 

Alexander Roberts, Restaurant Alma, Minneapolis

 

Derek Rowe, Harvest, Madison, WI

 

Lenny Russo, Heartland, St. Paul, MN

 

Jim Webster, Wild Rice, Bayfield, WI

 

Stewart Woodman, Heidi’s Minneapolis

 

Dominic Zumpano, Umami Moto, Milwaukee

 

 

BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES

 

Ali Barker, Bistro on the Boulevard, St. Joseph, MI

 

Zack Bruell, Parallax, Cleveland

 

Suzy Crofton, Crofton on Wells, Chicago

 

Christophe David, Nomi at Park Hyatt Chicago

 

Jean-Robert de Cavel, Jean-Robert at Pigall’s, Cincinnati

 

Luciano Del Signore, Bacco Ristorante, Southfield, MI

 

Curtis Duffy, Avenues at the Peninsula Chicago

 

Kendal Duque, Sepia, Chicago

 

Koren Grieveson, Avec, Chicago

 

Michael Maddox, Le Titi De Paris, Arlington Heights, IL

 

Martial Noguier, Café des Architectes at Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, Chicago

 

Brian Polcyn, Five Lakes Grill, Milford, MI

 

Arun Sampanthavivat, Arun’s, Chicago

 

Bruce Sherman, North Pond, Chicago

 

John Somerville, The Lark, West Bloomfield, MI

 

Michael Symon, Lola, Cleveland

 

David Tallent, Restaurant Tallent, Bloomington, IN

 

Giuseppe Tentori, Boka, Chicago

 

Paul Virant, Vie, Western Springs, IL

 

Alex Young, Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI

 

 

BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY

 

Michael Anthony, Gramercy Tavern

 

April Bloomfield, The Spotted Pig

 

Terrance Brennan, Picholine 

 

Floyd Cardoz, Tabla

 

Scott Conant, Scarpetta

 

Wylie Dufresne, WD-50 

 

Caroline Fidanza, Marlow & Sons

 

John Fraser, Dovetail

 

Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Butter Restaurant

 

Kurt Gutenbrunner, Wallsé

 

Gabrielle Hamilton, Prune

 

Gabriel Kreuther, The Modern

 

Mark Ladner, Del Posto

 

Anita Lo, Annisa

 

Michael Psilakis, Anthos

 

Bill Telepan, Telepan 

 

Laurent Tourondel, BLT Market

 

Michael White, Alto

 

Naomichi Yasuda, Sushi Yasuda

 

Galen Zamarra, Mas Farmhouse

 

 

BEST CHEF: NORTHEAST

 

Mike Andrzejewski, Sea Bar, Buffalo, NY

 

Lara Atkins and Steve Atkins, The Kitchen Table Bistro, Richmond, VT

 

Gabriel Bremer, Salts, Cambridge, MA

 

Penelle Chase, Phoebe Chase, Megan Chase, and Ted Lafage, Chase's Daily, Belfast, ME

 

Rob Evans, Hugo's, Portland, ME

 

Gabriel Frasca and Amanda Lydon, Straight Wharf Restaurant, Nantucket, MA

 

Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier, Arrows Restaurant, Ogunquit, ME

 

Rich Hanson, Cleonice, Ellsworth, ME

 

Brian Hill, Francine Bistro, Camden, ME

 

Andy Husbands, Tremont 647, Boston

 

Steve Johnson, Rendezvous in Central Square, Cambridge, MA

 

Peter Xavier Kelly, Xaviar's at Piermont, Piermont, NY

 

Michael LaScola, American Seasons, Nantucket, MA

 

Michael Leviton, Lumière, West Newton, MA

 

Tony Maws, Craigie On Main, Cambridge, MA

 

Marc Orfaly, Pigalle, Boston

 

Guy Reuge, Mirabelle, St. James, NY

 

Bruce Tillinghast, New Rivers, Providence

 

Sai Viswanath, DeWolf Tavern, Bristol, RI

 

Eric Warnstedt, Hen of the Wood, Waterbury, VT

 

 

BEST CHEF: NORTHWEST

 

Chris Ainsworth, Saffron Mediterranean Kitchen, Walla Walla, WA

 

Dustan Bristol, Brick 29 Bistro, Nampa, ID 

 

Kevin Davis, Steelhead Diner, Seattle

 

Matt Dillon, The Corson Building, Seattle

 

Scott Dolich, Park Kitchen, Portland, OR

 

Renee Erickson, Boat Street Cafe, Seattle

 

Mark Fuller, Spring Hill, Seattle

 

John Gorham, Toro Bravo, Portland, OR

 

Maria Hines, Tilth, Seattle

 

Joseba Jiménez de Jiménez, The Harvest Vine, Seattle

 

Taichi Kitamura, Kappo, Seattle

 

Daniel Mondok, Sel Gris, Portland, OR

 

Naomi Pomeroy, Beast, Portland, OR

 

Andy Ricker, Pok Pok and Whiskey Soda Lounge, Portland, OR

 

Charlene Rollins, New Sammy’s Cowboy Bistro, Talent, OR

 

Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon, Portland, OR

 

Scott Staples, Restaurant Zoë, Seattle

 

Ethan Stowell, Union, Seattle

 

Jason Wilson, Crush, Seattle

 

Cathy Whims, Nostrana, Portland, OR

 

 

BEST CHEF: SOUTHEAST

 

Hugh Acheson, Five and Ten, Athens, GA

Arnaud Berthelier, The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta

 

Sean Brock, McCrady's, Charleston, SC

Damian Heath, Lot 12 Public House, Berkeley Springs, WV

Mark Hibbs, Ratcliffe on the Green, Charlotte, NC

Linton Hopkins, Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta

 

Scott Howell, Nana's, Durham, NC

 

Mike Lata, Fig, Charleston, SC

Edward Lee, 610 Magnolia, Louisville, KY

Daniel Lindley, St. John's Restaurant, ChattanoogaTN

 

Margot McCormack, Margot Café & Bar, Nashville

 

Ouita Michel, Holly Hill Inn, Midway, KY

Bruce Moffett, Barrington’s Restaurant, Charlotte, NC

Andrea Reusing, Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC

 

Hector Santiago, Pura Vida, Atlanta

Bill Smith, Crook's Corner, Chapel Hill, NC

Chip Smith, Bonne Soirée, Chapel Hill, NC

 

Ken Vedrinski, Sienna, Daniel Island, SC

Bob Waggoner, Charleston Grill, Charleston, SC

Tandy Wilson, City House, Nashville

 

BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST

 

Paul Bartolotta, Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare at Wynn Las Vegas

 

Kevin Binkley, Binkley’s Restaurant, Cave Creek, AZ

 

James Campbell Caruso, La Boca, Santa Fe

 

Bryan Caswell, Reef, Houston

 

Saipin Chutima, Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas

 

Tyson Cole, Uchi, Austin, TX

 

Eric DiStefano, Coyote Cafe, Santa Fe

 

Marc Ehrler, The Ventana Room at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, AZ

 

Mark Fischer, Restaurant Six89, Carbondale, CO

 

Sharon A. Hage, York Street, Dallas

 

Ryan Hardy, Montagna at the Little Nell, Aspen, CO

 

Claude Le Tohic, Joël Robuchon at the Mansion at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

 

Kelly Liken, Kelly Liken, Vail, CO

 

Beau MacMillan, Elements at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa, Paradise Valley, AZ

 

Paul Petersen, Café Cenizo, Marathon, TX

 

Armando Pomales, Café Central, El Paso, TX

 

Alex Seidel, Fruition Restaurant, Denver

 

Damon Simonton, Chef Damon’s, Taos, NM

 

John Tesar, The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas

 

Andrew Weissman, Le Rêve, San Antonio

 

 

BEST CHEF: SOUTH

 

Derek Barnes, Derek’s Culinary Casual, Sarasota, FL

 

Zach Bell, Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court, Palm Beach, FL 

 

Scott Boswell, Stella!, New Orleans

 

Aaron Burgau, Patois, New Orleans

 

John Currence, City Grocery, Oxford, MS

 

Derek Emerson, Walker’s Drive-In, Jackson, MS

 

Tom Gray, Bistro Aix, Jacksonville, FL

 

Zack Gross, Z Grille, St. Petersburg, FL

 

John Harris, Lilette, New Orleans

 

Christopher Hastings, Hot and Hot Fish Club, Birmingham, AL

 

Scott Hunnel, Victoria & Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Orlando, FL

 

Philip Krajeck, Fish Out of Water at WaterColor Inn & Resort, Santa Rosa Beach, FL

 

Edgar Leal, Cacao Restaurant, Coral Gables, FL

 

Dean James Max, 3030 Ocean, Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

Lee Richardson, Ashley’s, Capital Hotel, Little Rock, AR

 

Douglas Rodriguez, Ola, Miami Beach, FL

 

Jeanie Roland, The Perfect Caper, Punta Gorda, FL

 

Philippe Ruiz, Palme d’Or at Biltmore, Coral Gables, FL

 

Michael Schwartz, Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, Miami

 

David Solazzo and Torre Solazzo, Ristorante Del Porto, Covington, LA