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The James Beard Award Finalists For Massachusetts. For a list of other states finalists please visit: Hugging The Coast where the states have been broken down.
Massachusetts:
Best Chef/ Northeast Finalist: Michael Leviton, Lumière, West Newton, MA
Best Chef/ Northeast Semifinalist: Tony Maws, Craigie On Main, Cambridge, MA
Best Chef/ Northeast Semifinalist: Marc Orfaly, Pigalle, Boston, MA
Outstanding Chef Semifinalist: Barbara Lynch, No. 9 Park, Boston, MA
Outstanding Chef Semifinalist: Ana Sortun, Oleana, Cambridge, MA
Outstanding Restaurant Semifinalist: Hamersley’s Bistro, Boston, MA
Best New Restaurant Semifinalist: Hungry Mother, Cambridge, MA
Rising Star Chef of the Year Semifinalist: Will Gilson, Garden at the Cellar, Cambridge, MA
Best Chef/ Northeast Semifinalist: Gabriel Bremer, Salts, Cambridge, MA
Best Chef/ Northeast Semifinalist: Gabriel Frasca and Amanda Lydon, Straight Wharf Restaurant, Nantucket, MA
Best Chef/ Northeast Semifinalist: Andy Husbands, Tremont 647, Boston, MA
Best Chef/ Northeast Semifinalist: Steve Johnson, Rendezvous in Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Best Chef/ Northeast Semifinalist: Michael LaScola, American Seasons, Nantucket, MA
The awards will be announced on May 3rd and 4th at Alice Tully Hall in New York City.
The best news about this is that a good portion of these restaurants are all right around the corner from my house. Oleana, Craigie (A bit further down the road), Salts, Rendezvous and Hungry Mother are all with in 2 minutes from me. It is however, disappointing that Eastern Standard didn't make it some where on this list.
And what's up with the beer categories? Why aren't they on there? More praise for wine and food and beer and food gets the shaft again. One honorable Mention was Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery announced as one of the finalists. Except he was announced as a Wine Enthusiast. He is well versed in wine and food as well as beer, but still we need to kick some fucking doors down and get recognized. Word!
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