The 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.
Chefs who scored a spot on Bon Appétit’s list of the Best New Restaurants of 2023 were well represented on this year’s list of nominees: The Senegalese tasting menu restaurant Dakar NOLA was nominated for the foundation’s Best New Restaurant honor; chef Lord Maynard Llera, owner of the Filipino restaurant Kuya Lord in LA was nominated for Best Chef: California; and Luis Herrera of Brooklyn’s Ensenada was nominated for Best Chef: New York State.
Though the list of nominees is generally met with excitement, the James Beard Foundation has faced a healthy dose of controversy over the past few years. Foundation staff raised concerns in 2020 around a lack of institutional commitment to diversity, both within its pool of awardees and in the demographic makeup of the foundation’s board of trustees. In a whirlwind of chaos and controversy that soon followed, the foundation canceled award ceremonies for the following two years, outwardly committing to reflection in the form of an audit and updated award-granting procedures. While the foundation pointed to the pandemic as the main impetus for canceling the awards, reporting in the New York Times later revealed that not one Black chef was set to win in any of 2020’s categories, spurring internal concerns about the optics of holding a ceremony that year.
Among the audit recommendations, which included setting a benchmark for 50% BIPOC membership of its committee members and judges by 2023, was a new grievance procedure meant to handle allegations of misconduct for chefs. In theory, this update was an obvious and straightforward one: ensure award winners were acting in good faith and fostering healthy workplaces. But vetting chefs and responding to accusations of bad behavior proved to be more complicated than the foundation had likely anticipated. Some chefs claimed in the leadup to 2023’s awards ceremony that they’d been disqualified on the basis of poorly substantiated claims, alleging a lack of due process built into this new ethics procedure. The foundation announced no changed procedures in advance of this year’s ceremony, so it’s unclear whether the vetting and disqualification process has been updated after last year’s controversies.
Still, a Beard award remains a highly sought-after accolade in the restaurant industry, and receiving one can change a chef’s career and a restaurant’s standing in a major way. Finalists will be announced on April 3, and the award ceremony is slated to take place on June 10.
Read the full list of semifinalists below:
Outstanding Restaurateur
Ashok Bajaj, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group (Rasika, Annabelle, Sababa, and others), Washington, D.C.Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy, Sof Hospitality Group (Doris Metropolitan, Hamsa, and Bādolina Bakery & Café), Houston, TXKimball Brienza and Stephen Palmer, O-Ku Sushi, Charleston, SCMarcos Carbajal, Carnitas Uruapan, Chicago, ILBryan Chuntan and Pei Wei, Zaab Zaab and Zaab Zaab Talay, New York, NYRavi DeRossi, Overthrow Hospitality (Cadence, Etérea, Avant Garden, and others), New York, NYGreg Dulan, Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, Hotville Chicken, and DulanVILLE, Inglewood, CALaile Fairbairn, Locally Grown Restaurants (Snow City Cafe, South Restaurant + Coffeehouse, and Spenard Roadhouse), Anchorage, AKMichael Gallina, Tara Gallina, and Aaron Martinez, Take Root Hospitality (Vicia, Winslow’s Table, Bistro La Floraison, and others), St. Louis, MOArmando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin, Cocina Chiwas and Tacos Chiwas, Tempe and Phoenix, AZRobert LeBlanc, LeBlanc + Smith (Sylvain, The Chloe, The Will & The Way, and others), New Orleans, LAHamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere, Baobab Fare, Detroit, MINikki Ness Berglund and Ryan Nitschke, Luna Fargo, Sol Ave. Kitchen, Nova Eatery and others, Fargo, NDQuynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham, Phở Bắc Súp Shop, Phởcific Standard Time, and The Boat, Seattle, WANicolas Poilevey and Oliver Poilevey, Obelix, Le Bouchon, and Taqueria Chingón, Chicago, ILI-Ho Pomeroy, I-Ho’s Korean Grill, Bozeman, MTCara Stadler and Cecile Stadler, BaoBao Dumpling House, Tao Yuan Restaurant, and ZaoZe Cafe & Market, Portland, MEChris Viaud, Greenleaf, Ansanm, and Pavilion, Milford, NHHollis Wells Silverman, Eastern Point Collective (The Duck & The Peach, La Collina, The Wells, and others), Washington, D.C.Kelly Whitaker, Id Est Hospitality Group (The Wolf’s Tailor, BRUTØ, Basta, and others), Boulder, CO
Outstanding Chef
Oscar Amador Edo, Anima by EDO, Las Vegas, NVEmma Bengtsson, Aquavit, New York, NYBarclay Dodge, Bosq, Aspen, COJeremy Fox, Birdie G’s, Santa Monica, CAFrancis Guzmán, Vianda, San Juan, PRAtsushi Hayakawa, Hayakawa, Atlanta, GARashida Holmes, Bridgetown Roti, Los Angeles, CADionicio Jiménez, Cantina La Martina, Philadelphia, PADavid Kirkland and Ernest Servantes, Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, TXDan Kluger, Loring Place, New York, NYGregory León, Amilinda, Milwaukee, WISarah Minnick, Lovely’s Fifty Fifty, Portland, ORSylvan Mishima Brackett, Rintaro, San Francisco, CADean Neff, Seabird, Wilmington, NCDaniel del Prado, Porzana, Minneapolis, MNMichael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, D.C.John Shields and Karen Urie Shields, Smyth, Chicago, ILRenee Touponce, The Port of Call, Mystic, CTDavid Uygur, Lucia, Dallas, TXAaron Verzosa, Archipelago, Seattle, WA
Outstanding Restaurant
2941, Falls Church, VABeckon, Denver, COBywater, Warren, RIThe Compound, Santa Fe, NMConvenience West, Marfa, TXCoracora, West Hartford, CTThe DeBruce, Livingston Manor, NYThe Duck Inn, Chicago, ILKoi Palace, Daly City, CALangbaan, Portland, ORThe Market Place, Asheville, NCMixtli, San Antonio, TXNancy’s Hustle, Houston, TXPineapple & Pearls, Washington, D.C.The Restaurant at Gideon Ridge Inn, Blowing Rock, NCSelden Standard, Detroit, MISuperiority Burger, New York, NYVestige, Ocean Springs, MSThe Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle, WAYoshitomo, Omaha, NE
Emerging Chef
Fariyal Abdullahi, Hav & Mar, New York, NYOpe Amosu, ChòpnBlọk, Houston, TXJanet Becerra, Pancita, Seattle, WANikko Cagalanan, Kultura, Charleston, SCRoberto Centeno, Espiritu, Mesa, AZKi Chung, Bar Maze, Honolulu, HIRocky Coronado, Nepantla, Detroit, MIDanielle Duran-Zecca and Alessandro Zecca, Amiga Amore, Los Angeles, CARyan Fernandez, Southern Junction, Buffalo, NYYun Fuentes, Bolo, Philadelphia, PASky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RIEmily Lim, Dabao Singapore, San Francisco, CAZubair Mohajir, The Coach House by Wazwan, Chicago, ILMasako Morishita, Perry’s, Washington, D.C.Joe Robbins, Bissell Brothers Three Rivers Kitchen, Milo, MEBryce Stevenson, Miijim, La Pointe, WIKenneth Wan, MAKfam, Denver, COLawrence Weeks, North of Bourbon, Louisville, KYChanah Willis, Last Call Baking, Birmingham, ALJeff Workman, The Campground, Kansas City, MO
Best New Restaurant
Ajja, Raleigh, NCAlkemē, Santa Fe, NMThe Alna Store, Alna, MEAlpino, Detroit, MIAtelier, Chicago, ILAva Bakery, Phoenix, AZBar Bacetto, Waitsburg, WABarbs-B-Q, Lockhart, TXBarra Santos, Los Angeles, CAChez Noir, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CAComfort Kitchen, Dorchester, MADakar NOLA, New Orleans, LAFoul Witch, New York, NYFoxface Natural, New York, NYHayward, McMinnville, ORJūn, Houston, TXKaya, Orlando, FLKiln, San Francisco, CAKisser, Nashville, TNLita, Aberdeen Township, NJMainlander, St. Louis, MOMy Loup, Philadelphia, PAOro by Nixta, Minneapolis, MNRamen Del Barrio, Austin, TXSado, St. Louis, MOSắp Sửa, Denver, COScoundrel, Greenville, SCShan, Bozeman, MTTatiana by Kwame Onwuachi, New York, NYTuxpan Taqueria, Central Falls, RI
Outstanding Bakery
Bobby Boy Bakeshop, Winston-Salem, NCBreadshop, Honolulu, HIThe Burque Bakehouse, Albuquerque, NMLa Casita Bakeshop, Richardson, TXD’Andrews Bakery & Cafe, Nashville, TNGusto Bread, Long Beach, CAIsgro Pastries, Philadelphia, PAJinJu Patisserie, Portland, ORKoffeteria, Houston, TXLoba Pastry+Coffee, Chicago, ILMake My Cake, New York, NYMel the Bakery, Hudson, NYNichole’s Fine Pastry & Café, Fargo, NDLa Pâtisserie Chouquette, Saint Louis, MOPluma by Bluebird Bakery, Washington, D.C.Shatila Bakery, Dearborn, MITable X Bread, Salt Lake City, UTVía Láctea, San Juan, PRZak the Baker, Miami, FLZU Bakery, Portland, ME
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
Susan Bae, Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.Jesus Brazon and Manuel Brazon, Caracas Bakery, Doral and Miami, FLMariela Camacho, Comadre Panadería, Austin, TXBen Campbell, Ben’s Bread Co., Seattle, WATania Cienfuegos Harris, Topsoil Kitchen & Market, Travelers Rest, SCKristina Costa, Loquat, San Francisco, CASyovata Edari, CocoVaa Chocolatier, Madison, WIAtsuko Fujimoto, Norimoto Bakery, Portland, MERemy Funfrock, La Pâtisserie, Charleston, SCMarc Heu, Marc Heu Pâtisserie Paris, St. Paul, MNCrystal Kass, Valentine, Phoenix, AZEunji Lee, Lysée, New York, NYKimmie Mcintosh and Josh Mcintosh, MILKFISH Bakeshop, Las Vegas, NVCamari Mick, The Musket Room, New York, NYCarolyn Nugent and Alen Ramos, Poulette Bakeshop, Parker, COAnna Posey, Elske, Chicago, ILPhillip Ashley Rix, Phillip Ashley Chocolates, Memphis, TNNicole Rucker, Fat + Flour, Los Angeles, CAStephanie Velasquez, Ema HTX, Houston, TXKristina Zontini, Super Secret Ice Cream, Bethlehem, NH
Outstanding Hospitality
AlTayeb Restaurant, Dearborn, MIAndreoli Italian Grocer, Scottsdale, AZArnaud’s, New Orleans, LALa Baleine Café, Homer, AKBludorn, Houston, TXCharleston, Baltimore, MDCooks & Soldiers, Atlanta, GACrawford and Son, Raleigh, NCFiola, Washington, D.C.Gemma, Dallas, TXGiusto, Newport, RIHan Oak, Portland, ORLazy Bear, San Francisco, CALula Cafe, Chicago, ILLuv2eat Thai Bistro, Los Angeles, CAMelba’s, New York, NYPasture and Plenty, Madison, WISnake River Grill, Jackson, WYValter’s Osteria, Salt Lake City, UTWoodford Food & Beverage, Portland, ME
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
a.kitchen+bar, Philadelphia, PAAffäre, Kansas City, MOBufalina, Austin, TXCOTE, New York, NYEight Row, Seattle, WAFolk, Detroit, MIhaley.henry wine bar, Boston, MAThe Hope Farm, Fairhope, ALLula Drake Wine Parlour, Columbia, SCMacchialina, Miami Beach, FLMiddle Brow, Chicago, ILThe Morris, San Francisco, CAOK Omens, Portland, ORRebel Rebel, Somerville, MASpencer, Ann Arbor, MIStrong Water Anaheim, Anaheim, CASunday Vinyl, Denver, COTaconeta, El Paso, TXTail Up Goat, Washington, D.C.Waxlight Bar à Vin, Buffalo, NY
Outstanding Bar
All Night Skate, Brooklyn, NYAmalga Distillery, Juneau, AKBarr Hill Cocktail Bar, Montpelier, VTBittersweet, Raleigh, NCBow & Arrow Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NMClavel Mezcaleria, Baltimore, MDCourtland Club, Providence, RIDouble Chicken Please, New York, NYDrastic Measures, Shawnee, KSEdmund’s Oast, Charleston, SCEsters Wine Shop & Bar, Santa Monica, CAHorn & Cantle Saloon, Big Sky, MTJewel of the South, New Orleans, LALittle Rituals, Phoenix, AZMeteor, Minneapolis, MNPacific Cocktail Haven, San Francisco, CALas Ramblas, Brownsville, TXScratch Brewing Company, Ava, ILService Bar, Washington, DCWebb’s City Cellar, St. Petersburg, FL
Best Chef: California
Diego Argoti, Poltergeist, Los Angeles, CAC-Y Chia and Shane Stanbridge, Lion Dance Cafe, Oakland, CAGeoff Davis, Burdell, Oakland, CAAzalina Eusope, Azalina’s, San Francisco, CAAlex Garcia and Elvia Huerta, Evil Cooks, Los Angeles, CARogelio Garcia, Auro, Calistoga, CASrijith “Sri” Gopinathan, Copra, San Francisco, CADima Habibeh, Ammatoli, Long Beach, CAJeong-In Hwang, San Ho Won, San Francisco, CAJihee Kim, Perilla, Los Angeles, CAKristina Liedags Compton, Hilda and Jesse, San Francisco, CAAlfonso “Poncho” Martinez, Poncho’s Tlayudas, Los Angeles, CALord Maynard Llera, Kuya Lord, Los Angeles, CATara Monsod, Animae, San Diego, CABuu “Billy” Ngo, Kru, Sacramento, CALaura Ozyilmaz and Sayat Ozyilmaz, Dalida, San Francisco, CAMichael Procaccini and Stefano Procaccini, La Parolaccia, Long Beach, CAAlisa Reynolds, My 2 Cents, Los Angeles, CAFinn Stern, Daytrip, Oakland, CAChristian Yang, Yang’s Kitchen, Alhambra, CA
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Avishar Barua, Joya’s, Worthington, OHErik Bentz and Elaine Uykimpang Bentz, Cafe Mochiko, Cincinnati, OHVinnie Cimino, Cordelia, Cleveland, OHDiana Dávila Boldin, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Chicago, ILSalvador Fernandez, Bridges Craft Pizza & Wine Bar, Greencastle, INJoe Fontelera, Boonie’s Filipino Restaurant, Chicago, ILJoe Frillman, Daisies, Chicago, ILJeffery Harris, Nolia Kitchen, Cincinnati, OHDoug Hewitt, Freya, Detroit, MIJi Hye Kim, Miss Kim, Ann Arbor, MIDan Klenotic, Bellflower, Ypsilanti, MIBJ Lieberman, Chapman’s Eat Market, Columbus, OHJames Martin, Bocadillo Market, Chicago, ILThomas Melvin, Vida, Indianapolis, INJose Salazar, Mita’s, Cincinnati, OHSujan Sarkar, Indienne, Chicago, ILHajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, MIJenner Tomaska, Esme, Chicago, ILJohn Yelinek, Ladder 4 Wine Bar, Detroit, MIDonald Young, Duck Sel, Chicago, IL
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Carlos Aparicio, El Chingon, Philadelphia, PAAngel Barreto, Anju, Washington, D.C.Najmieh Batmanglij and Christopher Morgan, Joon, Vienna, VAAmy Brandwein, Centrolina, Washington, D.C.Tony Conte, Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana, Darnestown, MDDane DeMarco, Gass & Main, Haddonfield, NJNur-E Gulshan Rahman, Korai Kitchen, Jersey City, NJKeem Hughley, Bronze, Washington, D.C.Jesse Ito, Royal Sushi & Izakaya, Philadelphia, PAMatt Kern, One Coastal, Fenwick Island, DEKate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski, Apteka, Pittsburgh, PAEsther Lee, Obelisk, Washington, D.C.Travis Milton, Hickory at Nicewonder Farm and Vineyards, Bristol, VAHarley Peet, Bas Rouge, Easton, MDRandy Rucker, River Twice, Philadelphia, PAYuan Tang, Rooster & Owl, Washington, D.C.Omar Tate, Honeysuckle Provisions, Philadelphia, PAKevin Tien, Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.Bootsaba Tongdee, Pusadee’s Garden, Pittsburgh, PADavid Zamudio, Alma Cocina Latina, Baltimore, MD
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Sanaa Abourezk, Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean, Sioux Falls, SDAnn Ahmed, Khâluna, Minneapolis, MNRoss Bachhuber and Samuel Ek, Odd Duck, Milwaukee, WIAndrea Baumgardner, BernBaum’s, Fargo, NDLisa Carlson and Carrie Summer, Chef Shack Bay City, Bay City, WIRob Connoley, Bulrush, St. Louis, MOPhilip Day, Root Food + Wine, Augusta, MOChris Hoffmann, Clyde’s Fine Diner, Des Moines, IAKenny Howard and Heath Stocks, Anima Cucina, Bismarck, NDDan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite, EsterEv, Milwaukee, WIKyle Knall, Birch, Milwaukee, WIJohnny Leach, The Town Company, Kansas City, MOKatie Liu-Sung, Chewology, Kansas City, MORomain Monnoyeur, Westport Cafe, Kansas City, MOLoryn Nalic, Balkan Treat Box, Webster Groves, MOChristina Nguyen, Hai Hai, Minneapolis, MNTim Nicholson, The Boiler Room, Omaha, NERozz Petrozz, Saltwell Farm Kitchen, Overbrook, KSSean Pharr, Mint Mark, Madison, WIKaryn Tomlinson, Myriel, St. Paul, MN
Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Joshua Adams, Campione, Livingston, MTTheo Adley, Marigold, Lyons, COSalvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, IDDan Ansotegui, Ansots, Boise, IDBen Barlow and Heather Logan, Stanley Supper Club, Stanley, IDDavid Chon, Bar Nohm, Salt Lake City, UTDiego Coconati, Lucina Eatery & Bar, Denver, COBrandon Cunningham, Social Haus, Greenough, MTAminata “Ami” Dia and Rougui Dia, Le French, Denver, COCharley Graham, Little Star Diner, Bozeman, MTWalker Hunter, Brasserie Porte Rouge, Missoula, MTLee Johnson, MontAsia, Fishtail, MTDave Jones, Log Haven, Salt Lake City, UTJason King, King Sushi, Jackson, WYBo Porytko, Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails, Denver, COAli Sabbah, Mazza Cafe, Salt Lake City, UTNick Steen Gullings, Walkers Grill, Billings, MTMatt Vawter, Rootstalk, Breckenridge, COPenelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Denver, CONick Zocco, Urban Hill, Salt Lake City, UT
Best Chef: New York State
Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NYMary Attea, Musket Room, New York, NYAyo Balogun, Dept of Culture, Brooklyn, NYClare de Boer, Stissing House, Pine Plains, NYDoris Choi, Good Night, Woodstock, NYCalvin Eng, Bonnie’s, Brooklyn, NYAretah Ettarh, Gramercy Tavern, New York, NYCharles Gabriel, Charles Pan-Fried Chicken, New York, NYEfrén Hernández, Casa Susanna, Leeds, NYLuis Herrera, Ensenada, Brooklyn, NYJJ Johnson, FieldTrip, New York, NYTelly Justice, HAGS, New York, NYAtsushi Kono, Kono, New York, NYShaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton, Hudson, NYChristina Mauricio, Harana Market, Accord, NYCharlie Mitchell, Cloverhill, Brooklyn, NYScarr Pimentel, Scarr’s Pizza, New York, NYJeremy Salamon, Agi’s Counter, Brooklyn, NYHillary Sterling, Ci Siamo, New York, NYEd Szymanski, Lord’s, New York, NY
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Celia Bruns, Artemisia Cafe, Portland, MEPeter Carvelli, Foglia, Bristol, RITracy Chang, Pagu, Cambridge, MACara Chigazola Tobin, Honey Road, Burlington, VTJohn daSilva, Chickadee, Boston, MAConor Dennehy, Tallula, Cambridge, MASubat Dilmurat, Jahunger, Providence, RIIan Driscoll, Bar Futo, Portland, MEPatricia Estorino, Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar, Cambridge, MALee Frank, Otis Restaurant, Exeter, NHValerie Goldman, The Honey Paw, Portland, MECecelia Lizotte, Suya Joint, Boston, MALaurence Louie, Rubato, Quincy, MAMaria Meza, Dolores, Providence, RIRachel Miller, Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lynn, MADavid Standridge, The Shipwright’s Daughter, Mystic, CTJake Stevens, Leeward, Portland, MEMicah Tavelli, Paradiso Hi-Fi, Burlington, VTAndy Teixeira, Newport Vineyards, Middletown, RIBasil Yu, Yagi Noodles, Newport, RI
Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA)
Avery Adams, Matia Kitchen, Orcas Island, WANathan Bentley, Altura Bistro, Anchorage, AKDerek Bray, The Table, Tacoma, WAKristi Brown, Communion, Seattle, WAGrayson Corrales, MariPili Tapas Bar, Seattle, WAMichael Dodge, Whisky & Ramen, Anchorage, AKJosh Dorcak, Mas, Ashland, ORGregory Gourdet, kann, Portland, ORDan Koommoo, Crafted, Yakima, WAAndrew Le, The Pig and the Lady, Honolulu, HIEvan Leichtling, Off Alley, Seattle, WAMatthew Lightner, okta, McMinnville, ORMelissa Miranda, Musang, Seattle, WANae Ogawa, natuRe Waikiki, Honolulu, HIJason Peel, Nami Kaze, Honolulu, HIRyan Roadhouse, Nodoguro, Portland, ORJeff Scheer, Marlow, Pukalani, HIBeau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupo, Juneau, AKSheldon Simeon, Tiffany’s, Wailuku, HIPeter Vuong, Ha VL, Portland, OR
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Pete Amadhanirundr, Puma Yu’s, Athens, GAArnaldo Castillo, Tio Lucho’s, Atlanta, GADaryl Cooper and Oscar Johnson, Jimmy Pearls, Charlotte, NCErika Council, Bomb Biscuits, Atlanta, GAKitwanda “Kiki” Cyrus and Tyrone Cyrus, Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles, Columbia, SCJamie Davis, The Hackney, Washington, NCJacques Larson, The Obstinate Daughter, Sullivan’s Island, SCRod Lassiter and Parnass Savang, Talat Market, Atlanta, GADaris Leatherwood, Supper Club on 2nd, Memphis, TNJames London, Chubby Fish, Charleston, SCScott MacGregor, Appalachia Kitchen, Snowshoe, WVDallas McGarity, The Fat Lamb, Louisville, KYTrevor Moran, Locust, Nashville, TNArnold Myint, International Market, Nashville, TNDuane Nutter, Southern National, Atlanta, GARobbie Robinson, City Limits Barbeque, Cayce, SCJason Sellers, Plant, Asheville, NCPaul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, WVKanlaya “Gun” Supachana, Dalaya Thai Cuisine, Sylva, NCPreeti Waas, Cheeni Indian Food Emporium, Raleigh, NC
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Melissa Araujo, Alma Cafe, New Orleans, LAKelsey Barnard Clark, KBC, Dothan, ALJennifer Berdin and Mark Berdin, Kadence, Orlando, FLValerie Chang, Maty’s, Miami, FLClay Conley, Buccan, Palm Beach, FLMatt Cooper, Conifer, Bentonville, ARTristen Epps, Ocean Social, Miami, FLHunter Evans, Elvie’s, Jackson, MSRuben Guzman, Leña Eh Food Truck, San Juan, PRHardette Harris, Us Up North, Shreveport, LAGabriel Hernandez, Verde Mesa, San Juan, PRAmarys Herndon and Jordan Herndon, Palm&Pine, New Orleans, LARob McDaniel, Helen, Birmingham, ALHenry Moso, Kabooki Sushi, Orlando, FLCarlos Portela, Orujo, San Juan, PRArwen Rice, Red or White, Mobile, ALRafael Rios, Yeyo’s El Alma de Mexico, Bentonville, ARSophina Uong, Mister Mao, New Orleans, LAArvinder Vilkhu, Saffron, New Orleans, LAMarlon “Chicken” Williams, Chicken’s Kitchen, Gretna, LA
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK)
Rene Andrade, Bacanora, Phoenix, AZChristopher Bethoney, Campo at Los Poblanos, Albuquerque, NMAnnamaria Brezna O’Brien, Dolina Cafe and Bakery, Santa Fe, NMFlavia Briones, Barista Del Barrio, Tucson, AZPornsupak “Cat” Bunnag, Glai Baan, Phoenix, AZJeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der Lao Kitchen, Oklahoma City, OKAlexandre Figueira, Doctor Kustom, Tulsa, OKDJ Flores, Milpa, Las Vegas, NVWendy Garcia, Tumerico, Tucson, AZJosefina Garcilazo, Chope’s, La Mesa, NMSam Greenhalgh, Forêt, Flagstaff, AZJordan Hawley, il seme, Tulsa, OKBrian Howard, Sparrow + Wolf, Las Vegas, NVSteve Kestler, Aroma Latin American Cocina, Henderson, NVMarc Quinones, Level 5, Albuquerque, NMSteve Riley, Mesa Provisions, Albuquerque, NMEduardo Rodriguez, Zacatlan, Santa Fe, NMJacque Siegfried, Natv, Broken Arrow, OKTabb Singleton, Phat Tabb’s BBQ, Idabel, OKClaudio Urciuoli, Source, Gilbert, AZ
Best Chef: Texas
Thomas Bille, Belly of the Beast, Spring, TXTavel Bristol-Joseph, Canje, Austin, TXEmmanuel Chavez, Tatemó, Houston, TXMark Clayton, Squable, Houston, TXChristopher Cullum, Cullum’s Attaboy, San Antonio, TXVictoria Elizondo, Cochinita & Co., Houston, TXGeoff Ellis, Mum Foods Smokehouse & Delicatessen, Austin, TXAlexandra Gates, Cochineal, Marfa, TXJoseph Gomez, Con Todo, Austin, TXAndrew Ho, Andrew Samia, and Sean Wen, Curry Boys BBQ, San Antonio, TXJennifer Hwa Dobbertin, Best Quality Daughter, San Antonio, TXTracy Malechek-Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Austin, TXEmiliano Marentes, Elemi, El Paso, TXMisti Norris, Petra & the Beast, Dallas, TXFermín Nuñez, Suerte, Austin, TXAna Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria, Mission, TXAnastacia Quiñones-Pittman, José, Dallas, TXRegino Rojas, Purépecha, Dallas, TXArnulfo Sánchez III, Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q, Grapevine, TXRich Vana, The Heritage Table, Frisco, TX
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