Can you feel the heat? Despite the painfully cold weather we’ve been experiencing in Philly, with the announcement of James Beard Award nominees today is at least firing up kitchens around our chilly city. While we were pretty excited when 20 Philly restaurants, restaurateurs and chefs made the semifinalists list few weeks ago, only seven made it to the next round and most of them are Philly food heavy hitters already. (Zahav has a total of three nominations, for example.) Here is the full list of nominees from the Philly area for the 2017 James Beard Awards:
Outstanding Chef: Outstanding Restaurateur Outstanding Service Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional Rising Star Chef of the Year Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic Greg Vernick The James Beard Awards Gala will take place on May 1 in Chicago.
What do you think of the nominees? Tell us in the comments below.
Michael Solomonov
Zahav
Philadelphia
Stephen Starr
Starr Restaurants (Le Coucou, Serpico, Upland, and others)
Philadelphia
Zahav
Philadelphia
Sam Calagione
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, DE
Camille Cogswell
Zahav
Philadelphia
Rich Landau
Vedge
Philadelphia
Vernick Food & Drink
Philadelphia