The 7 James Beard Nominees from Philly — Eat There Now!

The 7 James Beard Nominees from Philly — Eat There Now!
N. Santos for Visit Philadelphia

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:
Michael Solomonov
Zahav
Philadelphia

Outstanding Restaurateur
Stephen Starr
Starr Restaurants (Le Coucou, Serpico, Upland, and others)
Philadelphia

Outstanding Service
Zahav
Philadelphia

Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Professional
Sam Calagione
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Milton, DE

Rising Star Chef of the Year
Camille Cogswell
Zahav
Philadelphia

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Rich Landau
Vedge
Philadelphia

Greg Vernick
Vernick Food & Drink
Philadelphia

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.