This morning the 2007 Beard Award nominees were announced at the James Beard House in the West Village. And the nominees are:
UPDATES IN PROGRESS
Outstanding Restaurateur
Thomas Keller
Keith McNally
Richard Melman
Drew Nieporent
Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Best New Restaurant
A Voce
Cochon, New Orleans
Cut, Beverly Hills
Restaurant guy Savoy, Las Vegas
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Momofuku Ssam Bar
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Nate Appleman, A16 (SF)
Graham Elliot Bowles, Avenues at the Peninsula Hotel (Chicago)
David Chang, Momofuku Noodle Bar
Patrick Connelly, Radius (Boston)
Daniel Humm, Eleven Madison Park
Oustanding Restaurant Design
Xing Restaurant, Lewis. Tsurumaki. Lewis LTD
Nobu Fifty Seven, Rockwell Group
Morimoto, Tadao Ando Architects and Associates
Outstanding Restaurant Graphics
Buddakan, Baron and Baron
Stand, Base Design
Pizzeria Mozza, Memo Productions
Outstanding Chef Award
Tom Colicchio, Craft
Lee Hefter, Spago
Jean Joho, Everest
Paul Kahan, Blackbird
Michael Richard, Citronelle
Outstanding Restaurant
Boulevard, SF
Frontera Grill, Chi
Magnolia Grill, Durham, NC
Picholine
Spiaggia, Chi
Outstanding Service Award
Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN
Canlis, Seattle
La Grenouille
Terra, St. Helena, CA
Tru, Chicago
Best Chef: NYC (regional)
Terrance Brennan, Picholine
Floyd Cardoz, Tabla
Wylie Dufrense, wd-50
Gabriel Kreuther, The Modern
David Waltuck, Chanterelle
Best Pastry Chef
Will Goldfarb, Room 4 Dessert
Michael Laskonis, Le Bernardin
Leslie Mackie, Macrina Bakery, Seattle
Elizabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson, Tartine Bakery, SF
Mindy Segal, HotChocolate, Chi
Outstanding Wine Service
Bin 36, Chicago
i Trulli
Mary Elanie's at The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ
Citronelle, Washington DC
Picasso, Las Vegas
Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional
Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail, NY
Paul Draper, Ridge Vineyards, CA
Dan Duckhorn, Duckhorn Vineyards, CA
Terry Theise, Silver Springs, MD
Helen Turley, HTM Consultants/Marcassin Winery, CA
BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA PRESENTED BY AMEX
Pacific (CA, HI)
Traci Des Jardins, Jardiniere, SF
Douglas Keane, Cyrus, Healdsburg, CA
Rolan Passot, La Folie, SF
Craig Stoll, Delfina, SF
MIchael Tusk, Quince, SF
Mid Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, Old Town Alexandria, VA
RJ Cooper, Vidalia, Washington DC
Jose Graces, Amada, Philadelphia
Maricel Presilla, Cucharamama, Hoboken, NJ
Frank Ruta, Palena, Washington DC
Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Colby Garrelts, Bluestem, Kansas City, MO
Tim McKee, La Belle Vie, Minneapolis, MN
Alex Roberts, Restaurant Alma, Minneapolis, MN
Adam Siegal, Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, Milwaukee, WI
Celina Tio, The American Restaurant, Kansas City, MO
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Grant Achatz, Alinea, Chicago
Carrie Nahabedian, Naha, Chicago
Bruce Sherman, North Pond, Chicago
Micahel Symon, Lola, Cleveland, OH
Alex Young, Zingerman's Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI
Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY State (not NYC), RI, VT)
Rob Evans, Hugo's, Portland, ME
Clark Fraiser and Mark Gaier, Arrows, Ogunquit, ME
Michael Leviton, Lumiere, West Newton, MA
Frank McClelland, L'Espalier, Boston, MA
Marc Orfaly, Pigalle, Boston, MA
Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Scott Dolich, Park Kitchen, Portland, OR
Maria Hines, Tilth, Seatle
Joseba Himenez de Jimenez, The Harvest Vine, Seattle
Holly Smith, Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, WA
John Sundstrom, Lark, Seattle
Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Hugh Acheson, Five & Ten, Athens, GA
Arnaud Berthelier, Ritz Carlton Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
John Fleer, Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN
Mike Lata, Fig, Charleston, SC
Scott Peacock, Wastershed, Decatur, GA
Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)
David Bull, Driskill Grill, Austin, TX
Nobuo Fukuda, Sea Saw, Scottsdale, AZ
Sharon Hage, Dallas, TX
Monica Pope, Tafia, Houston, TX
Andrew Weisman, Restaurant Le Reve, San Antonio, TX
South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)
Michelle Bernstein, Michy's, Miami, FL
John Currence, City Grocery, Oxford, MS
Jonathan Eismann, Pacific Time, Miami Beach, FL
Chris Hastings, Hot and Hot Fish Club, Birmingham, AL
Donald Link, Herbsaint, New Orleans
UPDATE: The full list is now available here.
