The nominees for the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced today! Winners will be announced in May. Baltimore’s own, Duff Goldman, received two nominations.
Here’s a short list of nominees of interest. For the full list, visit jamesbeard.org.
James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Awards
TV Food Personality/Host
Alton Brown
Show: Good Eats
Bobby Flay
Show: Brunch @ Bobby’s
Duff Goldman
Show: Ace of Cakes
Television Program, On Location
Ace of Cakes
Host: Duff Goldman
Avec Eric
Host: Eric Ripert
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Host: Andrew Zimmern
James Beard FoundationJournalism Awards
Individual Food Blog
Politics of the Plate
Politicsoftheplate.com
Barry Estabrook
Poor Man’s Feast
Poormansfeast.com
Elissa Altman
Red Cook
Redcook.net
Kian Lam Kho
Food Section of a General Interest Publication
GQ
The Editors of GQ
San Francisco Chronicle
Jon Bonné and Miriam Morgan
The Washington Post
Joe Yonan
James Beard FoundationRestaurant and Chef Awards
Best New Restaurant
ABC Kitchen
NYC
Chef/Owner: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Owner: Phil Suarez
Benu
San Francisco
Chef/Owner: Corey Lee
Girl & the Goat
Chicago
Chef/Owner: Stephanie Izard
Owners: Kevin Boehm, Rob Katz, and Daniel Russo
Menton
Boston
Chef/Owner: Barbara Lynch
Torrisi Italian Specialties
NYC
Chefs/Owners: Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi
Outstanding Chef Award
José Andrés
minibar
Washington, D.C.
Gary Danko
Restaurant Gary Danko
San Francisco
Suzanne Goin
Lucques
Los Angeles
Paul Kahan
Blackbird
Chicago
Charles Phan
The Slanted Door
San Francisco
Outstanding Restaurant Award
Blue Hill
NYC
Chef/Owner: Dan Barber
Owners: David Barber and Laureen Barber
Boulevard
San Francisco
Chef/Owner: Nancy Oakes
Owner: Pat Kuleto
Eleven Madison Park
NYC
Owner: Danny Meyer
Highlands Bar and Grill
Birmingham, AL
Chef/Owner: Frank Stitt
Owner: Pardis Stitt
Vetri
Philadelphia
Chefs/Owners: Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin
Rising Star Chef of the Year Award
Aaron London
Ubuntu
Napa, CA
Thomas McNaughton
flour + water
San Francisco
Gabriel Rucker
Le Pigeon
Portland, OR
Christina Tosi
Momofuku Milk Bar
NYC
Sue Zemanick
Gautreau’s
New Orleans
Best Chefs in America
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE , MD , NJ, PA, VA )
Cathal Armstrong
Restaurant Eve
Alexandria, VA
Johnny Monis
Komi
Washington, D.C.
Peter Pastan
Obelisk
Washington, D.C.
Maricel Presilla
Cucharamama
Hoboken, NJ
Michael Solomonov
Zahav
Philadelphia