James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards finalists: See who made it in Nashville, South
Posted on AllSides March 29th, 2023
From The Center
The finalists for James Beard Awards, the highest honors for American restaurants and chefs, were announced at a live ceremony in Nashville on Wednesday. Chefs and restaurants from across the South were named finalists in several national categories, including emerging chef, outstanding bakery and outstanding hospitality. The region, however, was shut out of the top two awards: best chef and outstanding restaurant. Nashville's sole finalist was Chef Josh Habiger of Bastion for Best Chef: Southeast. Serigne Mbaye, a Senegalese American chef who runs Dakar NOLA in New Orleans, is a...