Restaurants & Bars
Here Are GA 2022 James Beard Award Finalists
Top chefs from Georgia, and mouth-watering restaurants, received nods on the prestigious James Beard Award list.
ATLANTA, GA — Get ready to start making reservations, Atlanta area gourmands.
A veritable smorgasbord of Georgia restaurants — along with their chefs — were named as finalists for the 2022 James Beard Awards.
The prestigious culinary prize winnowed their previously announced semifinalists, which included a wider swath of Peach State eateries and cooks, to this list of nominees. From here, the crème de la crème will be chosen.
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"Winners will be celebrated at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago," the James Beard Foundation's announcement states.
Here are the Georgia restaurants and chefs who made the second-to-final cut.
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Outstanding Restaurateur
- Kevin Gillespie, Red Beard Restaurants (Gunshow and Revival), Atlanta
Outstanding Chef
- Mashama Bailey, The Grey, Savannah, GA
Outstanding Pastry Chef
- Claudia Martinez, Miller Union, Atlanta
Outstanding Hospitality
- Ticonderoga Club, Atlanta
See the full list of nominees here.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff, contributed to this article
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