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Several Atlanta Restaurants, Chefs Named James Beard Award Semifinalists
From Staplehouse to Chef Ford Fry, some of the city's top eateries and executives are in the running for this year's prestigious awards.
Some of Atlanta’s best known restaurants and chefs have been named semifinalists in the 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards.
The foundation released the full list of semifinalists on Wednesday, reports Eater.com.
Finalists will be named on March 15, and the overall winners will be presented at a gala in Chicago on May 2.
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See if your favorite Atlanta chef or restaurant is one of this year’s semifinalists:
Best New Restaurant
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- Staplehouse
Outstanding Baker
- Robert Alexander, The General Muir
- Sarah O’Brien, The Little Tart
Outstanding Pastry Chef
- Kimiko Nishimura, Tomo
Outstanding Restaurateur
- Ford Fry, Atlanta (The Optimist, St. Cecilia, State of Grace, and others)
Outstanding Service
- Bacchanalia
Outstanding Wine Program
- Empire State South
- Miller Union
Rising Star Chef of the Year
- Jarrett Stieber, Eat Me Speak Me
Best Chef: Southeast
- Kevin Gillespie, Gunshow
- Steven Satterfield, Miller Union
- Ryan Smith, Staplehouse
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