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    James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced for 2019

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update February 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

    Gabriel Rucker
    Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon in Portland

    The semifinalists were announced today for the 2019 29th annual James Beard Awards. Since many of you visit Seattle restaurants I have included them also.

    Best New Restaurant

    • Canard, Portland
    • Sawyer, Seattle

    Outstanding Baker

    • Kim Boyce of Bakeshop

    Outstanding Bar Program

    • Expatriate, Portland
    • No Anchor, Seattle

    Outstanding Chef

    • Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon, Portland
    • Renee Erickson, Bateau, Seattle
    • Shiro Kashiba, Sushi Kashiba, Seattle

    Outstanding Pastry Chef

    • Junko Mine, Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, Washington

    Oustanding Restaurant

    • Marché, Eugene, Oregon
    PaaDee Restaurant Portland
    PaaDee

    Outstanding Restaurateur

    • Akkapong (Earl) Ninsom of PaaDee (Langbaan, Hat Yai, and others), Portland

    Outstanding Service

    • Canlis, Seattle

    Outstanding Wine Program

    • Davenport, Portland

    Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Producer

    • Dave Green, Skagit Valley Malting, Burlington, WA
    • Mike Sauer, Red Willow Vineyard, Wapato, WA

    Rising Star Chef of the Year

    • Jay Blackinton, Aelder/Hogstone’s Wood Oven, Orcas Island, WA
    • Shota Nakajima, Adana, Seattle
    Coquine Restaurant Portland
    Coquine, Portland

    Best Chef: Northwest

    • Jose Chesa of Ataula
    • Peter Cho of Han Oak
    • Logan Cox, Homer, Seattle
    • Eric Donnelly, RockCreek, Seattle
    • Gregory Gourdet of Departure
    • Eric Johnson, Stateside, Seattle
    • Ha (Christina) Luu and Peter Vuong of Ha VL
    • Katy Millard of Coquine
    • Kristen Murray of Maurice
    • Colin Patterson, Mana Restaurant, Leavenworth, WA
    • Ryan Roadhouse of Nodoguro
    • Mutsuko Soma, Kamonegi, Seattle
    • Brady Williams, Canlis, Seattle
    • Justin Woodward of Castagna
    • Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, Joule, Seattle

    Keep in mind, these are the semifinalists. On March 27th, the list of finalists will be released, and the final results on May 6th. As these nominations are just a small number of the national list, it is possible Portland could be shut out entirely.

    Related

    Category: Portland Food and Restaurant News and Discussion. Related posts about BakeShop, Canard Restaurant, Coquine Restaurant, Davenport Restaurant, Expatriate Bar, Ha VL Restaurant, Han Oak Restaurant, Hat Yai Restaurant, Le Pigeon Restaurant, Maurice Restaurant, Paadee Restaurant. More about Earl Ninsom, Gabriel Rucker, Gregory Gourdet, Jose Chesa, Justin Woodward, Katy Millard, Kim Boyce, Kristen Murray, Peter Cho, Ryan Roadhouse.

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