James Beard Awards – Final Finalists Finally Announced

It seems like this will never end. The James Beard Awards finalists were announced today. Here are the Portland Nominees:

Books – Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian Cookbooks:
Roots, by Diane Morgan

Books – Single Subject:

Modern Sauces: More than 150 Recipes for
Every Cook, Every Day, by Martha Holmberg

Books – Baking and Desserts:

Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals
of Artisan Bread and Pizza, by Ken Forkish (Ten Speed Press)
Outstanding Pastry Chef:

Ken Forkish, Ken’s Artisan Bakery, Portland

Best Chef – Northwest:

Naomi Pomeroy, Beast, Portland
Gabriel Rucker, Le Pigeon, Portland
Cathy Whims, Nostrana, Portland

Up against: Jason Franey, Canlis, Seattle and Ethan Stowell, Staple & Fancy Mercantile, Seattle.

The winners will be announced Monday May 6th at Lincoln Center in NYC

You can see the entire list of finalists here.