James Beard Foundation snubs Portland Though chefs Katy Millard of Coquine, Justin Woodward of Castagna and Peter Cho of Han Oak were all nominated for Best Chef Northwest, the annual James Beard Awards night in Chicago was a complete washout for Portland. In the end, none of the local nominees won an award this year. Seattle chefs Brady Williams of Canlis and Rachel Yang and … [Read more...] about Portland Shut Out of 2019 James Beard Awards
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James Beard Foundation Announces 2019 Finalists
James Beard voters leave Portland out of national awards. It seems like they just came out with the semi-finalists list, but the James Beard Foundation Award nominations for 2019 have been narrowed down to just a few semi-finalists in the Portland area. We were left out of all the national awards: For Best Chef Northwest:Peter Cho - Han Oak Katy Millard - Coquine … [Read more...] about James Beard Foundation Announces 2019 Finalists
James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced for 2019
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 RestaurantCanard, Portland Sawyer, SeattleOutstanding BakerKim Boyce of BakeshopOutstanding Bar ProgramExpatriate, Portland No Anchor, SeattleOutstanding ChefGabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon, … [Read more...] about James Beard Award Semifinalists Announced for 2019
2018 James Beard Award Nominations are Here
The nominees for the 2018 James Beard Awards have been announced Once again Portland has a good number of nominees for the James Beard Awards. Winners of the 2018 James Beard Media Awards will be announced at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Friday, April 27, 2018. Winners of the remaining awards will be announced at the James Beard Awards Gala at the Lyric … [Read more...] about 2018 James Beard Award Nominations are Here
More James Beard 2017 Finalists
No idea why the James Beard Foundation broke the finalists for 2017 into two press releases, but it's my fault for not wanting to sit through the long streaming announcement - there just wasn't enough wine in the house. Here are a few more: Best Chef: Northwest Portland Nominees:Katy Millard of Coquine Restaurant. Justin Woodward of Castagna Gabrielle Quiñónez … [Read more...] about More James Beard 2017 Finalists