KQED is a proud member of
Save ArticleSave Article
upper waypoint
News Fix

Bay Area Boasts Lots of James Beard Semi-Finalists

Amanda Stupi
Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

Several Bay Area restaurants and chefs are in the running for the highly coveted James Beard award -- the Oscars of the food world.

The James Beard Foundation chose its semi-finalists Wednesday from more than 57,000 online entries. San Francisco's AQ, Park Tavern, and Monterey's Restaurant 1833 made the cut for the Best New Restaurant category.

Marcia Gagliardi is founder and publisher of Tablehopper, a San Francisco food online column.

"These are new places so I think its exciting. It's cool to see these newcomers that are hot on the scene being noted," Gagliardi said.

San Francisco's Boulevard and Foreign Cinema are up for outstanding restaurant.

Sponsored

View a complete list of nominees, including those for the Outstanding Bar Program (hello Beretta and Bar Agricole) at jamesbeard.com.

There are still two more rounds of cuts before winners are revealed in May.

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Why California Environmentalists Are Divided Over Plan to Change Power Utility RatesWhy Renaming Oakland's Airport Is a Big DealCecil Williams, Legendary Pastor of Glide Church, Dies at 94Allegations of Prosecutorial Bias Spark Review of Death Penalty Convictions in Alameda CountyNurses Warn Patient Safety at Risk as AI Use Spreads in Health CareSF Democratic Party’s Support of Unlimited Housing Could Pressure Mayoral Candidates‘Sweeps Kill’: Bay Area Homeless Advocates Weigh in on Pivotal US Supreme Court CaseBay Area Indians Brace for India’s Pivotal 2024 Election: Here’s What to KnowSupreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Major Homelessness CaseCalifornia’s Future Educators Divided on How to Teach Reading