This Is the Full List of the James Beard Foundation 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards Finalists

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PUBLISHED MARCH 2023 • 5 min read

The James Beard Foundation announced nominees for its 2023 Restaurant and Chef awards in a series of Instagram Stories on March 29. This year’s award nominees include Amanda Shulman of Her Place Supper Club in Philadelphia (Emerging Chef) and New York’s Department of Culture (Best New Restaurant). Shaina Loew-Banayan, chef-owner of Cafe Mutton in Hudson, New York—one of BA’s Best New Restaurants of 2022—is nominated as Best Chef: New York State. Read the full list of finalists below, and check back on June 5 for the winners of the 2023 Chef and Restaurant Awards.

The foundation grants awards to chefs, restaurateurs, bar owners, media professionals, authors, and other influential figures in the food and hospitality space. Winning a James Beard award is seen as one of the highest honors in the restaurant industry, and a nod from the foundation has the potential to bring press attention and prestige to chefs at a variety of stages in their careers.

Best New Restaurant

• Causa, Washington, DC

• Dept of Culture, New York, NY

• Don Artemio, Fort Worth, TX

• Kann, Portland, OR

• Lupi & Iris, Milwaukee, WI

• Neng Jr.’s Asheville, NC

• Nolia, Cincinnati, OH

• Obélix, Chicago, IL

• Restaurant Beatrice, Dallas, TX

• Tatemó, Houston, TX

Emerging Chef

• Damarr Brown, Virtue, Chicago, IL

• Rashida Holmes, Bridgetown Roti, Los Angeles, CA

• Serigne Mbaye, Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, LA

• Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill, NYC

• Amanda Shulman, Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA

Outstanding Hospitality

• The Black Cypress, Pullman, WA

• Bottega, Birmingham, AL

• Lula Drake, Columbia, SC

• The Quarry, Monson, ME

• Sepia, Chicago, IL

Outstanding Wine and Beverage Program

• Cote, New York, NY

• Lazy Bear, San Francisco, CA

• Nancy’s Hustle, Houston, TX

• Ototo, Los Angeles, CA

• Spencer, Ann Arbor, MI

Outstanding Bar

• Bar Leather Apron, Honolulu, HI

• Drastic Measures, Shawnee, KS

• Garagiste Wine Room/Merchant, Las Vegas, NV

• Las Ramblas, Brownsville, TX

• Rob Roy, Seattle, WA

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

• Veronika Baukema, Veronika’s Pastry Shop, Billings, MT

• Elaine Uykimpang Bentz, Café Mochiko, Cincinnati, OH

• Vince Bugtong, ABACÁ, Oakland, CA

• Margarita Manzke, République, Los Angeles, CA

• Shawn McKenzie, Café Cerés, Minneapolis, MN

Outstanding Bakery

• Angelo Brocato, New Orleans, LA

• La Casita Bakeshop, Richardson, TX

• Kuluntu Bakery, Dallas, TX

• Yoli Tortilleria, Kansas City, MO

• Zak the Baker, Miami, FL

Outstanding Restaurateur

• Brandon Chrostowski, EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, Cleveland, OH

• Greg Dulan, Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, Dulans’ on Crenshaw, and Dulanville, Los Angeles, CA

• Aaron Hoskins, Sarah Simmons, and Elie Yigo, CITY GRIT Hospitality Group, Columbia, SC

• Venvy and Quynh Pham, Phở Bắc Sup Shop, Pacific Standard Time, The Boat, Seattle, WA

• Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group, Philadelphia, PA

Best Chef: Great Lakes

• Omar Anani, Saffron De Twah, Detroit, MI

• Diana Dávila, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Chicago, IL

• Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, Kasama, Chicago, IL

• Andy Hollyday, Selden Standard, Detroit, MI

• Sarah Welch, Marrow, Detroit, MI

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic

• Jesse Ito, Royal Sushi, Philadelphia, PA

• Dionicio Jiménez, Cantina La Martina, Philadelphia, PA

• Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski, Apteka, Pittsburgh, PA

• Michael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, DC

• Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, Kalaya, Philadelphia, PA

Best Chef: Midwest

• Sanaa Abourezk, Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean, Sioux Falls, SD

• Gregory León, Amilinda, Milwaukee, WI

• Francesco Mangano, Osteria Papavero, Madison, WI

• Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger, Fairchild, WI

• David Utterback, Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE

Best Chef: Mountains

• Slavador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID

• Michael Diaz de Leon, Brutø, Denver, Co

• Suchada Johnson, Teton Thai, Teton Village, WY

• Kris Komori, KIN, Boise, ID

• Ali Sabbah, Mazza, Salt Lake City, UT

Best Chef: New York State

• Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY

• Mary Attea, The Musket Room, New York, NY

• Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy, NYC, NY

• Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton, Hudson, NY

• Junghyun Park, Atomix, New York, NY

Best Chef: Northeast

• Valentine Howell, Krasi, Boston, MA

• Christian Hunter, Community Table, New Preston, CT

• Sherry Pocknett, Sly Fox Den Too, Charlestown, RI

• Yisha Siu, Yunnan Kitchen, Boston, MA

• Renee Touponce, The Port of Call, Mystic, CT

Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific

• Joshua Dorcak, MÄS, Ashland, OR

• Vince Nguyen, Berlu, Portland, OR

• Thomas Pisha-Duffly, OR

• Beau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupa, Juneau, AK

• Aaron Verzosa, Archipelago, Seattle, WA

Best Chef: Southeast

• Sam Fore, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, Lexington, KY

• Josh Habiger, Bastion, Nashville, TN

• Sam Hart, Counter-, Charlotte, NC

• Terry Koval, The Deer and the Dove, Decatur, GA

• Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, WV

Best Chef: South

• Ana Castro, Lengua Madre, New Orleans, LA

• Timothy Hontzas, Johnny’s Restaurant, Homewood, AL

• Alex Perry and Kumi Omori, Vestige, Ocean Springs, MS

• Henry Moso, Kabooki Sushi, Orlando, FL

• Natalia Vallejo, Cocina al Fondo, San Juan, PR

Best Chef: Southwest

• Oscar Amador, Amima by EDO, Las Vegas, NV

• Kaoru Azeuchi, KAISEKI YUZU, Las Vegas, NV

• Andrew Black, Grey Sweater, Oklahoma City, OK

• Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der Lao Kitchen, Oklahoma City, OK

• Justin Pioche, Pioche Food Group, Upper Fruitland (Doolkai), Navajo Nation, NM

Best Chef: Texas

• Reyna Duong, Sandwich Hag, Dallas, TX

• Benchawan Jabthong Painter, Street to Kitchen, Houston, TX

• Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland, Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, TX

• Emiliano Marentes, ELEMI, El Paso, TX

• John Russ, Clementine, San Antonio, TX

Best Chef: California

• Gilberto Cetina Jr. Holbox, Los Angeles, CA

• Kyle and Katina Connaughton, SingleThread, Healdsburg, CA

• Brandon Hayato Go, Hayato, Los Angeles, CA

• Justin Pichetrungsi, Anjak Thai, Sherman Oaks, CA

• Carlos Salgado, Taco María, Costa Mesa, CA

Outstanding Restaurant

• Copine, Seattle, WA

• Coracora, West Hartford, CT

• Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA

• Lucia, Dallas, TX

• Mita’s, Cincinnati, OH

Outstanding Chef

• Rachel Miller, Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lynn, MA

• Niki Nakayama, n/naka, Los Angeles, CA

• Erik Ramirez, Llama Inn, Brooklyn, NY

• Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster, Washington, DC

• Hajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, MI

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