The picks are in for the final nominees for the 2019 James Beard Foundation Awards. Even though not every chef or restaurant listed here will go home with the award, trust us when we say that you will have a sublime dining experience with any of them — or at one of the more than 50,000 restaurants on OpenTable. We’ll be cheering them all on in Chicago on May 6th at the awards ceremony; you can purchase a ticket, too, in case you didn’t know. Congratulations to all the 2019 James Beard Award nominees on OpenTable, including:
Best New Restaurant
Angler, San Francisco, California
Bavel, Los Angeles, California
Outstanding Restaurant
Balthazar, New York, New York (pictured)
FIG, Charleston, South Carolina
Quince, San Francisco, California
Zahav, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Outstanding Wine Program
Benu, San Francisco, California
Outstanding Chef
Corey Lee, Benu, San Francisco, California
Marc Vetri, Vetri Cucina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rising Star of the Year
Ana Castro, Coquette, New Orleans, Lousiana
Alisha Elenz, mfk., Chicago, Illinois
Kwame Onwuachi, Kith / Kin, Washington, D.C.
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Kelly Fields, Willa Jean, New Orleans, Louisiana
Meg Galus, Boka, Chicago, Illinois
Margarita Manzke, République, Los Angeles, California
Best Chef: Great Lakes
Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark, Parachute, Chicago, Illinois
Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, Illinois
Lee Wolen, Boka, Chicago, Illinois
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Amy Brandwein, Centrolina, Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest
Jamie Malone, Grand Café, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Best Chef: New York City
Sean Gray, Momofuku Ko
Daniela Soto-Innes, ATLA
Alex Stupak, Empellón Midtown
Best Chef: Northeast
Tiffani Faison, Tiger Mama, Boston, Massachusetts
Tony Messina, Uni, Boston, Massachusetts
Best Chef: Northwest
Justin Woodward, Castagna, Portland, Oregon
Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, Joule, Seattle, Washington
Best Chef: South
Kristen Essig and Michael Stoltzfus, Coquette, New Orleans, Louisiana
Slade Rushing, Brennan’s, New Orleans, Louisiana
Isaac Toups, Toups’ Meatery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Best Chef: Southeast
Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis, Tennessee
Best Chef: Southwest
Kevin Fink, Emmer & Rye, Austin, Texas
Michael Fojtasek, Olamaie, Austin, Texas
Best Chef: West
Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles, California
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Photo credit: Daniel Krieger (Balthazar).
