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This morning saw the release of the list of semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, often considered the most prestigious of American food awards. The long list will get whittled down to just five per category, with the finalists announced on March 27 in a press conference from Houston and the awards ceremony on May 6 in Chicago.
Below is the full list for the Portland semi-finalists, including Gabriel Rucker’s new Canard on Best New Restaurant, and Earl Ninsom of Paadee, Hat Yai, and the newly opened Eem getting some love for Outstanding Restaurateur. And while Portland isn’t on the Outstanding Restaurant list, our neighbors to the south are, with Marché in Eugene. The full national list can be found here.
Best New Restaurant
Outstanding Baker
Kim Boyce of Bakeshop
Outstanding Bar Program
Outstanding Chef
Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon
Outstanding Restaurateur
Akkapong (Earl) Ninsom of Paadee, Langbaan, Hat Yai, and others
Outstanding Wine Service
Best Chef: Northwest
Jose Chesa of Ataula
Peter Cho of Han Oak
Gregory Gourdet of Departure
Ha (Christina) Luu and Peter Vuong of Ha VL
Katy Millard of Coquine
Kristen Murray of Maurice
Ryan Roadhouse of Nodoguro
Justin Woodward of Castagna
Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Foundation Awards
