For over 30 years, The James Beard Foundation has celebrated the top culinary talents across the country with the Restaurant and Chef Awards. This year, the nonprofit organization has recognized several establishments and individuals in Chicago for their exceptional talents in food, hospitality and other aspects of the industry, as well as being committed to values such as community, sustainability and equity.
Sujan Sarkar of Indienne is nominated for Best Chef: Great Lakes.
Nominees will be announced on Wednesday, April 3, and on Monday, June 10, the Restaurant and Chef Award winners will be celebrated in a ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Below, the the 17 Chicago semi-finalists. Click here for the full list.
Outstanding Restaurateur
Marcos Carbajal, Carnitas Uruapan
Nicolas Poilevey and Oliver Poilevey, Obelix, Le Bouchon and Taqueria Chingón
Outstanding Chef
John Shields and Karen Urie Shields, Smyth
Outstanding Restaurant
Emerging Chef
Zubair Mohajir, The Coach House by Wazwan
Best New Restaurant
Outstanding Bakery
Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
Anna Posey, Elske
Outstanding Hospitality
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Diana Dávila Boldin, Mi Tocaya Antojería
Joe Fontelera, Boonie’s Filipino Restaurant
Joe Frillman, Daisies
James Martin, Bocadillo Market
Sujan Sarkar, Indienne
Jenner Tomaska, Esmé
Donald Young, Duck Sel
Photography by: Photo by Neil Burger
