Here Are All the 2019 James Beard Award Finalists in the West
Over two dozen Western chefs and restaurants could win categories such as Best Chef, Outstanding Service, Outstanding Wine Program, and more
José Mandojana
The James Beard Awards are basically the Oscars of the food world—a time to celebrate the greatest chefs in America. Which makes today just like that winter day when you learn the names of all the Oscar nominees because, well, today we learned the names of all the James Beard finalists—and you can be very sure the West was well-represented. In all, 29 chefs and restaurants are finalists. (Some of the restaurants are even affordable!) The awards will be presented in Chicago in early May, and till then here are the finalists:
Outstanding Service
Canlis Restaurant, Seattle, WA
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Producer
Cathy Corison of Corison Winery, Saint Helena, CA
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Steve Matthiasson of Matthiasson Winery, Napa, CA
St. George Spirits, Alameda, CA
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Alexander Hong of Sorrel, San Francisco, CA (featured in Sunset’s 2019 Feb/March issue)
Jonathan Yao of Kato Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Juan Contreras of Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, CA
Margarita Manzke of Republique, Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding Service
Swan Oyster Depot, San Francisco, CA
Saison, San Francisco, CA
Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, Colorado
To you too, Jon!
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Outstanding Restaurant
Quince, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Wine Program
Benu, San Francisco, CA
Night + Market Song, Los Angeles, CA
Best New Restaurant
Angler, San Francisco, CA
Bavel, Los Angeles, CA
Majordōmo, Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding Bar Program
Bar Agricole, San Francisco, CA
Outstanding Chef
David Kinch of Manresa, Los Gatos, CA
Outstanding Baker
Avery Ruzicka of Manresa Bread, Los Gatos, CA
Best Chef, West
Travis Lett of Gjelina, Los Angeles, CA
Jeremy Fox of Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles, CAMichael Cimarusti of Providence, Los Angeles, CA
Jessica Koslow of Sqirl, Los Angeles, CA
Best Chef, Northwest
Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi of Joule Restaurant, Seattle, WA
Justin Woodward of Castagna Restaurant, Portland, OR
Peter Cho of Han Oak Restaurant, Portland, OR
Katy Millard of Coquine Restaurant, Portland, OR
Best Chef, Southwest
Charleen Badman of FnB Restaurant, Scottsdale, Arizona
