James Beard Awards Finalists

So far so good for the Bay Area as it's sending a busload of final nominees to the 2010 James Beard Awards at Lincoln Center in New York City on May 3rd.

OUTSTANDING RESTAURATEUR
Pat Kuleto, Boulevard, Epic, Farallon, Jardinière, Martini House, Nick's Cove & Cottages, and Waterbar, San Francisco

OUTSTANDING CHEF
Gary Danko, Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco
Charles Phan, The Slanted Door, San Francisco

OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT
Boulevard, San Francisco

RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR
Timothy Hollingsworth, The French Laundry, Yountville, CA

BEST NEW RESTAURANT
Flour + Water, San Francisco
Frances, San Francisco
RN74, San Francisco

OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF
Nicole Plue, Redd, Yountville, CA

OUTSTANDING WINE SERVICE
A16, San Francisco
Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco

OUTSTANDING WINE AND SPIRITS PROFESSIONAL
Merry Edwards, Merry Edwards Wines, Sebastopol, CA
John Shafer and Doug Shafer, Shafer Vineyards, Napa, CA

BEST CHEF: PACIFIC
Jeremy Fox, Ubuntu, Napa, CA
David Kinch, Manresa, Los Gatos, CA
Michael Tusk, Quince, San Francisco

BOOKS BEVERAGE
Been Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology

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