Seminfinalists have been announced for one of the country's most pretigious culinary awards. The James Beard Foundation will announce the finalists on March 21, and the winners will be honored on May 19 in New York City. Here are the nominees for Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Chef, Outstanding Pastry Chef and Outstanding Restaurant. Click here to get the full list of nominees for other categories. Are there any restaurants or chefs you are rooting for?
Best New Restaurant
ABC Kitchen, NYC
A-Frame, Los Angeles
Amis, Philadelphia
Bar Agricole, San Francisco
Barbuzzo, Philadelphia
Baru 66, Windsor Heights, IA
Benu, San Francisco
Bootsie's Heritage Cafe, Tomball, TX
China Poblano at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
ChoLon, Denver
Commonwealth, San Francisco
Community Table, Washington, CT
Cook & Brown Public House, Providence
Elise Coastal Dining, Pensacola, FL
Estadio, Washington, D.C.
Girl & the Goat, Chicago
Husk, Charleston, SC
Kushi Izakaya & Sushi, Washington, D.C.
Menton, Boston
Mondo, New Orleans
Nobuo at Teeter House, Phoenix
Piccolo, Minneapolis
Prospect, San Francisco
Recette, NYC
The Refinery, Tampa, FL
Salt of the Earth, Pittsburgh
Shepherd's Pie, Rockport, ME
Staple & Fancy Mercantile, Seattle
Star Noodle, Lahaina, HI
Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill, Miami
Torrisi Italian Specialties, NYC
Uchiko, Austin, TX
Waterloo & City, Culver City, CA
Outstanding Restaurant
Blue Hill, NYC
Boulevard, San Francisco
Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, WA
Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Fore Street, Portland, ME
Herbsaint, New Orleans
Higgins Restaurant and Bar, Portland, OR
Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham, AL
La Belle Vie, Minneapolis
Lola, Cleveland
Magnolia Grill, Durham, NC
The Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas
Mélisse, Santa Monica, CA
Palena, Washington, D.C.
Picasso at Bellagio, Las Vegas
The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Spiaggia, Chicago
Tru, Chicago
Vetri, Philadelphia
Vincent on Camelback, Phoenix
Outstanding Chef
José Andrés, minibar by José Andrés, Washington, D.C.
Ben Barker, Magnolia Grill, Durham, NC
Gary Danko, Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco
Robert Del Grande, RDG + Bar Annie, Houston
Jose Garces, Amada, Philadelphia
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, Los Angeles
Sam Hayward, Fore Street, Portland, ME
Paul Kahan, Blackbird, Chicago
Melissa Kelly, Primo, Rockland, ME
Donald Link, Herbsaint, New Orleans
Tony Mantuano, Spiaggia, Chicago
Michael Mina, Michael Mina, San Francisco
Charles Phan, The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles, Dallas
Holly Smith, Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, WA
Frank Stitt, Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham, AL
Michael Symon, Lola, Cleveland
Jerry Traunfeld, Poppy, Seattle
Marc Vetri, Vetri, Philadelphia
Janos Wilder, Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails, Tucson, AZ
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Beth Biundo, Lilette, New Orleans
Joanne Chang, Flour Bakery + Café, Boston
Melissa Chou, Aziza, San Francisco
Patrick Fahy, Blackbird, Chicago
Ken Forkish, Ken's Artisan Bakery, Portland, OR
Michelle Gayer, Salty Tart Bakery, Minneapolis
Carla Gonçalves, KOO ZEE DOO, Philadelphia
Huw Griffiths, Tabard Inn, Washington, D.C.
Maura Kilpatrick, Oleana, Cambridge, MA
Yasmin Lozada-Hissom, Olivéa, Denver
Shuna Lydon, Peels, NYC
Cheryl Maffei and Jonathan Stevens, Hungry Ghost Bread, Northampton, MA
Lauren Mitterer, WildFlour Pastry, Charleston, SC
Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
Angela Pinkerton, Eleven Madison Park, NYC
Aaron Russell, Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta
Mindy Segal, Mindy’s HotChocolate Restaurant and Dessert Bar, Chicago
Philip Speer, Uchi, Austin, TX
Erin Stafford, Barbuzzo, Philadelphia
Cynthia Wong, Cakes & Ale, Decatur, GA