The 2016 James Beard Award nominees were announced this morning, and while some SF semifinalists were cut in a few categories (Outstanding Restaurant, Outstanding Pastry Chef and Rising Star Chef of the Year, among others), there are still quite a few players left in the game. We're excited to see that Liholiho Yacht Club made the latest cut, and that we still have a bar represented. Here are the San Francisco restaurants and chefs named as nominees:
Best New Restaurant: Liholiho Yacht Club
Outstanding Baker: Belinda Leong and Michel Suas (B. Patisserie); William Werner (Craftsman and Wolves)
Outstanding Bar Program: Bar Agricole
Outstanding Chef: Michael Tusk (Quince)
Outstanding Restaurateur: Michael Mina
Outstanding Service: Quince
Best Chef (West): Matthew Accarrino (SPQR); Dominique Crenn (Atelier Crenn); Corey Lee (Benu)
This is Camino, a cookbook from Russell Moore and Allison Hopelain about the Oakland restaurant Camino, was also nominated for a James Beard Foundation book award.
For a complete list of nominees, check out the list here. The winners will be announced at the 2016 James Beard Awards ceremony on May 2 at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
