2010 James Beard Awards, Final Nominees Announced

The final nominees for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards have just been announced. There are over 50 categories, we've got the full list below. Otherwise, here are the big highlights.

The nominees in the category of Outstanding Restaurant are: Babbo (NYC), Boulevard (SF), Daniel (NYC), Highlands Bar & Grill (Birmingham, AL) and Spiaggia (Chicago). For Outstanding Chef, the list reads:
José Andrés, Tom Colicchio, Gary Danko, Suzanne Goin, and Charles Phan. The nominees for Best New Restaurant are: Bibou (Philadelphia), Flour + Water (SF), Frances (SF), Locanda Verde (NYC), Marea (NYC),and RN74 (SF).

The awards will be taking place this year on May 3 at Lincoln Center in NYC.

Outstanding Chef Award: José Andrés, Tom Colicchio, Gary Danko, Suzanne Goin, Charles Phan

Outstanding Restaurant Award: Babbo, Boulevard, Daniel, Highlands Bar & Grill, Spiaggia

Outstanding Restaurateur Award: Tom Douglas, Pat Kuleto,Keith McNally, Richard Melman, Stephen Starr

Outstanding Service Award: Alinea, Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, La Grenouille, Michael Mina, Vetri

Best New Restaurant: Bibou, Flour + Water, Frances, Locanda Verde, Marea, RN74

Rising Star Chef of the Year Award: Timothy Hollingsworth, Johnny Monis, Grégory Pugin, Gabriel Rucker, Sue Zemanick

Outstanding Pastry Chef Award: Amanda Cook, Michelle Gayer, Kamel Guechida, Nicole Plue, Mindy Segal

Chefs Regional:
Best Chef: Northwest: Naomi Pomeroy, Andy Ricker, Ethan Stowell, Cathy Whims, Jason Wilson

Best Chef: Pacific: Michael Cimarusti, Jeremy Fox, David Kinch, Matt Molina, Michael Tusk

Best Chef: Southwest: Bryan Caswell, Saipin Chutima, Ryan Hardy, Claude Le Tohic, Rick Moonen

Best Chef: South: Zach Bell, Scott Boswell, John Harris, Christopher Hastings, Michael Schwartz Best

Best Chef: Southeast: Hugh Acheson, Sean Brock, Linton Hopkins, Andrea Reusing, Bill Smith

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic: Cathal Armstrong, Jeff Michaud, Peter Pastan, Michael Solomonov, Bryan Voltaggio

Best Chef: New York City: Michael Anthony, Wylie Dufresne, Gabrielle Hamilton, Daniel Humm, Michael White

Best Chef: Northeast: Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier, Peter X. Kelly, Michael Leviton, Tony Maws, Marc Orfaly

Best Chef: Midwest: Isaac Becker, Gerard Craft, Colby Garrelts, Alexander Roberts, Lenny Russo

Chef: Great Lakes: Michael Carlson, Koren Grieveson, Arun Sampanthavivat, Bruce Sherman, Alex Young

Books:
American Cooking: My New Orleans, Real Cajun, The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor

Baking and Dessert: Baking, DamGoodSweet: Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style, Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

Beverage: Been Doon So Long, The King of Vodka, World Whisky

Cooking from a Professional Point of View: Araxi, Momofuku, The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts

General Cooking: Ad Hoc at Home, Salt to Taste: The Keys to Confident, Delicious Cooking, The Pleasures of Cooking for One

Healthy Focus: EatingWell Comfort Foods Made Healthy, Golden Door Cooks at Home, Love Soup

International: Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy, Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking, The Country Cooking of Ireland

Reference and Scholarship: Chop Suey, Encyclopedia of Pasta, Larousse Gastronomique (Revised and Updated)

Single Subject: Pasta Sfoglia, Weber's Way to Grill, Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods

Writing and Literature: Save the Deli, The Seasons on Henry's Farm, Waste

Photography: Eat Ate, New American Table, Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way

Misc:
Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America: Leah Chase, Jessica B. Harris, Paul C. P. McIlhenny, David Rockwell, L. Timothy Ryan, Susan Spicer

America's Classics Awards: Al's French Frys, The Bright Star, Calumet Fisheries , Gustavus Inn, Mary & Tito's Cafe

Humanitarian of the Year: Wayne Kostroski, Founder, Taste of the NFL

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ariane and Michael Batterberry, Founders, Food & Wine and Food Arts

Wine
Outstanding Wine Service Award: A16, Blackberry Farm, Frasca Food and Wine, Jean Georges, Restaurant Gary Danko

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional: Merry Edwards, Paul Grieco, Garrett Oliver, John Shafer and Doug Shafer, Julian P. Van Winkle, III

Design:
Outstanding Restaurant Design: Evan Douglis Studio for Choice Market, Project M for PieLab, Andre Kikoski Architect for The Wright

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics: Korn Design for Mercat a la Planxa, Pandiscio Co. for The Standard Grill, Steven Solomon for Terroir

Print Journalism:*

Newspaper Feature Writing Abt. Rest/Chefs: Tim Carman (Washington City Paper), Jared Jacang Maher (Westword), Kevin Pang (Chicago Tribune)

Newspaper Feature Writing: Sarah DiGregorio (The Village Voice), Cliff Doerksen (Chicago Reader), Mike Sula (Chicago Reader)

Newspaper Food Section: The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post

Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs: Alan Richman (GQ), Anya von Bremzen (Saveur), Francis Lam (Gourmet)

Magazine Feature Writing w/ Recipes: Dana Bowen (Saveur), Francine Maroukian, Jon Reiner (Esquire), Matt Goulding (Men's Health)

Magazine Feature Writing Without Recipes: Alan Richman (GQ), Barry Estabrook (Gourmet), Raffi Khatchadourian (The New Yorker)

Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Reviews: Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly), Patric Kuh (Los Angeles), and Jason Sheehan (Westword)

Reporting on Health, Environment, or Nutrition: Monica Eng (Chicago Tribune), Daniel Engber (Slate), Rowan Jacobsen (EatingWell)

Food-Related Columns: Colman Andrews (Gourmet), Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Minnesota Monthly), Rachel Wharton (Edible Brooklyn)

Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer: Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Minnesota Monthly), Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly), Lettie Teague (Food & Wine)

Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurants, or Nutrition: Chow.com, Epicurious.com, Saveur.com

Multimedia Food Feature: Starchefs.com, Chicagotribune.com, Houstonpress.com

Food Blog: Grub Street New York, Serious Eats, and Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: John T. Edge (The Oxford American), Alan Richman (GQ), Francine Prose (Saveur)

Broadcast Journalism:
Television Segment: ABC News Nightline, Chronicle, ABC 7 News Friday Night Special: Hungry Hound

TV Special: A Moveable Feast with America's Favorite Chefs, Emeril Green: Emeril's Culinary Adventure: Napa, Food Trip with Todd English

Television Show, In Studio or Fixed Location: Barefoot Contessa, French Food at Home with Laura Calder, Iron Chef America

TV Show, On Location: The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chefs A' Field: King of Alaska, Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth: The Bertinet Kitchen, Bath

TV Food Personality: Andrew Zimmern, Alton Brown, Rick Bayless

Audio Webcast or Radio Show: Eight Forty-Eight, The Kojo Nnamdi Show, The Splendid Table

Video Webcast: Always Hungry Video(Alwayshungryny.com), Food.Curated.(Foodcurated.com), The Greenmarket: One Farmer's Story(Seriouseats.com)

*For those wondering why certain favorites (Eater, the New York Times) aren't on this list, it's because journalism nominees must nominate themselves and pay a fee to the Foundation, something some publications will not do.

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