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NY, NJ, CT restaurants, chefs and bakers among James Beard Award semi-finalists

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The long list of nominees for the country’s “Gastronomy Oscars” is out — and unsurprisingly, the cuisines of the tristate region are very well represented.

Today’s announcement of the semi-finalists who will compete for the 2023 James Beard Awards, which are among the most prestigious awards for American chefs and restaurants, include old neighborhood favorites, newcomers – and, for the first time in the history of awards – bakeries.

On the list of outstanding restaurants is Veselka, a mainstay of the East Village since it opened in 1954. Among the semi-finalists for Best New Restaurant is Dept. of Culture, a Nigerian restaurant in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. And one of the nominees for the newly created Outstanding Bakery award is She-Wolf, the Greenpoint-based bread maker whose loaves can be regularly found in the city’s green markets.

The award is presented by the non-profit James Beard Foundation, which has celebrated American food culture for more than 30 years. The awards returned in 2022 after a two-year absence, during which the foundation and awards committee considered workplace accusations about some of its former nominees and winners, as well as accusations of lack of diversity among past winners.

Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the foundation, says lessons have been learned.

“After a year of fundamental change, we look forward to building on the progress made,” Reichenbach said in a statement, “as we celebrate those who open up a brighter future for all of us – through their talent and craftsmanship, their service to others and their commitment to a better and more sustainable industry.

The long list of nominees for the semi-finals will be narrowed down to the finalists, who will be announced on March 29. The winners will be announced on June 5 at an awards ceremony to be held at the Lyric Opera in Chicago.

Make your reservation – or collect your bread – now.

A full list of the 2023 James Beard Awards semi-finalists from the tristate area is below.

Outstanding restaurant

Cora Cora, West Hartford, Connecticut

Veselka, New York, NY

Via Carrot, New York, NY

Outstanding Chef

Shigeru Fukuyoshi, Sagami, Collingswood, New Jersey

Eder Montero and Alex Raij, La Vara, Brooklyn, NY

Erik Ramirez, Lama Inn, Brooklyn, New York

Best New Restaurant

Al Coro, New York, NY

Department of Culture, New York, NY

KRU, Brooklyn, NY

Stissing House, Pine Plains, NY

Emerging Leader

Telly Justice, HAGS, New York, NY

Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill, New York, NY

Exceptional bakery

She Wolf Bakery, New York, NY

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker

Nora Faye Allen, Mel the Bakery, New York, NY

Camari Mick, The Musket Room, New York, NY

Outstanding bar

Dante, New York, NY

Harlem Hops, New York, NY

Outstanding restorers

Sims and Kirsten Harlow Foster, Foster Supply Hospitality (The DeBruce, Arnold House Tavern and Kenoza Hall), NY

Exceptional hospitality

Lil’ Deb’s Oasis, Hudson, NY

Melba’s, New York, NY

Exceptional wine and other beverage program

SIDE, New York, NY

Waxlight Wine Bar, Buffalo, NY

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic

Philip Manganaro, Park Place Cafe & Restaurant, Merchantville, NJ

Melissa McGrath, Sweet Amalia Market & Kitchen, Newfield, NJ

Best Chef: New York State

Gerardo Alcaraz, Aldama, Brooklyn, NY

Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY

Mary Attea, The Musket Room, New York, NY

Giovanni Cervantes, Taqueria Ramirez, Brooklyn, NY

Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy, New York, NY

Calvin Eng, Bonnie’s, Brooklyn, NY

Shenarri Freeman, Cadence, New York, NY

Charles Gabriel, Charles Pan-Fried Chicken, New York, NY

Anthony Gonçalves, Kanopi, White Plains, NY

Sol Han, Little Mad, New York, NY

JJ Johnson, FIELDTRIP, New York, NY

Sohui Kim, Gage & Tollner, Brooklyn, NY

Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton, Hudson, NY

Paolo Garcia Mendoza, Karenderya, Nyack, NY

Ayesha Nurdjaja, Shukette, New York, NY

Junghyun Park, Atomix, New York, NY

Franco Sampogna, Frevo, New York, NY

Eric See, Ursula, Brooklyn, NY

Hillary Sterling, We Are Here, New York, NY

Sohail Zandi, Brushland Eating House, Bovina, NY

Best Chef: Northeast

Christian Hunter, Community Table, Washington, CT

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