3.18.14: 2014 James Beard Award Nominations Announced

Via the Chicago Tribune:

The 2014 James Beard Foundation Award nominees were revealed Tuesday morning at The Publican, and perhaps the pithiest way to sum up Chicago’s representation this year: No surprises. …

Best chef: Great Lakes is a regional prize, and as in past years, Chicagoland dominates with four of five finalists: Next’s Dave Beran, Grace’s Curtis Duffy, Vie’s Paul Virant (in Western Springs) and Sepia’s Andrew Zimmerman. The final nominee in the category is Jonathon Sawyer of Cleveland’s The Greenhouse Tavern.

Congratulations to everyone! Paul is honored to be a nominee.

See all the nominees on the James Beard website.