The 25th annual James Beard Foundation awards will be presented tonight in Chicago. Several Los Angeles chefs, bars, and restaurants have been nominated, and we'd like to say congratulations to all the nominees.
Best New Restaurant:
Petit Trois (Starring SRC clients Vinny Dotolo, Jon Shook, and Ludo Lefevbre!)
Maude, Beverly Hills, CA
Best Chef: West:
Ludo Lefebvre, Trois Mec, Los Angeles (an SRC client!)
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles (another SRC client!)
Josef Centeno, Orsa & Winston, Los Angeles
Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles
Chad Colby, Chi Spacca, Los Angeles
Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, CA
Outstanding Bar Program: The Varnish
Outstanding Chef: Suzanne Goin, Lucques
Outstanding Pasty Chef: Margarita Manzke, Republique; Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza
Outstanding Service: Lucques; Providence
Outstanding Wine Program: A.O.C.; Spago
Rising Star Chef of the Year: Zack Pollack, Alimento; Ari Taymor, Alma
Get more information about nominees and on tonight's broadcast at the James Beard Foundation website.