judges across the country have dined—and voted—and the nominees have emerged in each category as contenders for this year’s James Beard Awards.
In January, the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists vying for America’s highest culinary honor. Now, that group gets narrowed down to five finalists in each category (except for Best New Restaurant, which has 10).
In the national categories, Seattle (and Washington) did pretty darn well. Shaun McCrain and Jill Kinney’s Ballard destination, Copine, is a finalist for Outstanding Restaurant. Rob Roy is a finalist for Outstanding Bar. Yenvy and Qunyh Pham of Phở Bắc and its attendant businesses are in contention for
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