The James Beard Award Semi-Finalists were announced today, noting the country’s food and wine professionals — from chefs and restauranteurs to wine and spirits programs.
Here are our Wine Country contenders. Winners will be announced on March 24, 2015
Outstanding baker
Edmund and Kathleen Weber, Della Fattoria, Petaluma, CA
Outstanding Restaurateur
Cindy Pawlcyn, Napa, CA (Mustards Grill and Cindy’s Back Street Kitchen)
Outstanding Wine Program
Press, St. Helena, CA
La Toque, Napa, CA
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional
Ted Lemon, Littorai Wines, Sebastopol, CA
Steve Matthiasson, Matthiasson Wines, Napa, CA
See all the semi-finalists, including dozens from around the Bay Area. Congrats to everyone.