Tennessee Well-Represented in the 2018 James Beard Award Semifinalist Round

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee chefs, restaurants, and restaurateurs have been nominated as semifinalists for the 2018 James Beard Awards. The 2018 James Beard Awards Gala will take place on May 7 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Tickets are on sale beginning March 21.

The Tennessee semifinalists are as follows:

Best New Restaurant

• Henrietta Red, Nashville

Outstanding Pastry Chef (Presented by Lavazza)

• Lisa Marie White, Marsh House, Nashville

Outstanding Restaurateur

• Benjamin Goldberg and Max Goldberg, Strategic Hospitality, Nashville (Pinewood Social, The Patterson House, The Catbird Seat, and others)

Best Chef: Southeast

• Cassidee Dabney, The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN
• Josh Habiger, Bastion, Nashville
• Andy Little, Josephine, Nashville
• Margot McCormack, Margot Café & Bar, Nashville
• Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis

For more information and a full list of nominees, visit www.jamesbeard.org/awards.

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