A handful of New Orleans-area chefs and restaurants have made the cut as 2022 James Beard Award finalists, the group announced this week.
Whittled from an exhaustive list, the local finalists have a chance to take home the top prize and cement New Orleans’ place on the map as a bona fide cultural mecca with top-notch restaurants with diverse cuisine.
The winners will be celebrated at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Atlanta’s are among the top eateries up for Outstanding Wine Program.
Outstanding Restaurant
Brennan’s, New Orleans
Emerging Chef
Serigne Mbaye, Dakar Nola, New Orleans
Best Chef: South
From the Best Chefs to the top bar programs, the James Beard Awards exemplify the utmost of America’s food culture, which New Orleans plays a big part in.
Here is the complete list of James Beard Award nominees for 2022.
The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization that celebrates and supports culinary excellence of America’s chefs and food businesses.
If your favorite New Orleans chef or restaurant didn’t’ make the list, make it your business to support them sometime soon.
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