Breaking: Three St. Louis Chefs Are James Beard Award Semifinalists
Fri., Feb. 13 2009 @ 9:57AM
The
James Beard Foundation today announced
the semifinalists (link PDF) for its restaurant and chef awards. Three St. Louis chefs made the cut in the "Best Chef: Midwest" category: Gerard Craft of
Niche, Josh Galliano of
Monarch and Kevin Nashan of
Sidney Street Cafe. In addition, Mike Odette of the excellent
Sycamore in Columbia, Mo., made the list. Five finalists in each category will be announced on March 23.