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The finalists for the James Beard Awards 2013 (JBF) have been announced with a huge mix of diverse talent across America represented.
The final winners will be revealed at the annual JBF awards night taking place May 6th at the Avery Fisher hall inside the Lincoln Centre in New York.
This year's ceremony will be presented by the award winning actor Stanley Tucci with the awards sponsored, among others, by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna.
The James Beard Awards have been running for over 20-years with the sole purpose of highlighting the exceptional work of professionals within America's culinary industry.
Below is a full list of those nominated for the finals, list compiled live by Eater.
Restaurant Design and Graphics
75 Seats and Under:
· Farmshop (Santa Monica)
· Isa (Brooklyn)
· minibar (Washington, D.C.)
76 Seats and Over
· Jaleo at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
· Juvia (Miami Beach)
· Triniti (Houston)
Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional
· Sam Calagione
· Merry Edwards
· Garrett Oliver
· Neal Rosenthal
· David Wondrich
Outstanding Wine Program
· A16
· The Barn at Blackberry Farm
· CityZen at Mandarin Oriental
· Frasca Food and Wine
· Picasso
Outstanding Bar Program
· The Aviary
· Bar Agricole
· NoMad
· Holeman Finch & Public House
· Pegu Club
· The Violet Hour
Rising Star Chef of the Year
· Jimmy Bannos, Jr.
· Danny Bowien
· Thomas McNaughton
· David Posey
· Blaine Wetzel
Best New Restaurant
· Empellón Cocina
· Grace
· The Ordinary
· Rich Table
· State Bird Provisions
Best Chef NYC
· April Bloomfield
· Wylie Dufresne
· Mark Ladner
· Jonathan Waxman
· Michael White
Best Chef Northeast
· Jamie Bissonnette
· Joanne Chang
· Gerry Hayden
· Melissa Kelly
· Barry Maiden
Best Chef Mid-Atlantic
· Cathal Armstrong
· Spike Gjerde
· Johnny Monis
· Brad Spence
· Vikram Sunderam
Best Chef Southeast
· Ashley Christensen
· Edward Lee
· Joseph Lenn
· Steven Satterfield
· Tandy Wilson
Best Chef South
· Justin Devillier
· Jeff McInnis
· Tory McPhail
· Alon Shaya
· Sue Zemanick
Best Chef Midwest
· Justin Aprahamian
· Gerard Craft
· Colby Garrelts
· Michelle Gayer
· Jack Riebel
Best Chef Great Lakes
· Dave Beran
· Stephanie Izard
· Jonathon Sawyer
· Paul Virant
· Andrew Zimmerman
Best Chef Northwest
· Jason Franey
· Naomi Pomeroy
· Gabriel Rucker
· Ethan Stowell
· Cathy Whims
Best Chef Southwest
· Kevin Binkley
· Bryce Gilmore
· Jennifer Jasinski
· Hugo Ortega
· Chris Shepherd
Best Chef West
· Chris Cosentino
· Christopher Kostow
· Corey Lee
· Daniel Patterson
· Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo
Outstanding Pastry Chef
· Dominique Ansel
· Melissa Chou
· Ken Forkish
· Hedy Goldsmith
· Brooks Headley
Outstanding Service
· Del Posto
· Quince
· The Restaurant at Meadowood
· Topolobampo
· Vetri
Outstanding Restaurateur
· Maguy Le Coze
· Donnie Madia
· Piero Selvaggio
· Carolyn Styne
· Phil Suarez
Outstanding Restaurant
· August
· Blue Hill
· Highlands Bar and Grill
· The Slanted Door
· Spiaggia
Outstanding Chef
· Sean Brock
· David Chang
· Gary Danko
· Suzanne Goin
· Paul Kahan
· Nancy Silverton
Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication
· Los Angeles Magazine
· Men's Health
· Real Simple
· Washingtonian
Personal Essay
· Fuchsia Dunlop (Lucky Peach)
· Hua Hsu (Lucky Peach)
· Joy Manning (Table Manners)
Humor
· Lisa Hanawalt (Lucky Peach)
· Alice Laussade (Dallas Observer)
· Michael Procopio (Food for the Thoughtless)
Cooking/Recipes/Instruction
· M. Goulding, M. Kadey, P. Kita (Men's Health)
· J. Kenji López-Alt (SE)
· Every Day w/ Rachael Ray Staff
Profile
· Brandon Chuang (Feast)
· Alex Halberstadt (NYT Mag)
· Brett Martin (GQ)
Food and Culture
· Oliver Bullough (Roads & Kingdoms)
· Ryan D'Agostino & Esquire Staff
· Ann Taylor Pittman (Cooking Light)
Politics/Policy/Environment
· Barry Estabrook (OnEarth)
· Tracie McMillan (The American Prospect)
· Ben Paynter (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Health & Well-Being
· Rachael Moeller Gorman (EatingWell)
· Aliza Green (Washington Post)
· Lou Schuler (Men's Health)
Food Columns
· Celia Barbour (http://philipstown.info )
· Adam Sachs (Bon Appétit)
· Jane and Michael Stern (Saveur)
· Lettie Teague (WSJ)
Wine, Spirits, and Beverages
· Betsy Andrews (Saveur)
· Marisa Huff (La Cucina Italiana)
· Michael Steinberger (http://vanityfair.com )
Individual Food Blog
· Cannelle et Vanille
· Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
· Vinography
Group Food Blog
· Dark Rye
· Eater National
· Grub Street NY
Food and Travel
· Matt Goulding (Roads & Kingdoms)
· Peter Jon Lindberg (Travel + Leisure)
· Adam Sachs (Travel + Leisure)
Craig Claiborne
· Alison Cook (Houston Chronicle)
· Patric Kuh (LA Mag)
· Tejal Rao (Village Voice)
M.F.K. Fisher
· Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Mpls.St.Paul Mag)
· Richard Parks (Lucky Peach)
· Mike Sula (Chicago Reader)
The winner of Publication of the Year will be announced on May 3, 2013
Radio Show/Audio Webcast
· Fear of Frying
· NewsWorks
· The Salt
Video Webcast Fixed Location/Instructional
· Chicago Restaurant Pastry Competition
· How to Cocktail
· The Seasonal Cooks
Video Webcast On Location
· The Curious Adventures of Kirk Lombard
· food. curated.
· The Perennial Plate
TV Prog Studio/Fixed Location
· CBS Sunday Morning: "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry"
· M. Stewart's Cooking School
· Sara's Weeknight Meals
TV Program On Location
· Bizarre Foods America
· MeatEater
· The Mind of a Chef
Television Segment
· CNN InFocus
· Friday Arts, Art of Food
· The Hungry Hound
Special/Documentary
· America Revealed: Food Machine
· Food Forward Urban Agriculture Across America
· The Restaurateur
Outstanding Food Personality/Host
· Gerry Garvin
· Sara Moulton
· Andrew Zimmern
Cookbooks: American Cooking
· Fire in My Belly
· Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking
· Southern Comfort
Cookbooks: Beverage
· How to Love Wine
· Inventing Wine
· Wine Grapes
Cookbooks: General Cooking
· Canal House Cooks Every Day
· Modernist Cuisine at Home
· What Katie Ate
Cookbooks: International
· Burma
· Gran Cocina Latina
· Jerusalem
Cookbooks: Reference and Scholarship
· 101 Classic Cookbooks
· The Art of Fermentation
· The Cookbook Library
Cookbooks: Baking and Dessert
· Bouchon Baking
· The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook
· Flour Water Salt Yeast
Cookbooks: Professional Point of View
· Come In, We're Closed
· Fundamental Techniques of Classic Italian Cuisine
· Toqué!
Cookbooks: Focus on Health
· Cooking Light: The New Way to Cook Light
· The Sprouted Kitchen
· True Food
Cookbooks: Single Subject
· Afield
· Modern Sauces
· Ripe
Cookbooks: Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian
· Foraged Flavor
· Herbivoracious
· Roots
Cookbooks: Writing and Literature
· The American Way of Eating
· The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat
· Yes, Chef
Cookbooks: Photography
· Bouchon Bakery
· Toqué!
· What Katie Ate
The winner of Cookbook of the Year Award and the Cookbook Hall of Fame inductee will be announced on May 3, 2012
