I haven't been up to much lately. So it goes. What can I say? I've just been letting everything wash over me recently, not that it matters. I just don't have much to say these days.
James Beard Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 2009 James Beard Awards are trickling in via Twitter [updated: a complete list is now available at the Beard Foundation website].
Here is an a la carte sampling:
Nominees for Outstanding Chef (All-Clad Metalcrafters): José Andrés, Dan Barber, Tom Colicchio, Suzanne Goin, and Paul Kahan
Outstanding Restaurant nominees: Babbo, Boulevard, Fore Street, Highlands Bar & Grill, and Jean Georges
Outstanding Restaurateur nominees: Tom Douglas, Keith McNally, Richard Melman, Drew Nieporent, and Stephen Starr
Best New Restaurant nominees (Lexus): The Bazaar by José Andrés, Corton, L2O, Momofuku Ko, and Scarpetta
The Best Chef: New York City nominees are: Michael Anthony, Terrance Brennan, Wylie Dufresne, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Gabriel Kreuther
Food Blogs: The BA Foodist (Bonappetit.com), Hunter Angler Gardener Cook (Honest-food.net) Our One-Block Diet (Oneblockdiet.sunset.com)
Restaurant Reviews: Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly), Adam Platt (New York Magazine), and Tom Sietsema (The Washington Post)
Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, or Nutrition: Chow.com, Epicurious.com, and Gourmet.com
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