The final nominees for the 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards have been named. The awards for top chefs and restaurants will be given out in Chicago on May 2nd. Many links below take you to OpenTable.com so you can make reservations and start enjoying some amazing cuisine. Congratulations to the only nomine from our area Cindy Wolf Chef/Owner Charleston in Baltimore.

Best New Restaurant
Death & Taxes, Raleigh, North Carolina
Launderette, Austin, Texas
Shaya, New Orleans, Louisiana
Staplehouse, Atlanta, Georgia
Wildair, New York, New York

Outstanding Restaurant
Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, Colorado
Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, Alabama
The Spotted Pig, New York, New York

Outstanding Service
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, New York
Eleven Madison Park, New York, New York
North Pond, Chicago, Illinois
Quince, San Francisco, California
Topolobampo, Chicago, Illinois

Outstanding Wine Program
Canlis, Seattle, Washington
FIG, Charleston, South Carolina
Sepia, Chicago, Illinois

Outstanding Chef
Donald Link, Herbsaint, New Orleans, Louisiana
Michael Solomonov, Zahav, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Tusk, Quince, San Francisco, California
Sean Brock, McCrady’s, Charleston, South Carolina
Suzanne Goin, Lucques, West Hollywood, California

Rising Star of the Year
Alan Sternberg, Cerulean, Indianapolis, Indiana
Alex Bois, High Street on Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Daniela Soto-Innes, Cosme, New York, New York
Edward Sura, Perennial Virant, Chicago, Illinois
Grae Nonas, Olamaie, Austin, Texas

Outstanding Pastry Chef
Dahlia Narvarez, Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles, California
Dolester Miles, Highlands Bar and Grill, Birmingham, Alabama
Ghaya Oliveira, Daniel, New York, New York
Jennifer Yee, Lafayette, New York, New York
Maura Kilpatrick, Oleana, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Meg Galus, Boka, Chicago, Illinois
Maura Kilpatrick, Oleana, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Best Chef: Great Lakes
Abraham Conlon, Fat Rice, Chicago, Illinois
Andrew Zimmerman, Sepia, Chicago, Illinois
Curtis Duffy, Grace, Chicago, Illinois
Erling Wu-Bower, Nico Osteria, Chicago, Illinois
Lee Wolen, Boka, Chicago, Illinois

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Cindy Wolf, Charleston, Baltimore, Maryland
Eli Kulp, Fork, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Greg Vernick, Vernick Food & Drink, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rich Landau, Vedge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Best Chef: Midwest
Lenny Russo, Heartland Restaurant & Farm Direct Market, St. Paul, Minnesota
Paul Berglund, The Bachelor Farmer, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Best Chef: New York City
Anita Lo, Annisa
Jonathan Waxman, Barbuto
Marco Canora, Hearth
Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi, Carbone

Best Chef: Northeast
Barry Maiden, Hungry Mother, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Karen Akunowicz, Myers + Chang, Boston, Massachusetts
Susan Regis, Shepard, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Best Chef: Northwest
Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, Ox, Portland, Oregon
Justin Woodward, Castagna, Portland, Oregon
Mike Easton, Il Corvo Pasta, Seattle, Washington
Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, Joule, Seattle, Washington
Renee Erickson, The Whale Wins, Seattle, Washington

Best Chef: South
Isaac Toups, Toups’ Meatery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Justin Devillier, La Petite Grocery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Slade Rushing, Brennan’s, New Orleans, Louisiana
Vishwesh Bhatt, Snackbar, Oxford, Mississippi

Best Chef: Southeast
Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis, Tennessee
Steven Satterfield, Miller Union, Atlanta, Georgia

Best Chef: Southwest
Alex Seidel, Fruition, Denver, Colorado
Martín Rios, Restaurant Martín, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Steve McHugh, Cured, San Antonio, Texas

Best Chef: West
Corey Lee, Benu, San Francisco, California
Dominique Crenn, Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, California
Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon  Wine Bar, Santa Monica, California
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles, California
Matthew Accarrino, SPQR, San Francisco, California
Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles, California