Chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros of Cosecha Cafe in Oakland, Calif. has been nominated for Best Chef - West.
Wow, we are very excited to see so many Mexican/Latin restaurants on the list of James Beard Award nominees! Our congratulations to all of them. Check them out:
Best New Restaurant
Suerte, Austin
Vianda, San Juan, PR
Outstanding Bar Program
Clavel Mezcaleria, Baltimore
La Factoría, San Juan, PR
Leyenda, Brooklyn, NY
Outstanding Chef
Maricel Presilla, Cucharamama, Hoboken, NJ
Outstanding Restaurant
El Charro Café, Tucson, AZ
Jaleo, Washington, DC
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation, Houston
Outstanding Restaurateur
Tracy Vaught, H Town Restaurant Group, Houston (Hugo’s, Caracol, Xochi, and others)
Outstanding Service
Birrieria Zaragoza, Chicago
Hugo’s, Houston
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Samantha Sanz, Talavera at the Four Seasons, Scottsdale, AZ
Best Chef Great Lakes
Diana Dávila, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Chicago
Norberto Garita, El Barzon, Detroit
Jose Salazar, Mita’s, Cincinnati
Best Chef Mid-Atlantic
Cristina Martinez, South Philly Barbacoa, Philadelphia
Best Chef New York City:
Best Chef Northeast
Victor Parra Gonzalez, Las Puertas, Buffalo, NY
David Vargas, Vida Cantina, Portsmouth, NH
Best Chef Northwest:
Jose Chesa, Ataula, Portland, OR
Alejandro Cruz, Novo Modern Latin Table, Eugene, OR
Best Chef South
Jose Enrique, Jose Enrique, San Juan, PR
Best Chef Southwest
Iliana de la Vega, El Naranjo, Austin
Maribel Rivero, Yuyo, Austin
Regino Rojas, Purépecha Room by Revolver Taco Lounge, Dallas
Silvana Salcido Esparza, Barrio Café Gran Reserva, Phoenix
Best Chef West
Gabriela Cámara, Cala, San Francisco
Dominica Rice-Cisneros, Cosecha Café, Oakland, CA
Carlos Salgado, Taco María, Costa Mesa, CA
Karen Taylor, El Molino Central, Sonoma, CA
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins, El Jardín, San Diego