Chef and Restaurant Nominees for the 2012 JBF Awards

This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the contenders for the 2012 Chef and Restaurant awards. For the full list, see Eater National, and here are our local semifinalists:

Outstanding Service: L'Espalier
Best New Restaurant: Trade
Outstanding Bar Program: Drink
Outstanding Restaurant: Oleana
Outstanding Chef: Jody Adams (Rialto)
Outstanding Wine Program: No. 9 Park, Troquet
Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional: Jim Koch
Outstanding Pastry Chef: Joanne Chang (Flour), Maura Kilpatrick (Sofra)
Outstanding Restaurateur: Roger Berkowitz (Legal Sea Foods)
Best Chef Northeast: Jamie Bissonnette (Coppa), Jason Bond (Bondir), Tim Cushman (O Ya)

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