Boston's 2013 James Beard Award Semifinalists

The James Beard Foundation has just announced its 2013 award semifinalists. The list will be narrowed down to nominees on Monday, March 18th, and the winners will be announced in May 2013 at a gala in New York City. The Boston area is making a strong showing on the semifinalist list; Oleana and Puritan & Company are even up for multiple awards. Congratulations to the local names on the list:

· Puritan & Company, for Best New Restaurant
· The Hawthorne, for Outstanding Bar Program
· Barbara Lynch of No. 9 Park, for Outstanding Chef
· Maura Kilpatrick of Oleana, for Outstanding Pastry Chef
· Oleana, for Outstanding Restaurant
· Roger Berkowitz of Legal Sea Foods, for Outstanding Restaurateur
· Eastern Standard, for Outstanding Service
· Troquet, for Outstanding Wine Program
· Will Gilson of Puritan & Company, for Rising Star Chef of the Year
· Tim Maslow of Strip-T's, for Rising Star Chef of the Year
· Jamie Bissonnette of Coppa, for Best Chef: Northeast
· Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery + Cafe, for Best Chef: Northeast
· Michael Leviton of Lumiere, for Best Chef: Northeast
· Barry Maiden of Hungry Mother, for Best Chef: Northeast

· @BeardFoundation [Twitter via Eater National]