Here are the Local JBF Semifinalists for 2014

The James Beard Foundation has announced its restaurant and chef awards semifinalists for 2014. The list will be narrowed down to finalists on March 18th, and the winners will be announced on May 5th in New York City. Consult Eater National for the full list of semifinalists. Here are the local ones.

Restaurants
· Asta (Best New Restaurant semifinalist)
· L'Espalier (Outstanding Service semifinalist)
· Hamersley's Bistro (Outstanding Restaurant semifinalist)
· The Hawthorne (Outstanding Bar Program semifinalist)
· Ribelle (Best New Restaurant semifinalist)
· Troquet (Outstanding Wine Program semifinalist)

People
· Jamie Bissonnette (Best Chef Northeast semifinalist)
· Joanne Chang (Best Chef Northeast semifinalist)
· Garrett Harker (Outstanding Restaurateur semifinalist)
· Maura Kilpatrick (Outstanding Pastry Chef semifinalist)
· Michael Leviton (Best Chef Northeast semifinalist)
· Barbara Lynch (Outstanding Restaurateur semifinalist)
· Barry Maiden (Best Chef Northeast semifinalist)
· Tim Maslow (Rising Star Chef of the Year semifinalist)
· Ana Sortun (Outstanding Chef semifinalist)

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