2024 James Beard semifinalists include DC restaurants, bars, chefs

The James Beard Foundation announced that a number of D.C. restaurants, bars and chefs are among the semifinalists in a number of categories for its 2024 awards.

Finalists will be announced on April 3, and the winners will be celebrated on June 5 at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony in Chicago.

Here are the D.C. chefs, restaurants and restaurateurs that were selected as this year’s finalists for the James Beard Awards:

Best Chef

• Angel Barreto — Anju
• Amy Brandwein — Centrolina
• Esther Lee — Obelisk
• Keem Hughley — Bronze
• Kevin Tien — Moon Rabbit
• Yuan Tang — Rooster & Owl

Emerging Chef

• Masako Morishita — Perry’s

Outstanding Bakery:

• Pluma by Bluebird Bakery

Outstanding Chef:

• Michael Rafidi — Albi

Outstanding Hospitality

• Fiola

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker:

• Susan Bae — Moon Rabbit

Outstanding Restaurateur:

• Ashok Bajaj, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group (Rasika, Annabelle, Sababa, and others)
• Hollis Wells Silverman, Eastern Point Collective (The Duck & The Peach, La Collina, The Wells, and others)

Outstanding Restaurant:

• Pineapple & Pearls

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program

• Tail Up Goat

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