Restaurants, chefs in Detroit, Dearborn and beyond named on James Beard semifinalist list

The semifinalist list for the 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards dropped Wednesday, and it was brimming with local names.

Thirteen Southeastern Michigan chefs and restaurants both new and well-established were listed in national and regional categories, some for the first time. Here they are, starting with the national categories. Most of these semifinalist nominations are out of a list of 20, except Best New Restaurant, which is a list of 30.

Outstanding Restaurateur: Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere of Baobab Fare, 6568 Woodward, Detroit

Outstanding Restaurant: Selden Standard, 3921 Second, Detroit

Emerging Chef: Rocky Coronado of Nepantla, 5410 Vernor Hwy., Detroit

Best New Restaurant: Alpino, 1426 Bagley, Detroit

Outstanding Bakery: Shatila Bakery, 14300 W. Warren, Dearborn

Outstanding Hospitality: AlTayeb Restaurant, 15010 W. Warren, Dearborn

Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages: Folk, 1701 Trumbull, Detroit and Spencer, 113 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor

Best Chef: Great Lakes

One of 12 regional categories, Best Chef: Great Lakes includes chefs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Twenty chefs were listed as semifinalists, including these local names:

Doug Hewitt, Freya 2929 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit

Ji Hye Kim, Miss Kim, 415 N. Fifth, Ann Arbor

Dan Klenotic, Bellflower, 209 Pearl, Ypsilanti

Hajime Sato, Sozai, 449 W. 14 Mile, Clawson

John Yelinek, Ladder 4 Wine Bar, 3396 Vinewood, Detroit

The final nominee list will be winnowed down and announced April 3. Winners will be announced June 10 at a ceremony in Chicago. For the full semifinalist list, visit jamesbeard.org/awards.

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