Beard Nominations, 2012

Beard Nominations, 2012

Lot of Chicagoans nominated this year, including Kevin Pang, Janet Fuller...and our own Mike Gebert: http://jamesbeard.org/sites/default/fil ... minees.pdf

I was out of town when the announcement was made, and I figured the news might have been already posted about...but it apparently hadn't been (if it did go up somewhere else on the board, please let me know).

In addition to looking for people I know or heard of, I always check out:

2012 James Beard Foundation
America’s Classics
Presented by The Coca-Cola Company

The Fry Bread House
4140 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix
Owner: Cecelia Miller

Nora’s Fish Creek Inn
5600 West Highway 22, Wilson, WY
Owners: Nora Tygum, Trace Tygum, and Kathryn Tygum Taylor

St. Elmo Steak House
127 South Illinois St., Indianapolis
Owners: Stephen Huse and Craig Huse

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner
219 West Louisiana St., Marianna, AR
Owners: James and Betty Jones

Shady Glen
840 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT
Owners: William and Annette Hoch

St. Elmo Steak House joins the other regional America's Classics: Watts Tea Room in Milwaukee and Calumet Fisheries in Chicago.

Regards,

Are these the winners, or are they nominees?

stevez wrote:Are these the winners, or are they nominees?

If it is this list I highlighted, these are designations. All of them are America's Classics.

When Calumet Fisheries was advised they were receiving an America's Classics, they had to look up the James Beard Foundation. They had no awareness of the organization or the designation, they quickly learned it was rare and very special.

Regards,