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The foodie Oscars?
The nominees of the 2008 James Beard Foundation Awards were announced this morning, and Chicago earns its rep as a world-class place to get some grub -- provided you like mostly three- and four-star grub.
Alinea's Grant Achatz (pictured above) is again in the running for Outstanding Chef, while Graham Elliot Bowles (for Avenues, though he has recently announced his departure), Carrie Nahabedian (Naha) and Bruce Sherman (North Pond) make up three-fifths of the nominees for Best Chef: Great Lakes, a region that includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
Spiaggia is nominated for the Outstanding Service Award. Brain Duncan, wine director at Bin 36 is nominated for the Outstanding Wine Service Award. Mindy Segal (Hot Chocolate) is nominated as Outstanding Pastry Chef. Richard Melman of Lettuce Entertain you Enterprises is up for the Outstanding Restaurateur Award. The Santa Monica, Calif. design group Robert Louey Design is nominated for Outstanding Restaurant Graphics for its work with Sepia.
In Chicago media, Vince Gerasole from CBS2 Chicago work for Table for Two is nominated for Television Food Segment. WTTW's Geoffry Baer is nominated for "Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History" in the Television Food Special category.
Our question: Who's missing? If you were on the James Beard Foundation awards committee, who would you have nominated from Chicago?
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