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James Beard chef and restaurant finalists announced — and Colorado’s in the cold

The James Beard Foundation just announced the finalists for its restaurant and chef awards, and while Colorado had a slew of semi-finalists when that list was announced last month, relatively few made the cut. No Outstanding Restaurateur, no Outstanding Chef. The names that did survive: Frasca Food + Wine for...
By Patricia Calhoun
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The James Beard Foundation just announced the finalists for its restaurant and chef awards, and while Colorado had a slew of semi-finalists when that list was announced last month, relatively few made the cut.

No Outstanding Restaurateur, no Outstanding Chef. The names that did survive: Frasca Food + Wine for Outstanding Wine Service, and Ryan Hardy of Montagna at the Little Nell in Aspen for Best Chef: Southwest.

The winners will be announced on May 3, the day after the publication winners are revealed. Both Jason Sheehan and Jared Jacang Maher are finalists in that contest for their Westword work.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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