And the 2016 New Orleans semi-finalist are....
The 2016 James Beard Award has several New Orleans has several chefs and restaurants as semi-finalist Television's first cooking show featured James Beard an American cookbook author and teacher. Many generations of professional chefs were mentored by Beard. On May 2nd, The 2016 James Beard Awards Gala will take place at Lyric Opera of Chicago. We are rooting for our locals. Take a look at the New Orleans chefs and restaurants in the running...
http://www.eater.com/2016/2/17/11031822/james-beard-award-2016-restaurant-chef-semifinalists
http://www.jamesbeard.org/
