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Colorado chefs, restaurants snag 13 James Beard Award semifinalist spots - The Denver Post
Jan 25, 2023 58 secs
Colorado snagged 13 nominations this year for what’s widely regarded as one of the most prestigious honors in the hospitality industry, including in categories such as “outstanding restaurateur,” “outstanding chef” and “best new restaurant.” Five of the 20 chefs nominated as the best in the Mountain Region — which includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming — are from the Centennial State.

Here’s the list of the Colorado semifinalists, who have a chance to make it to the final round of nominees before the annual James Beard Awards Gala in June in Chicago:

(Photo by AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) Outstanding Restaurateur Kelly Whitaker, Id Est Hospitality Group (Basta, The Wolf’s Tailor, BRUTØ), Boulder, CO

(Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) Outstanding ChefEmerging Chef The Friar’s Fork, an Italian restaurant and cocktail bar, opened in Alamosa in July 2022 in the former historic St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

(Photo by AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker Roasted chicken at Pêche Restaurant in Palisade.

Owner Jose Avila greets passersby as cook Chuy Garcia mans the meat for tacos al pastor at La Diabla Pozolería y Mezcalería on Weds., Dec. 22, 2021.

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