The 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards Finalists in San Francisco

The James Beard Foundation Awards saga continues, and today, March 15, the finalists were announced. San Francisco's big standouts include Liholiho Yacht Club up for Best New Restaurant, Bar Agricole for Outstanding Bar Program and Michael Tusk (Quince, Cotogna) for Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Service. San Francisco nominees were sadly cut out ofOutstanding Pastry Chef, Outstanding Restaurant, Rising Star Chef of the Year and more, but there's still a strong San Francisco showing overall.

The winners will be announced at the awards gala on Monday, May 2 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. See the full showing of Bay Area finalists below, and head here for the complete, nationwide list:

Best New Restaurant

• Liholiho Yacht Club

Outstanding Baker

• Belinda Leong and Michel Suas, B. Patisserie
• William Werner, Craftsman and Wolves

Outstanding Bar Program

• Bar Agricole

Outstanding Chef

• Michael Tusk, Quince

Outstanding Restaurateur

• Michael Mina, Mina Restaurants, San Francisco (Michael Mina, Bourbon Steak, RN74, and others)
• Cindy Pawlcyn, Napa, CA (Mustards Grill, Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, Cindy's Waterfront at the Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Outstanding Service

• Quince

Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional

• Miljenko Grgich, Grgich Hills Estate, Rutherford, CA

Best Chef: West 

• Matthew Accarrino, SPQR, San Francisco 
• Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles 
• Dominique Crenn, Atelier Crenn, San Francisco 
• Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, CA 
• Corey Lee, Benu, San Francisco 
• Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles

Article and images sourced from http://sf.eater.com/2016/3/15/11236762/james-beard-foundation-awards-finalists-san-francisco-2016

28 restaurants, chefs and bars in SF make the James Beard Awards semifinalist list

The 2016 James Beard Awards semifinalist list came out this morning, and San Francisco scored an impressive 28 nominations. There were plenty of familiar names—Belinda Leong, Michael Mina, Trick Dog—along with a few newcomers like Liholiho Yacht Club and Aatxe's Ryan Pollnow. Check out the full semifinalist list below:
Best New Restaurant: Cala, Liholiho Yacht Club
Outstanding Baker: Belinda Leong and Michel Suas (B. Patisserie), William Werner (Craftsman and Wolves)
Outstanding Bar Program: Bar Agricole, Trick Dog
Outstanding Chef: Nancy Oakes (Boulevard), Michael Tusk (Quince)
Outstanding Pastry Chef: Melissa Chou (Mourad), Juan Contreras (Atelier Crenn)
Outstanding Restaurant: Acquerello, Foreign Cinema, Restaurant Gary Danko
Outstanding Restaurateur: Michael Mina
Outstanding Service: Quince, Saison
Outstanding Wine Program: Benu, Nopa
Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional: Lance Winters (St. George Spirits)
Rising Star of the Year: Sara Hauman (Huxley), Ryan Pollnow (Aatxe),
Best Chef (West): Matthew Accarrino (SPQR), Dominique Crenn (Atelier Crenn), Mourad Lahlou (Mourad), Corey Lee (Benu), Melissa Perello (Octavia), Joshua Skenes (Saison), James Syhabout (Commis)
For a complete list of semifinalists, check out the list here. Stay tuned for the final nominees list to be released on March 15.

Article and images sourced from http://www.timeout.com/san-francisco/blog/28-restaurants-chefs-and-bars-in-sf-make-the-james-beard-awards-semifinalist-list-021716

San Francisco's Most Delicious Instagram Accounts

Honeyed walnut and blackberry tart at Craftsman and Wolves (photo via Instagram) 

Instagram is more than just a photosharing app—it gives people a glimpse into the lives and worlds of each of its individual users. Put the app in the hands of restaurants and chefs, and you can expect a very delicious, mouth-watering glimpse. Here are our favorite Instagram accounts from local chefs and restaurants in San Francisco.
@craftsmanwolves
William Werner is more than just the pastry chef and owner of Craftsman and Wolves–he’s their head of social media, too. Werner is the sole contributor to the bakery's Instagram account (pictured above), which has over 30,000 followers. Expect pictures of his beautiful pastry creations, occasional motorcycle porn, and special appearances from Belle and Frida, his adorable dogs.

@tartinebaker
We’re as obsessed with Chad Robertson’s Instagram account as we are with his bread—they’re both equally brilliant. Follow along for a glimpse into the culinary genius' bread baking process and globetrotting lifestyle. And if you're ever in the need of weekend jams, Robertson occasionally posts random album covers that he’s currently listening to such as The Weeknd, Beck, and Blue Hawaii.

@deliboardsf and @ryeproject
For pure unadulterated sandwich porn, follow deli god Adam Mesnick’s Instagram accounts. He posts pictures of all his crazy creations and daily specials. We dare you to peep his pics and not develop an instant sando craving—it’s pretty much impossible.

@cuesa
CUESA stands for the Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture and operates the famed Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. This nonprofit’s Instagram contains colorful closeups of the best produce you can get your hands on along with the occasional famers and purveyors that provide the provisions.

@streetfoodsf
The @streetfoodsf account was originally created to highlight the delicious dishes available at La Cocina’s annual Street Food Festival. These days, the account is updated throughout the year with delicious food finds from all around San Francisco. From pizzas to pupusas, if it’s delicious, you’ll find it here.

@humphryslocombe
Beautiful closeups of delicious creamy scoops of ice cream never get old. Follow Humphry Slocombe’s Instagram for a daily dose of ice cream porn so delicious it’ll make you want to lick your screen.

Omar Mamoon is the founder of @doughandco


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