Just in: the semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards' Restaurant and Outstanding Chef Awards. From Miami: Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill for Best New Restaurant; Myles Chefetz, also nominated last year, for Outstanding Restaurateur; The Biltmore for Oustanding Wine Service; Sam Gorenstein, another repeat, of BLT Steak for Rising Star Chef of the Year; and, another repeat nominee, Philippe Ruiz of Palme d'Or at the Biltmore for Best Chef: South. The list will be narrowed down to finalists on March 21. Good luck to all! [EaterWire]
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