James Beard Foundation's So Flo Semifinalists

This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists in the 2012 Restaurant and Chef Awards — the finalists will be announced on March 19 in Las Vegas and livestreamed on Eater National. Semifinalists for Best New Restaurant: Yardbird Southern Table & Bar; Outstanding Pastry Chef: Hedy Goldsmith of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink; Outstanding Service: Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach; Rising Star Chef of the Year: Jarrod Verbiak, DB Bistro Moderne at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami; and Best Chef South: Paula DaSilva, 1500º at Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach, Jeff McInnis, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, and Sergio Navarro, Pubbelly. Congrats, good luck, and for the entire list, click over to Eater National. [EN]