2013 James Beard Award Semifinalists Include Oak's Jason Maddy, Nick Badovinus, More

The hallowed James Beard Foundation has released its annual list of semifinalists for this year's Restaurant and Chef Awards. Dallas is decently well-represented this year, and while a couple are holdovers from last year's nominations (Stephan Pyles, Nick Badovinus, Tei-An) there's also some new blood getting nods. The lengthy list will now be whittled down to a smaller list of finalists, which will be released on March 18.

Outstanding Bar Program
The Cedars Social

Outstanding Chef
Stephan Pyles, Stephan Pyles Restaurant

Outstanding Restaurateur
Nick Badovinus (Tried and True, Off-Site Kitchen, Neighborhood Services, et al)

Outstanding Service
The French Room at The Adolphus

Outstanding Wine Program
Café on the Green at Four Seasons Resort and Club, Las Colinas

Best Chef: Southwest
Jason Maddy, Oak
Teiichi Sakurai, Tei-An

Head over to Eater National for the full list of semifinalists.

· JBF Announces 2013 Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists [-EN-]
· Previous James Beard Awards coverage on Eater Dallas [-EDFW-]