Atlanta James Beard Nominees

The James Beard Foundation Award nominees have been announced and several Atlantans are on the list. Congrats to the following folks who are helping make Atlanta a world-class dining town:

Besha Rodell- Creative Loafing
Category: Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs With or Without Recipes
"2006 Food Issue- From the Farm to your Table"- 10/12/2006

John Kessler- AJC
Category: Newspaper Feature Writing With Recipes
"What Does Chinese Take-out Have in Common with Tomatoes, Pizza, Parmesan and Also Sushi? - Unami"- 6/22/2006

John T. Edge- AJC
Category: Newspaper, Newsletter or Magazine Columns
" The Pit and the Pendulum", "Roadside Renaissance" and "Where Coconut Cake Meets Sweet Tea Pie"- 4/27/2006, 7/20/2006 & 11/9/2006

Arnaud Bethelier- The Dining Room in the Ritz-Carlton Buckhead (Atlanta, GA)
Scott Peacock- Watershed (Decatur, GA)
Category: Best Chef: Southeast


For more information on the James Beard Foundation, and to see a listing of all categories and nominees, click here.