Matthew Tinder, Saboteur Bakery, Bremerton, WA.

Avery Ruzicka, Manresa Bread, Los Gatos, CA.

Nathaniel Reid, Nathaniel Reid Bakery, Kirkwood, MO.

Taylor Petrehn, 1900 Barker Bakery and Cafe, Lawrence, KS.

David Norman, Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden, Austin.

Moshit Mizrachi-Gabbitas, Janjou Pâtisserie, Boise, ID.

Maura Kilpatrick, Sofra Bakery, Cambridge, MA.

Briana Holt, tandem Coffee + bakery, Portland, ME.

Clyde Greenhouse, Kessler Baking Studio, Dallas.

Zachary Golper, Bien Cuit, Brooklyn, NY.

Graison Gill, Bellegarde Bakery, New Orleans.

Tova du Plessis, Essen Bakery, Philadelphia.

Evrim Dogu and Evin Dogu, Sub Rosa Bakery, Richmond, VA.

Spencer Budros, Pistacia Vera, Columbus, OH.

Automatic Seafood & Oysters, Birmingham, AL.

Tickets to both the Awards Gala and the Media Awards will be on sale beginning March 25 at /awards. The 2020 Leadership Awards will be held on Sunday, May 3 in Chicago, and the 2020 Media Awards will take place on Friday, April 24, at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City. The 2020 James Beard Awards Gala will take place on Monday, May 4, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

The 2020 James Beard Awards presented by Capital One will mark the 30th anniversary of America’s most coveted and comprehensive honors for chefs, restaurants, journalists, authors, and other leaders in the food and beverage industry.

Nominees will also be announced in real time via our Twitter feed. ET and will be streamed live (check back soon for details). The nominee announcement will begin at 9:00 A.M. We'll announce the final Restaurant and Chef Award nominees, as well as the nominees for our Media and Restaurant Design Awards, in Philadelphia on Wednesday, March 25. Announcing our 2020 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists! Read on for the semifinalists in all categories, from Outstanding Restaurant to Rising Star Chef.

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