Posted on Mar 30, 2023
3 Cincinnati restaurants named James Beard Award finalists
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Three Cincinnati restaurants are among the finalists for the James Beard Foundation's 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards.
The local nominees are among an elite grouping of the country's best chefs and restaurants. They include two restaurants and a pastry chef. They are:
Mita's, nominated for Outstanding Restaurant
Nolia, nominated for Best New Restaurant
Elaine Uykimpang Bentz of Café Mochiko, nominated for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
"The James Beard Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and exceptional culinary talent, as well as all those doing incredible work on behalf of our communities and wider food system," said Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Foundation in a release. "This year's nominees, winners and honorees are inspiring exemplars of that. We congratulate all those recognized today and look forward to celebrating them at another exciting Awards Weekend in Chicago this June."
Winners will be announced June 5.
The local nominees are among an elite grouping of the country's best chefs and restaurants. They include two restaurants and a pastry chef. They are:
Mita's, nominated for Outstanding Restaurant
Nolia, nominated for Best New Restaurant
Elaine Uykimpang Bentz of Café Mochiko, nominated for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker
"The James Beard Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and exceptional culinary talent, as well as all those doing incredible work on behalf of our communities and wider food system," said Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Foundation in a release. "This year's nominees, winners and honorees are inspiring exemplars of that. We congratulate all those recognized today and look forward to celebrating them at another exciting Awards Weekend in Chicago this June."
Winners will be announced June 5.
3 Cincinnati restaurants named James Beard Award finalists
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Mita's in downtown Cincinnati is a finalist for the category of Outstanding Restaurant.
Nolia in Over-the-Rhine is a finalist in the category of Best New Restaurant. The category recognizes a restaurant opened between Jan. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022, that already demonstrates excellence in cuisine, atmosphere, hospitality and operations while contributing positively to its broader community.
In the category of Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, Elaine Uykimpang Bentz, pastry chef at Café Mochiko, was named a finalist."...
..."Mita's in downtown Cincinnati is a finalist for the category of Outstanding Restaurant.
Nolia in Over-the-Rhine is a finalist in the category of Best New Restaurant. The category recognizes a restaurant opened between Jan. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022, that already demonstrates excellence in cuisine, atmosphere, hospitality and operations while contributing positively to its broader community.
In the category of Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker, Elaine Uykimpang Bentz, pastry chef at Café Mochiko, was named a finalist."...
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