The James Beard Foundation is announcing its James Beard Awards finalists via Twitter this morning. The list of chefs has just started rolling out (currently, regional finalists are being named), but the list of final nominees for the foundation’s Media and Journalism Awards are out. The full roster follows after the jump, but a big congratulations our very own Sarah DiGregorio, who was nominated for Best Newspaper Feature Writing! We’ll be cheering you on during the May 2 awards ceremony, in between mouthfuls of Cracker Jacks and pig uteri.
Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants/Chefs
Tim Carman (Washington City Paper)
Jared Jacang Maher (Westword)
Kevin Pang (Chicago Tribune)
Newspaper Feature Writing
Sarah DiGregorio (The Village Voice)
Cliff Doerksen (Chicago Reader)
Mike Sula (Chicago Reader)
Newspaper Food Section
The Boston Globe
San Francisco Chronicle
The Washington Post
Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs
Alan Richman (GQ)
Anya von Bremzen (Saveur)
Francis Lam (Gourmet)
Magazine Feature Writing w/ Recipes
Dana Bowen (Saveur)
Francine Maroukian
Jon Reiner (Esquire)
Matt Goulding (Men’s Health)
Magazine Feature Writing Without Recipes
Alan Richman (GQ)
Barry Estabrook (Gourmet)
Raffi Khatchadourian (The New Yorker)
Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Reviews
Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly)
Patric Kuh (Los Angeles)
Jason Sheehan (Westword)
Reporting on Health, Environment, or Nutrition
Monica Eng (Chicago Tribune)
Daniel Engber (Slate)
Rowan Jacobsen (EatingWell)
Food-Related Columns
Colman Andrews (Gourmet)
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Minnesota Monthly)
Rachel Wharton (Edible Brooklyn)
Writing on Spirits, Wine, or Beer
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Minnesota Monthly)
Jonathan Gold (LA Weekly)
Lettie Teague (Food & Wine)
Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurants, or Nutrition
Chow.com
Epicurious.com
Saveur.com
Multimedia Food Feature
Starchefs.com
Chicagotribune.com
Houstonpress.com
Food Blog
Grub Street New York
Serious Eats
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award
John T. Edge (The Oxford American)
Alan Richman (GQ)
Francine Prose (Saveur)
Television Segment
ABC News Nightline
Chronicle
ABC 7 News Friday Night Special: Hungry Hound
TV Special
A Moveable Feast with America’s Favorite Chefs
Emeril Green: Emeril’s Culinary Adventure: Napa
Food Trip with Todd English
TV Show, On Location
The Best Thing I Ever Ate
Chefs A’ Field: King of Alaska
Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth: The Bertinet Kitchen, Bath
Television Show, In Studio or Fixed Location
Barefoot Contessa
French Food at Home with Laura Calder
Iron Chef America
TV Food Personality
Andrew Zimmern
Alton Brown
Rick Bayless
Audio Webcast or Radio Show
Eight Forty-Eight
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
The Splendid Table
Video Webcast
Always Hungry Video(Alwayshungryny.com)
Food.Curated.(Foodcurated.com)
The Greenmarket: One Farmer’s Story(Seriouseats.com)