Ten James Beard Foundation Award nominees:
- Bruce Bromberg and Eric Bromberg, Blue Ribbon Restaurants (Outstanding Restaurateur)
- Michael Carlson, Schwa, Chicago (Best Chef: Great Lakes)
- Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles (Best Chef: Pacific)
- Food. Curated. (Broadcast Media: Video Webcast)
- Alex's Day Off, Food Network (Broadcast Media: Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location)
- The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking by Joseph E. Dabney (Book Award: American Cooking)
- GQ (Journalism: Food Section of a General Interest Publication)
- ABC Kitchen, New York (Best New Restaurant)
- Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat by Deborah Krasner (Book: Single Subject)
- Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Minnesota Monthly (Journalism: Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review)
The full list of nominees can be found here.