More On The James Beard Awards
Wondering why your favorite chef or restaurant didn't get a nomination for this year's James Beard Awards? Jennifer Leuzzi says there are requirements for nomination:
Yosuke Suga, chef at L'Atelier de Robuchon, is surely one of the best chefs in NYC, yes? But he cannot be nominated for a regional award because he has not been in NYC for three years. He will be eligible in 2009. However, if he changes venues, say moves to the Mansion in Las Vegas, the three year regional clock will start anew.
Grant Achatz's Alinea in Chicago was rated the number one restaurant in the country by Gourmet Magazine, so shouldn't it be a contender for Outstanding Restaurant? Yes, but Outstanding Restaurant nominees must have been in business for at least 10 years. Alinea will be eligible in 2015.
The first example makes some sense at least, if you want to avoid nominating someone whose connection to a region is still tenuous; governments have residency requirements to protect against carpetbagger politicians and their voter equivalent, after all. The second, well. Ten years is a ridiculously long period—why not just call it the award for Outstanding Institution?
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