Finalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards were announced on Wednesday, with a beloved Summerhill restaurant being the lone Georgia eatery to make the cut.
Seven Georgia-based restaurants made the James Beard Foundation’s list of semifinalists announced in January. But it was only the Thai eatery Talat Market to make it as a finalist. The restaurant’s chefs, Rod Lassiter and Parnass Savang, received the nod for Best Chef Southeast.
They’ll face off against Jamie Davis of The Hackney located in Washington, North Carolina; James London of Chubby Fish in Charleston, South Carolina; Robbie Robinson of City Limits Barbeque in West Columbia, South Carolina; and Paul Smith of 1010 Bridge in Charleston, West Virginia.
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