James Beard Foundation Awards final nominees for 2010 have been announced. The awards will be held this year on May 3 at Lincoln Center in NYC.

The nominees in the category of Outstanding Restaurant:
Babbo (NYC)
Boulevard (SF)
Daniel (NYC)
Highlands Bar & Grill (Birmingham, AL)
Spiaggia (Chicago)

The nominees for Outstanding Chef:
José Andrés
Tom Colicchio
Gary Danko
Suzanne Goin
Charles Phan

The nominees for Best New Restaurant:
Bibou (Philadelphia)
Flour + Water (SF)
Frances (SF)
Locanda Verde (NYC)
Marea (NYC)
RN74 (SF)

Outstanding Restaurateur Award:
Tom Douglas
Pat Kuleto
Keith McNally
Richard Melman
Stephen Starr

Outstanding Service Award:
Alinea
Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
La Grenouille
Michael Mina
Vetri

Best New Restaurant:
Bibou
Flour + Water
Frances
Locanda Verde
Marea
RN74

Rising Star Chef of the Year Award:
Timothy Hollingsworth
Johnny Monis
Grégory Pugin
Gabriel Rucker
Sue Zemanick

Outstanding Pastry Chef Award:
Amanda Cook
Michelle Gayer
Kamel Guechida
Nicole Plue
Mindy Segal

Chefs Regional:
Best Chef: Northwest:
Naomi Pomeroy
Andy Ricker
Ethan Stowell
Cathy Whims
Jason Wilson

Best Chef: Pacific:
Michael Cimarusti
Jeremy Fox
David Kinch
Matt Molina
Michael Tusk

Best Chef: Southwest:
Bryan Caswell
Saipin Chutima
Ryan Hardy
Claude Le Tohic
Rick Moonen

Best Chef: South:
Zach Bell
Scott Boswell
John Harris
Christopher Hastings
Michael Schwartz Best

Best Chef: Southeast:
Hugh Acheson
Sean Brock
Linton Hopkins
Andrea Reusing
Bill Smith

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic:
Cathal Armstrong
Jeff Michaud
Peter Pastan
Michael Solomonov
Bryan Voltaggio (Top Chef winner)

Best Chef: New York City:
Michael Anthony
Wylie Dufresne
Gabrielle Hamilton
Daniel Humm
Michael White

Best Chef: Northeast:
Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier
Peter X. Kelly
Michael Leviton
Tony Maws
Marc Orfaly

Best Chef: Midwest:
Isaac Becker
Gerard Craft
Colby Garrelts
Alexander Roberts
Lenny Russo

Chef: Great Lakes:
Michael Carlson
Koren Grieveson
Arun Sampanthavivat
Bruce Sherman
Alex Young 

Books:
American Cooking:
My New Orleans,
Real Cajun
The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor

Baking and Dessert:
Baking
DamGoodSweet: Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth New Orleans Style
Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

Beverage:
Been Doon So Long,
The King of Vodka
World Whisky

Cooking from a Professional Point of View:
Araxi
Momofuku
The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts

General Cooking:
Ad Hoc at Home,
Salt to Taste: The Keys to Confident, Delicious Cooking
The Pleasures of Cooking for One

Healthy Focus:
EatingWell Comfort Foods Made Healthy
Golden Door Cooks at Home
Love Soup

International:
Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy
Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking
The Country Cooking of Ireland

Reference and Scholarship:
Chop Suey, Encyclopedia of Pasta,
Larousse Gastronomique (Revised and Updated)

Single Subject:
Pasta Sfoglia
Weber’s Way to Grill
Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods

Writing and Literature:
Save the Deli,
The Seasons on Henry’s Farm,
Waste 

Photography:
Eat Ate,
New American Table,
Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way

Misc:
Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America:
Leah Chase
Jessica B. Harris
Paul C. P. McIlhenny
David Rockwell
L. Timothy Ryan
Susan Spicer

America’s Classics Awards:
Al’s French Frys,
The Bright Star,
Calumet Fisheries ,
Gustavus Inn,
Mary & Tito’s Cafe

Humanitarian of the Year:
Wayne Kostroski, Founder, Taste of the NFL

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Ariane and Michael Batterberry, Founders, Food & Wine and Food Arts

Wine
Outstanding Wine Service Award:
A16, Blackberry Farm
Frasca Food and Wine
Jean Georges
Restaurant Gary Danko

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional:
Merry Edwards,
Paul Grieco,
Garrett Oliver,
John Shafer and Doug Shafer,
Julian P. Van Winkle, III

Design
Outstanding Restaurant Design:
Evan Douglis Studio for Choice Market
Project M for PieLab
Andre Kikoski Architect for The Wright

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics:
Korn Design for Mercat a la Planxa,
Pandiscio Co. for The Standard Grill,
Steven Solomon for Terroir

Print Journalism
Newspaper Feature Writing Abt. Rest/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)
and 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
and Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award:
John T. Edge (The Oxford American)
Alan Richman (GQ)
Francine Prose (Saveur)

Broadcast Journalism
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

Television Show, In Studio or Fixed Location:
Barefoot Contessa
French Food at Home with Laura Calder
Iron Chef America

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

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)