Detroit News: Chefs from Sozai, Saffron de Twah, Selden Standard and Marrow get James Beard nominations
Of the 13 Michigan chefs, restaurateurs, bakers and restaurants named on the James Beard Awards semifinalists list announced in January, five have made the final ballot.
Hajime Sato from Clawson's Sozai restaurant is a nominee for the Outstanding Chef award, along with four other chefs from around the United States.
In the Best Chefs: Great Lakes category, Omar Anani of Saffron de Twah, Andy Hollyday of Selden Standard and Sarah Welch of Marrow are three of the five chefs nominated for the category. The category includes chefs working in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.