Here Are Seattle's 2013 James Beard Award Finalists

The James Beard Foundation just announced the final nominees for the 2013 James Beard Awards at an event in Charleston (the semifinalists were announced back in February). And while the original list of candidates from Seattle is quite a bit larger than this new one, it contains a few heavy-hitters. The local finalists:

Best Chef Northwest
Jason Franey, Canlis
Ethan Stowell, Ethan Stowell Restaurants

Rising Star Chef of the Year
Blaine Wetzel, Willows Inn

Cookbooks: Baking and Dessert
The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook

Cookbooks: General Cooking
Modernist Cuisine at Home

Cookbooks: Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian
Herbivoracious

The winners of each category will be announced on Monday, May 6, 2013 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.

Head to Eater National for a complete list of the nominees.>>