"The longlist includes Sunny Lee of Korean wine bar Sunn's in Chinatown and Rasheeda Purdie of the recently opened restaurant Ramen by Ra in the East Village under the Emerging Chef category. The Outstanding Restaurant category includes two sides of NYC Italian restaurants: the Four Horsemen in Williamsburg and West Village's Via Carota. Best New Restaurant slot includes two of Eater's best new restaurants of 2025: Cambodian restaurant Bong in Crown Heights and Caribbean prix fixe Kabawa in the East Village,"
"The Best Chef: New York State category is stacked with NYC chefs such as Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha of Vietnamese French restaurant Ha's Snack Bar on the Lower East Side, Joshua Pinsky of Claud, Vikas Khanna of Bunaglow, Rafiq Salim of Rolo's, and many others. Outstanding Chef includes Gabriel Kruether of his namesake restaurant, D.C. chef Kwame Onwuachi of Tatiana at Lincoln Center, and Missy Robbins of Lilia in Williamsburg."
Semifinalists for the 36th James Beard Foundation food awards feature heavy New York City representation across multiple categories. Emerging Chef contenders include Sunny Lee of Sunn's and Rasheeda Purdie of Ramen by Ra. Outstanding Restaurant nominees include Four Horsemen and Via Carota. Best New Restaurant nominations include Bong, Kabawa, and Lei. Outstanding Hospitality nods go to Cosme, Red Hook Tavern, and Sofreh. Best Chef: New York State and Outstanding Chef fields include notable names such as Sadie Mae Burns, Anthony Ha, Vikas Khanna, Gabriel Kruether, Kwame Onwuachi, and Missy Robbins. Other New York-region nominees include F.L.X. Table, Efrén Hernández, and Corwin Kave, while New Jersey nominees include Russ Cowan and David Viana.
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