The 2020 James Beard Awards presented by Capital One will mark the 30th anniversary of America’s most coveted and comprehensive honors for chefs, restaurants, journalists, authors, and other leaders in the food and beverage industry. We’re thrilled to report that several Compeat customers were nominated including:
Outstanding Bar Program
Katie Button – Best Chef: Southeast
Outstanding Bar Program
Corey Lee – Outstanding Chef
Holly Smith – Outstanding Chef
Lincoln Carson – Outstanding Pastry Chef
Lee Wolen – Best Chef: Great Lakes
Outstanding Restaurant
Outstanding Restaurant
Outstanding Restaurant
Paul Bartolotta – Outstanding Restaurateur
Benjamin Goldberg and Max Goldberg – Outstanding Restaurateur
Steve Palmer – Outstanding Restaurateur
Gaby Maeda – Rising Star Chef of the Year
Shota Nakajima – Rising Chef of the Year
Mourad Lahlou – Best Chef California
Pim Techamuanvivit – Best Chef California
Victor Albisu – Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
Sean Gray – Best Chef
Gregory Gourdet – Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific
Leonard Lewis – Best Chef: Southeast
James Trees – Best Chef: Southwest
The James Beard Foundation’s mission is to celebrate, nurture, and honor chefs and other leaders making America’s food culture more delicious, diverse, and sustainable for everyone. Compeat has been lucky enough to honor several customers on this list for many years now and we could not be more proud!
Congrats to all of the finalists!