Atlas Wine Dinner - 2008.09.15
Aug 15, 2008 St. Louis, events, restaurants
One thing you have to like about Atlas Restaurant is that they’re utilizing plenty of local product but not incessantly tooting their own horns about it. They’re just doing it because they think it’s the right thing to do.
Still, I was surprised to see Atlas Chef Michael Robert’s at the Maplewood Farmers’ Market Wednesday as I’d not seen him at the market before. But then maybe it had something to do with scouting for this…
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Local Chefs Make the 2008 James Beard Awards Long List
Feb 18, 2008 chefs, restaurants
Joshua Galliano and I had hoped previously we might get some locals nominated for this years James Beard Awards, so it was exicting news when Stephanie (bakemeacake over on the forum) pointed us to yumsugar’s post regarding this years long list of James Beard Award nominees.
Up for Best Chef Midwest are:
Michael Roberts / Jean Donnelly, Atlas, St. Louis, MO
Lou Rook III, Annie Gunn’s, Chesterfield, MO
The award is for “Chefs who have set new or consistent standards of excellen in their respective regions. Candidates may be from any kind of dining establishment and most have been working as a chef for at least five years with three most recent years in the region. (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)”
And up for Rising Star Chef of the Year is
Gerard Craft, Niche, St. Louis, MO
This award is for “A chef age 30 or younger who displays an impressive talent and who is likely to make a significant impact on the industry in years to come.”
Congratulations to all four, and here’s to hoping they make it to the short list.
Here is the complete long list of names for the 2008 Beard Awards if you’re curious. It contains some pretty fierce competition for our locals, and especially Gerard with people like Sean Brock (McCrady’s, Charleston, SC) and Wesley Genovart (Degustation, NYC) being on the Rising Chef list.
Tags: Annie Gunn's, Atlas, Gerard Craft, Jean Donnelly, Joshua Galliano, Lou Rook III, Michael Roberts, Niche
