James Beard Award Nominees Revealed, Colorado Gets 3 Nods
DENVER (CBS4) - The nominees are out for the prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards, and a Denver chef, a Boulder restaurant and an Aspen restaurant are in the running.
Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder was nominated for "Outstanding Restaurant."
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It will compete with four other restaurants across the country for the award.
Alex Seidel of Denver's Mercantile Dining & Provisions was named a nominee for "Best Chef: Southwest."
The Little Nell in Aspen also was nominated for "Outstanding Wine Program."
The awards will be handed out at the James Beard Awards Gala on May 7 in Chicago.
See the full list of nominees at jamesbeard.org.
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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story omitted The Little Nell's nomination.