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The James Beard Foundation has just announced its semifinalists for the 2016 restaurant and chef awards. Once again several familiar chef faces are repping Michigan, including Andy Hollyday of Selden Standard and Garrett Lipar of Marais. At the top of the list, James Rigato's Mabel Gray is also the running for Best New Restaurant of the Year.
Over the next several months, the semifinalists list will be pared down. Nominees in each category, along with nominations for book, journalism, broadcast media, and restaurant design awards, will be revealed on March 15. Winners will then be revealed at the 2016 James Beard Awards Gala in Chicago on May 2. Here's the full list of Michigan semifinalists:
Best New Restaurant
Mabel Gray, Hazel Park
Rising Star of the Year
Garrett Lipar, Marais, Grosse Pointe
Best Chef: Great Lakes
Nick Janutol, Forest, Birmingham
Andy Hollyday, Selden Standard, Detroit
