Hazel Park’s Mabel Gray Among James Beard Awards Semifinalists

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