The Churn: James Beard Award Semifinalists and More
Becca Dilley / Heavy Table
Chefs from Travail, Tilia, and Saffron are among the semifinalists in the Best Chef: Midwest category of the James Beard Awards; Marvel Bar (whiskey flight pictured above), Kim Bartmann, and Jamie Malone of Sea Change are among the locals in the national categories; and here are the awards from Madison’s perspective. The Well Fed Guide to Life dines out at John’s Pizza Cafe. City Pages collects some excellent local restaurants you may have overlooked. Tasting notes on Ziege Zacke Blue cheese from Roelli and LaClare of Wisconsin (here’s ours), and a sample of Lucid Brewing’s new Duce oak aged imperial red ale.
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James Norton
James Norton is editor and co-founder of the Heavy Table. He is also the co-author of a book about Minnesota sandwiches and the people who eat them, the co-author of a book about Wisconsin’s master cheesemakers, and a daily video blogger for CHOW. His latest book is a guide to the food and restaurants of Minneapolis and St. Paul called the Food Lovers’ Guide to the Twin Cities. Norton has written about food for Culture: The Word on Cheese, Salon, Gastronomica, Popular Science, Saveur.com, Minnesota Monthly, and City Pages (as a weekly restaurant reviewer).
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