Here are 2023 James Beard Award nominees from Massachusetts:

Outstanding Chef

• Rachel Miller, Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lynn

Outstanding Restaurant

• PAGU, Cambridge
• Red Rose Restaurant, Lowell

Emerging Chef

• Vinh Le, Cicada Coffee Bar, Cambridge

Best new restaurant

• La Royal, Cambridge

Outstanding Wine or Other Beverages Program

• Rebel Rebel, Somerville

Best Chef Northeast

• Valentine Howell, Krasi, Boston
• Yahya Noor, Tawakal Halal Cafe, Boston
• Yisha Siu, Yunnan Kitchen, Boston
• Derrick Teh, SEKALI, Boston
• Ellie Tiglao, Tanám, Somerville
• Douglass Williams, MIDA, Boston

Award nominees will be announced March 29, and the winners will be celebrated at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony on June 5 at the Lyric Opera in Chicago.

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Wow, that’s incredible! Congrats to all of them, even being considered is a huge achievement

Thank you for typing out the list

Nightshade is amazing!

I’m glad to see chefs and restaurants outside of Boston being evaluated and recognized. Lynn, Lynn, the city of sin, be proud!

Red Rose is in a somewhat weird place, and across the street from a police substation that clearly used to be a Wendy's, but man the food is amazing. Been going there for over 15 years, and it is worth the hour long trip from home to go.

As someone who was born in Lynn, I agree.

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I'm tired and wasn't sure why so many MA chefs were named James Beard.

If others were interested in checking these places out, it looks like Tanam has recently closed and Sekali is currently only doing pop-up locations.

City of sin...lol

Just an old rhyme my dad knows from growing up in Everett. Poor Lynn 😂

That's just one of those great chef names apparently.

Hell yeah. Khmer food is delicious!!

I am so happy for Tawakal! Every meal I've had from there was sooooo good. And their hot sauce is in my fridge.

Isn't Tanam closed?

Jesus, Pagu as outstanding restaurant? I’m seriously beginning to question the validity of the beard awards.

Hull got screwed