Sunderam, Armstrong Snag James Beard Nominations

The James Beard Foundation has announced the final nominees for the 2013 James Beard Awards at an event in Charleston (the semifinalists were announced back in February). The winners of each category below will be announced on Monday, May 6, 2013 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. Eater National has the full list of nominations, but the D.C. area has quite a few nominations of its own to brag about. They include:

Food Coverage in a General Interest Publication
Washingtonian

Restaurant Design and Graphics; 75 Seats and Under
Minibar

Outstanding Wine Program
CityZen

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic
Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve
Spike Gjerde, Woodberry Kitchen
Johnny Monis, Komi
Vikram Sunderam, Rasika

Also, a special nod of congratulations to Eater National for its nomination for the Group Food Blog category. Best of luck to all the nominees.
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