Beloved Vietnamese restaurant Moon Rabbit nabbed two finalist spots, for best chef Mid-Atlantic and best pastry chef.
Vietnamese favorite Moon Rabbit is a finalist in two categories: best chef Mid-Atlantic for chef Kevin Tien and outstanding pastry chef or baker for pastry chef Susan Bae. The James Beard Foundation named nine restaurants and chefs from D.C. and Maryland as finalists for its prestigious culinary awards — the highest number of finalists from the region to be recognized in more than a decade.
The Beard Awards are among the highest national accolades restaurateurs, chefs and restaurants can receive, honoring excellence in cuisine, service, hospitality and business. The finalists were announced Wednesday morning at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in D.C. at what turned out to be an especially celebratory event for locals. There were more finalists from the region than many other highly regarded dining destinations, like San Francisco, Seattle, or Manhattan and Brooklyn combined.
which will be held in Chicago on June 8. “It’s a lot of hard work — not just from me but from my colleagues. We gave it our all together, and that’s what projected us in this trajectory,” she said at the ceremony. “I think my desserts are out of the box — I incorporate a lot of savory elements. It’s unique, and I think it’s something everybody might want to experience.”was named a finalist for the nationwide outstanding chef award. Rafidi, who is also behind Yellow Cafe in Georgetown and Navy Yard, was a finalist in the best chef Mid-Atlantic category in 2023.
On the business side of the table, Hollis Wells Silverman of Eastern Point Collective earned a nomination for outstanding restaurateur, which honors excellence in restaurant ownership and community building. Eastern Point Collective’s restaurants includeLindsey Ofcacek and Edward Lee of the Lee Initiative, a nonprofit dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the restaurant industry, were also honored with the 2024 humanitarian of the year award.
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