Dozens of chefs, restaurateurs, bakers, bartenders, and others from all over the country gathered tonight in Chicago for the James Beard Awards ceremony. Seattle already knew it stood a slim chance of making the stage: The list of nominees held only three names from Washington state. For perspective: That’s fewer than Oklahoma (five), Rhode Island (four), and our sister state to the south, Oregon (six).
Still, just like we show up at Mariners games despite whatever it is they’ve been doing for the last two to five decades, we held out hope. Unfortunately, Seattle restaurants got handed their fourth straight shutout—the last chef award came in 2019, when then-Canlis
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