The semi-finalists for the 2020 James Beard Awards were announced today and Cleveland’s lone but deserving nod goes to chefs Allie La Valle-Umansky, Jeremy Umansky and Kenny Scott of Larder Delicatessen & Bakery in the Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH) category.
Larder was a semi-finalist last year in the Best New Restaurant category.
Finalists will be announced on Wednesday, March 25.
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This article appears in Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2020.
