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Two Cleveland Chefs Nab Beard Award Semi Nominations

By Douglas Trattner on Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 10:51 am

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This morning in Orlando, the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists in the 2014 Restaurant and Chef Awards, and two Cleveland chefs made the cut.

In the category of Best Chef: Great Lakes:

Douglas Katz, Fire Food & Drink, Cleveland

Jonathon Sawyer, The Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland

The next round of cuts occurs on Tuesday, March 18 when the finalists will be announced.

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For 20 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work on Michael Symon's "Carnivore," "5 in 5" and “Fix it With Food” have earned him three New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor garnered the award of “Best...

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