BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 From the Disney Food Blog... News! Disney Chef Scott Hunnel Named James Beard Award Semi-Finalist; Wolfgang Puck To Receive Lifetime Achievement AwardFeb 22nd, 2012 by Kim.Each year the James Beard Foundation spotlights the best food and beverage professionals by bestowing the Beard Awards — considered one of the highest culinary honors in North America!The semifinalists in the 2012 Restaurant and Chef categories have been announced, and we’re thrilled to see two Disney chefs on the list! In addition, several Orlando-area chefs were also named. The finalists will be announced on March 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. And we’ll be cheering on our faves when the winners are announced on May 7th in New York City! Best Chef – South, Semi-FinalistsScott Hunnel, Victoria & Albert’s RestaurantCongratulations to award-winning chef, Scott Hunnel of Victoria & Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa! Under Hunnel’s innovative leadership, Victoria and Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort has won many prestigious local, national, and international nods.This exclusive restaurant has also won nine consecutive AAA Five Diamond Awards and twenty consecutive Mobil Travel Guide Four Star Awards.Chef Scott HunnelJames and Julie Petrakis, The Ravenous PigThe Ravenous Pig is located in Winter Park, FL, very close to Orlando and Walt Disney World. Stop in for “an American gastropub experience” — casual dining with pub fare and upscale eats by culinary team James and Julie Petrakis.Chefs James and Julie of The Ravenous Pig in Winter Park, FL Outstanding Chef Semi-FinalistTony Mantuano of Spiaggia in Chicago is also the consulting chef for Portobello Restaurant in Downtown Disney.Stop by Portobello and try themeatball bar!Tony Mantuano, Consulting Chef for Portobello in Orlando's Downtown Disney Lifetime Achievement AwardWolfgang Puck will be honored on May 7, 2012, with the Beard Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the James Beard Foundation Awards Ceremony. Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck has been the recipient of many James Beard awards. In addition, he’s the only Chef to have won Outstanding Chef twice! Congrats to Chef Puck!Chef Wolfgang PuckVisit Wolfgang Puck Cafe and Dining Room or the Wolfgang Puck Express on your next stroll through Downtown Disney Orlando!http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2012/02/22/news-disney-chef-scott-hunnel-named-james-beard-award-semi-finalist-wolfgang-puck-to-recieve-lifetime-achievement-award/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 They just announced all the James Beard Award semifinalists for 2016 and Scott Hunnel of Victoria & Albert's is on the list again for "Best Chef - South." http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2016-jbf-restaurant-and-chef-award-semifinalists Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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