502933 Wed Mar 26 09:16:53 -0700 2008 12 33 Food Media and News 0 3529403 Thought you all might want to check out the awards in all categories at this link... http://www.jbfawards.com/content/2008-nominees Wed Mar 26 09:16:53 -0700 2008 155886 nessy 1 3529972 What happened to Thomas Keller? Not nominated for outstanding restaurateur? Wed Mar 26 11:33:04 -0700 2008 3529403 77809 gemster 2 3530167 hasn't he won that already? Wed Mar 26 12:29:06 -0700 2008 3529972 52499 ChefJune 3 3531935 yes - can you not win it more than once? Wed Mar 26 22:46:05 -0700 2008 3530167 77809 gemster 4 3550260 You can not. Tue Apr 01 13:19:57 -0700 2008 3531935 10702 condiment 1 3532026 I notice that chow.com was nominated for Website Focusing on Food etc. Kudos. Thu Mar 27 00:47:07 -0700 2008 3529403 145820 fmed 2 3533029 Congratulations Jane Goldman and good luck! Thu Mar 27 09:29:55 -0700 2008 3532026 135375 shesallthat 3 3538850 Wow! That is fantastic! Congratulations, chow (and Jane)! ~TDQ Fri Mar 28 17:01:03 -0700 2008 3533029 12005 The Dairy Queen 1 3544432 Wow, good for Chow. And good for Fritz Maytag. So why do they have a separate category for asian cookbooks? Why does that not fall under "international"? Seems odd... Sun Mar 30 21:02:29 -0700 2008 3529403 13670 Bryan Gros 1 3552155 Kudos to Frank Stitt (Best Chef in America) and Chris Hastings (regional) for their nominations!!! Go Birmingham!! Wed Apr 02 04:24:13 -0700 2008 3529403 27873 gyp7318 2 3552167 I missed that about Stitt somehow! Loved his cookbook. Wed Apr 02 04:32:32 -0700 2008 3552155 10985 MMRuth 1 3554636 hey guys, i posted to lth about james beard last week, and didn't hear from anyone. wondering if chow can help me out. my post: "my friend noted that Dan Barber is a co-chair chef for the 08 gala reception and was also nominated for outstanding 08. http://jbfawards.com/content/our-chefs do they choose the gala chefs for 08 far in advance of nominating? is this overlap a common event? does being co-chair mean they have any sort of influence over the nomination process? forgive my ignorance." i stand by the request for forgiveness of my ignorance :-) Wed Apr 02 15:23:22 -0700 2008 3529403 150962 kathleen rose 2 3568413 The gala chefs aren't necessarily chosen way before the nomination, but long enough. (Barber and Odessa Piper, the organizers of the reception this year, obviously got the heads-up earlier.) It is done independently of the awards. And the gala chefs have no more say in the nominating process than anyone else - it's the regional chairs who have the most sway, I believe.. Sun Apr 06 21:37:43 -0700 2008 3554636 10702 condiment