Saturday, February 14, 2009
Five Dallas-area restaurants and chefs are James Beard semifinalists
The perennially-tainted James Beard Foundation announced five Dallas-area semifinalists for its 2009 culinary awards:
- Stephan Pyles (of Stephan Pyles) for Outstanding Chef
- Tei An for Best New Restaurant
- David Collier at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek for Outstanding Pastry Chef
- Sharon Hage of York Street for Best Chef: Southwest
- John Tesar, formerly of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, for Best Chef: Southwest.
Posted by T.G.

Glad to read David Collier from the Mansion, got a nod as BEST PASTRY CHEF! Pastry chef's are always overlooked and underappreciated. People think the main "house" chef makes everything they eat. Go pastry chef's everywhere! Mr.Pannani from the old La Polonaise, anyone remember him? Gubbins?
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