- Flora Street Cafe, semifinalist for Best New Restaurant
- FT33's Maggie Huff, semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef
- And several semifinalists for Best Chef Southwest: Omar Flores, Casa Rubia; Teiichi Sakurai, Tei-An; John Tesar, Knife; and David Uygur, Lucia.
Head over to the James Beard website to see the full list of this year's semifinalists. The organization will announce the final restaurant and chef award nominees, along with media and restaurant design nominations, on Wednesday, March 15, in Los Angeles.