Here Are DC, VA 2022 James Beard Award Finalists

WASHINGTON, DC — Get ready to start making reservations, DC region gourmands.

A veritable smorgasbord of DC and Virginia restaurants — along with their chefs — were named as finalists for the 2022 James Beard Awards.

The prestigious culinary prize winnowed their previously announced semifinalists, which included a wider swath of DC eateries and cooks, to this list of nominees. From here, the crème de la crème will be chosen.

"Winners will be celebrated at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago," the James Beard Foundation's announcement states.

Here are the Virginia and Washington, D.C., restaurants and chefs who made the second-to-final cut.

Outstanding Restaurateur

• Ashok Bajaj, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group (Rasika, Bindaas, Annabelle, and others), Washington, D.C.

Outstanding Chef

• Peter Chang, Peter Chang, VA and MD

Emerging Chef

• Angel Barreto, Anju, Washington, D.C.

Best New Restaurant

• Oyster Oyster, Washington, D.C.

Outstanding Wine Program

• Maydan, Washington, D.C.

Outstanding Bar Program

• barmini by José Andrés, Washington, D.C.

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

• Angel Barreto, Anju, Washington, D.C.
• Amy Brandwein, Centrolina, Washington, D.C.

See the full list of nominees here.

Matt Troutman, Patch Staff, contributed to this article