Marc Djozlija
Michigan chefs are getting some nice acknowledgements from the Big Apple.
Crain's Detroit Business reports that four chefs have been named semi-finalists for awards from the New York-based James Beard Foundation. James Andrew Beard, who died in 1985, was an American cookbook author, teacher, syndicated columnist and television personality.
Crain's reports that Ferndale's Torino Executive Chef Garrett Lipar is a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's 2015 Rising Star of the Year award.
Crain's reports three Michigan chefs made the semifinalist list for the Best Chef: Great Lakes category: Marc Djozlija of Wright & Co. in Detroit; Andy Hollyday of Selden Standard in Detroit and Myles Anton of Trattoria Stella in Traverse City.
The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards given for excellence in cuisine, culinary writing, and culinary education in the United States.
