Here are the Twin Cities 2014 James Beard Awards Finalists

The James Beard Foundation has announced the final nominees for the 2014 James Beard Awards at an event in Chicago (the semifinalists were announced back in February). The 2014 James Beard Foundation Book, Broadcast & Journalism Awards Dinner goes down on May 2 in Gotham Hall in NYC hosted by Matt and Ted Lee; the James Beard Foundation Awards will be on May 5 at Lincoln Center in NYC with Ted Allen and Mario Batali as hosts. Here are the Twin Cities' final nominees (you can see the full list on Eater National):

Best Chef Midwest: Michelle Gayer (Salty Tart), Paul Berglund (The Bachelor Farmer), Lenny Russo (Heartland)
Book, American Cooking: The New Midwestern Table: 200 Heartland Recipes by Amy Thielen
TV Program, in Studio or Fixed Location: Heartland Table, host Amy Thielen
Video Webcast on Location: The Perennial Plate
Radio Show/Audio Webcast: The Splendid Table

· Becker, Horton, Marvel Bar Named JBFA Semifinalists [Eater MPLS]
· Here Are the 2014 James Beard Awards Finalists [EN]
· All James Beard Awards Coverage on Eater [EN]