DCist: These 21 D.C.-Area Restaurants And Chefs Are James Beard Semifinalists

Barreto’s nomination wasn’t the only nod for the Korean restaurant, which opened over the summer and was recently named the best restaurant in the D.C. area by Washingtonian. Anju’s Danny Lee was also nominated for best chef mid-Atlantic, along with seven other D.C. area chefs: Jon Sybert of Tail Up Goat and Amy Brandwein of Centrolina, who both made last year’s list; Peter Prime, behind new Caribbean hotspot Cane; Zenebech Dessu of the Ethiopian staple, Zenebech Restaurant; Cagla Onal-Urel of Green Almond Pantry, which was one of Bon Apetit’s 24 best restaurants of the year; Peter and Lisa Chang of Mama Chang in Fairfax; and Victor Albisu of the upscale Mexican restaurant Poca Madre.