Baltimore chefs nominated for 'James Beard' awards

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Two chefs from Baltimore are semifinalists for the James Beard Award for the best chef in the Mid-Atlantic region for 2023. Chef Steve Chu of Ekiben and Chef Chris Amendola from foraged. on North Charles Street have both been nominated for the distinguished award. Ekiben has three locations in Fells Point, Hampden and South Baltimore. Chu and Amendola will go up against 18 other chefs from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington D.C.