Outstanding Restaurateur
Roger Berkowitz, CEO of Legal Sea Foods, Paramus and Short Hills
Best New Restaurant
Ninety Acres at Natirar, Peapack-Gladstone
Best Chef Mid-Atlantic
Andrew Araneo, Drew’s Bayshore Bistro, Keyport
Andrea Carbine, A Toute Heure, Cranford
Maricel Presilla, Cucharamama, Hoboken
Joe Romanowski, Bay Avenue Trattoria, Highlands, NJ
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Marie Jackson, Flaky Tart, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional
Greg Moore, Moore Brothers Wine Company, Pennsauken
Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library TV/Wine Library, Springfield
Finalists will be announced March 22 in Palace Café in New Orleans.
Winners will be announced May 3 at the awards gala and reception in New York City.
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