Obama's Favourtite ‘Spiaggia’, A Nominee For Top Restaurant Award

By Staff

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 14:56

Hooray! Here comes some more good news for President Barack Obama, but this time it's not the politics. One of his favorite restaurants, Spiaggia, gets nominated for the prestigious James Beard Awards.

"Spiaggia, is a North Michigan Avenue restaurant and has been nominated in the category of 'Outstanding Service' in the prestigious 'James Beard award'", reports Chicago Sun Times. "The award ceremony is named after the famous food writer, James Beard."

Along with Barack Obama, there are others frequenting the restaurant, Spiaggia. Yes, it's also the first lady of the country to whom the restaurant remains to be the favorite. Chef, Tony Mantuano, could not ask for more, could he?

After the announcement of the nominees on Tuesday in Chicago, there seems to be an air of merriment amidst a lot of other restaurants too. L20 a restaurant at the old Ambria space, Lincoln Park, is the only Chicago restaurant nominated in the category of 'Best New Restaurant Category'.

The other nominees includes: Arun Sampathavivat of Arun's, a pioneering fine-dining Thai restaurant on the North Side, and Bruce Sherman of North Pond. Where as, chef Paul Kahan of Blackbird, Avec and Publican has been nominated in the category of 'Outstanding chef'. Koren Grieveson, who runs the kitchen at Kahan's Avec restaurant, is one of three Chicago nominees nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award this year.

This is the first year the Beard nominees were announced in Chicago. The awards ceremony will be held in May in New York.

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