It’s not just BBQ! Kansas City is home to dozens of amazing restaurants, bakeries and bars, and now, eight semifinalists for the 2019 James Beard Award. The Kansas City area has three separate entries for Best Chef in the Midwest region with Michael Corvino from the Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room and Nicholas Goellner from The Antler Room in Kansas City, Mo., and Linda Duerr from The Restaurant at 1900 in Mission Woods, Kan. Colby Garrelts from Kansas City’s Bluestem is a semifinalist for Outstanding Chef, and Calvin Davis of Freshwater is a semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year. If you fancy a cocktail, head to The Monarch Bar, which was a selection for Outstanding Bar Program. And two Kansas spots were singled out for their baker and pastry chef.Taylor Petrehn with 1900 Barker in Lawrence is a semifinalist for Outstanding Baker along with Megan Garrelts of Rye in Leawood, who is a semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef. The final Restaurant and Chef nominees will be announced March 27. The 2019 James Beard Awards Gala will take place May 6 at Chicago’s Lyric Opera.

It’s not just BBQ! Kansas City is home to dozens of amazing restaurants, bakeries and bars, and now, eight semifinalists for the 2019 James Beard Award.

The Kansas City area has three separate entries for Best Chef in the Midwest region with Michael Corvino from the Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room and Nicholas Goellner from The Antler Room in Kansas City, Mo., and Linda Duerr from The Restaurant at 1900 in Mission Woods, Kan.


Colby Garrelts from Kansas City’s Bluestem is a semifinalist for Outstanding Chef, and Calvin Davis of Freshwater is a semifinalist for Rising Star Chef of the Year.

If you fancy a cocktail, head to The Monarch Bar, which was a selection for Outstanding Bar Program.

And two Kansas spots were singled out for their baker and pastry chef.

Taylor Petrehn with 1900 Barker in Lawrence is a semifinalist for Outstanding Baker along with Megan Garrelts of Rye in Leawood, who is a semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef.

The final Restaurant and Chef nominees will be announced March 27. The 2019 James Beard Awards Gala will take place May 6 at Chicago’s Lyric Opera.