FARGO — Chef Andrea Baumgardner is a semifinalist for the 2020 James Beard Awards, the biggest awards in the restaurant industry.

Baumgardner, co-owner of BernBaum’s in downtown Fargo, was nominated in the Best Chef: Midwest category. She is the only nominee from North or South Dakota and up against 19 other chefs from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Minnesota, including five chefs from the Twin Cities.

The final nominees will be announced online on March 25.

The 2020 James Beard Awards Gala will take place May 4 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.