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Welcome to Macau and the Finals of Top Chef!

The James Beard Foundation has just announced the list of semifinalists in the running for its 2019 Restaurant and Chef Awards. And — as a matter of pride but hardly any surprise for Bravo's Top Chef — the diverse list includes 15 names associated with the competition.

The names include an array of chefs who competed on the show — all of whom appeared on Season 9 or later with just one exception. Top Chef, now in its 16th season, takes the competition to Kentucky.

After the committee and judges vote, the list will shrink to five finalist nominees in each category, slated to be announced on March 27 at a press conference in Houston. The James Beard Awards Gala is set for May 6 in Chicago.

Check out the Top Chef talents who made the James Beard Foundation 2019 Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalist list:

Best New Restaurant

Bywater American Bistro – Nina Compton

Lineage – Sheldon Simeon

Outsanding Chef

Sarah Grueneberg

Rising Star Chef

Kwame Onwuachi

Best Chef Great Lakes

Beverly Kim

James Rigato

Best Chef Mid-Atlantic

Nichola Elmi

Best Chef Northeast

Tyler Anderson

Carl Dooley

Tiffani Faison (Season 1)

Best Chef Northwest

Laura Cole

Gregory Gourdet

Best Chef South

Lindsay Autry

Isaac Toups

Best Chef West

Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins