The semifinalists for the 2019 James Beard Foundation awards were announced this morning and several Seattle chefs and restaurants made the cut. With the semifinalist announcement today, judges and committee members will now vote to pare the list down to five finalist nominees per category; that list will be announced in Houston on March 27. The final winners will be announced on May 6 in Chicago, while the media award winners will be unveiled on April 26.

Last October, the foundation changed its policies with a goal of diversifying the decision makers and award winners. The makeup of its awards committees mirror U.S. census demographics for the first time.

View the full semifinalist list over here; meanwhile, here are the Seattle and Washington state names who are in the running.

Best New Restaurant

Sawyer, Seattle

Outstanding Baker

Kit Schumann and Jesse Schumann, Sea Wolf Bakers, Seattle

Outstanding Bar Program

No Anchor, Seattle

Outstanding Chef

Renee Erickson of Bateau, Seattle

Shiro Kashiba, Sushi Kashiba, Seattle

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Junko Mine, Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, WA

Outstanding Restaurant

Cafe Juanita, Kirkland, WA

Outstanding Restaurateur

Ethan Stowell, Ethan Stowell Restaurants, Seattle (Ballard Pizza Co., Bramling Cross, Cortina, and others)

Outstanding Service

Canlis, Seattle

Outstanding Wine Program

L’Oursin, Seattle

Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Producer

Dave Green, Skagit Valley Malting, Burlington, WA

Mike Sauer, Red Willow Vineyard, Wapato, WA

Mhairi Voelsgen, broVo Spirits, Woodinville, WA

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Jay Blackinton, Aelder/Hogstone’s Wood Oven, Orcas Island, WA

Shota Nakajima, Adana, Seattle

Best Chef: Northwest

Logan Cox, Homer, Seattle

Eric Donnelly, RockCreek, Seattle

Eric Johnson, Stateside, Seattle

Taichi Kitamura, Sushi Kappo Tamura, Seattle

Colin Patterson, Mana Restaurant, Leavenworth, WA

Mutsuko Soma, Kamonegi, Seattle

Brady Williams, Canlis, Seattle

Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi, Joule, Seattle

Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Foundation Awards.