Alabama Chefs, Restaurants And Bar Named James Beard Semifinalists For 2018

By Bob Blalock

Two newcomers joined a familiar list of Alabama chefs and restaurants on Thursday as semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards.

First-time semifinalists this year are Southern National in Mobile for Outstanding New Restaurant and Birmingham’s Atomic Lounge for Outstanding Bar Program. Southern National’s Reginald “Reggie” Washington and Duane Nutter also collaborated at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s One Flew South, which was a Beard semifinalist in 2014 and 2015 for Outstanding Service.

“We just opened four months ago, but our plan worked,” Washington said. “All that time we put into the building of this restaurant, getting the staff and training the staff. It’s great when you see a plan come into action. We worked really hard to get this thing going.  I’m just super excited for Duane and Chef Tammy (Dawson) and Will Jones, our beverage manager. You have to work hard to be the best — that’s just what you do — and that’s the only way to excel at something.”Read more about Southern National

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