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Four Wisconsin chefs named semifinalists for James Beard Awards

HOBNOB in Racine also named

Paul Bartolotta

Four Wisconsin chefs are listed among the semifinalists for the 2020 James Beard Awards.

Three are included in the list of semifinalists for the Best Chef: Midwest award category. They include:

Karen Bell
Karen Bell

Baldwin was a semifinalist for the award in 2019. Bell was a semifinalist in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

In addition, Paul Bartolotta of Milwaukee-based The Bartolotta Restaurants was named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurateur category. He is a two-time winner of a James Beard Best Chef award. He and his brother Joe Bartolotta, who died last year, were semifinalists for Outstanding Restaurateur for the past three years.

The HOBNOB supper club near Racine was named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Hospitality category.

Each James Beard Award category has 20 semifinalists. Final nominees for each category will be named on March 25. The winners will be announced at the 2020 James Beard Awards Gala on May 4, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Andrew is the editor of BizTimes Milwaukee. He joined BizTimes in 2003, serving as managing editor and real estate reporter for 11 years. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, he is a lifelong resident of the state. He lives in Muskego with his wife, Seng, their son, Zach, and their dog, Hokey. He is an avid sports fan, a member of the Muskego Athletic Association board of directors and commissioner of the MAA's high school rec baseball league.
Four Wisconsin chefs are listed among the semifinalists for the 2020 James Beard Awards. Three are included in the list of semifinalists for the Best Chef: Midwest award category. They include: [caption id="attachment_451719" align="alignright" width="390"] Karen Bell[/caption] Baldwin was a semifinalist for the award in 2019. Bell was a semifinalist in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In addition, Paul Bartolotta of Milwaukee-based The Bartolotta Restaurants was named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Restaurateur category. He is a two-time winner of a James Beard Best Chef award. He and his brother Joe Bartolotta, who died last year, were semifinalists for Outstanding Restaurateur for the past three years. The HOBNOB supper club near Racine was named a semifinalist in the Outstanding Hospitality category. Each James Beard Award category has 20 semifinalists. Final nominees for each category will be named on March 25. The winners will be announced at the 2020 James Beard Awards Gala on May 4, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

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