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The James Beard Foundation has released its 2011 Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists, and Philadelphia snagged a whopping 16 nominations.

Check out who’s in the running for an “Oscar of the food world”:

Best New Restaurant:
• Amis
• Barbuzzo

Outstanding Chef
• Jose Garces, Amada
• Marc Vetri, Vetri

Rising Star Chef Of The Year
• Lee Styer, Fond

Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic
• Pierre Calmels, Bibou
• David Gilberg, KOO ZEE DOO
• Adán Saavedra, Paloma
• Michael Solomonov, Zahav

Check out the rest, below.

Outstanding Pastry Chef
• Carla Gonçalves, KOO ZEE DOO
• Erin Stafford, Barbuzzo

Outstanding Restaurant
• Vetri

Outstanding Restaurateur
• Stephen Starr, Starr Restaurants

Outstanding Service
• Lacroix at the Rittenhouse Hotel
• Vetri

Outstanding Wine Service
• Michael McCaulley, Tria

Winners will be awarded May 9 at New York’s Lincoln Center.

The 2011 JBF Restaurant and Chef Award Semifinalists (PDF) [James Beard]