SC restaurants nominated for James Beard Awards. No, they’re not all in Charleston
South Carolina restaurants made the list of semifinalists for the Oscars of the food world, the James Beard Awards.
One restaurant in the state got the nod for Best New Restaurant: Greenville’s new farm to table restaurant Oak Hill Cafe.
The cafe posted to Facebook soon after the nominations were announced, “We are humbled by this nomination and very grateful to our top notch team and community support. Thank you GREENVILLE!”
Oak Hill Cafe describes itself as “a unique combination of restaurant, farm and market all in 2.4 acres located just north of downtown Greenville.”
The chef for another upstate restaurant, Adam Cooke of Topsoil Kitchen & Market, was nominated for Best Chef in the Southeast. Topsoil is in Travelers Rest, about 10 miles north of Greenville.
South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers congratulated the nominees Wednesday. “The two Upstate restaurants and six Charleston businesses on this list share a common thread: agriculture,” he said in a statement.
“We’re proud to celebrate their hard work and their connection to South Carolina’s farmers,” the agriculture commissioner said.
The Charleston food scene also got a handful of nominations, including Leon’s Fine Poultry & Oyster Shop for Outstanding Hospitality and FIG for Outstanding Restaurant.
Here’s the full list of nominations in South Carolina:
- Best New Restaurant: Oak Hill Café & Farm in Greenville
- Outstanding Hospitality: Leon’s Fine Poultry & Oyster Shop in Charleston
- Outstanding Restaurant: FIG in Charleston
- Outstanding Restaurateur: Steve Palmer, The Indigo Road in Charleston (Indaco, The Macintosh, O-Ku Sushi, Town Hall, others)
- Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Producer: Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall, High Wire Distilling Co. in Charleston
- Best Chef in the Southeast: Adam Cooke, Topsoil Kitchen & Market in Travelers Rest
Best Chef in the Southeast: Kevin Johnson, The Grocery in Charleston
Best Chef in the Southeast: Shamil Velazquez, Delaney Oyster House in Charleston
Finalists for the James Beard Awards will be announced March 25.
This story was originally published February 26, 2020 at 4:06 PM.
