Sounds of the City- Awaiting the finalist selection

It's cinco de Mayo and the day of the James Beard Foundation announces the winner of the 2014 Best Chef Award later at the  Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater in New York City. Tickets for the Black-tie Award Dinner event start at $450 - I couldn't justify the cost. A pal informed me that tonight's event will be live streamed.

I've completed my journey of visiting all the 2014 Best Chef finalists for the Mid-Atlantic region:

Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA) 
 
Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA
 
Spike Gjerde, Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore
 
Brad Spence, Amis, Philadelphia
 
Vikram Sunderam, Rasika, Washington, D.C.
 
Cindy Wolf, Charleston, Baltimore


The best part of the journey was discovering venues I would visit again and recommend to others. Many thanks to the employees of the restaurant I met along the journey.

In honor of cinco de Mayo and the Awards finalists I'll be sipping my Tequila with a splash of lime and munching on tortilla chips topped with my homemade spicy guacamole closely watching the live stream for the final decision.

Congratulations to all the restaurants and their chefs for being selected!

Be well,
Technicolor girl