Congratulations to Andrea Reusing of Chapel Hill’s Lantern restaurant for making the final six for Best Chef: Southeast in the James Beard Awards. The finalists were announced today, and winners will be named May 9. Another North Carolina chef is among the finalists: John Fleer, chef of Canyon Kitchen in Cashiers. The others are Hugh Acheson of Athens, GA.; Craig Deihl of Charleston, S.C.; Linton Hopkins of Atlanta; and Edward Lee of Louisville, KY.
Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill has been named an American Classic, one of four restaurants to receive that designation.
