Earlier this year, the James Beard Foundation selected five Twin Cities chefs as semifinalists for its 2023 awards, but only one of them made it on the shortlist of finalists, announced Wednesday morning.
Shawn McKenzie of Café Cerés is still in the running for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker. She's up against four of her peers: Vince Bugtong of ABACA in San Francisco; Veronika Gerasimova of Veronika's Pastry Shop in Billings, Montana; Margarita Manzke of République in Los Angeles; and Elaine…
