NoVA’s Peter Chang named 2016 James Beard Award nominee

National food organization recognizes Arlington restaurant.

By Stefanie Gans • Posted March 16, 2016 at 8:50 a.m.

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Yesterday the James Beard Awards named its 2016 nominees for the best in restaurants, cookbooks and food-related televisions shows and journalism.

The lone Northern Virginia finalist, for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic, is Peter Chang, who in the last few years started peppering the state with his eponymous restaurants, including those in Fredericksburg and Arlington. Order the bamboo fish when you go. Let me know what you think.

COVERAGE
Review: Peter Chang: Stay. You: Go. A revelation in Chinese cooking. [more]
50 Best Restaurants 2015 [more]
50 Best Restaurants 2014 [more]
2016 James Beard Award finalists [more]