Chicago Reader, Dallas Observer, Village Voice Receive James Beard Nominations
      
      
      
      
      
        
                
      
      
        march 18, 2013  04:57 pm
      
      
      
      
            
      
        
          
        
      
      
        
          Three alt-weekly scribes are finalists for the 2013 
James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. 
 
Alice Laussade of the 
Dallas Observer is nominated in the Humor category, Tejal Rao of the 
Village Voice is contending for the Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award, and the 
Chicago Reader's Mike Sula is nominated for the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award. 
See the full list of nominees (PDF) here.  
 
Winners will be announced May 3 in New York.