These are the Boston-area James Beard semifinalists

• Boston was shut out of the Outstanding Restaurateur and Outstanding Chef categories, but is well represented in others.

Here are the Massachusetts-based nominees:

Outstanding restaurant

• O Ya, Boston (Tim Cushman, O Ya's co-owner, won Best Chef: Northeast in 2012.)

Emerging chef

• Pao Thampitak, Gaaeng Supper Club, Boston

Outstanding pastry chef or baker

• Monica Glass, Verveine Cafe & Bakery in Cambridge
• Whitney Stancil, Cuvée at the Chatham Inn

Outstanding hospitality

• State Road on Martha's Vineyard

Outstanding bar

• Spoke Wine Bar in Somerville

Outstanding professional in beverage service

• Nader Asgari-Tari, Zurito in Boston
• Alyssa Mikiko DiPasquale, The Koji Club in Boston (DiPasquale was a semifinalist last year.)

Best chef: Northeast

• Sāsha Coleman, Comfort Kitchen in Boston (Comfort Kitchen was a finalist for Best New Restaurant in 2024.)
• Amarilys Colon, La Pardona in Boston
• Luke Fetbroth, Tonino in Boston
• Shi Mei, Lenox Sophia in Boston
• Peter Nguyen, Lê Medeline in Quincy