Three Nashville restaurants are semifinalists for prestigious James Beard Awards, led by the Catbird Seat.
Driving the news: The Catbird Seat, which earned a Michelin star last year, is a semifinalist for the national outstanding restaurant award.
Tailor, the Michelin-recommended restaurant serving South Asian cuisine, is a semifinalist for outstanding hospitality. Tailor's chef Vivek Surti was previously a semifinalist for best chef in the southeast.
Philip Krajeck of Rolf & Daughters is a semifinalist for the southeast's best chef.