Word in the blogosphere is that Alan Wong is in the running for Outstanding Chef (we had already reported as Best Chef in the Northwest -- We were wrong).. He won it in 1996. Would be nice to get a twofer. Mos def da place deserves mad props. You know how I feel about his place. Here is the correction Alan Wong's people sent to me. It's totally impossible to understand what it really means but I do understand I wrote something wrong and it's easier to post what they sent rather than parse it.

Chef Alan is a semi-finalist for the Outstanding Chef category. The final list of (5) nominees in each of the (19) Restaurant and Chef awards categories across (10) different regions in the U.S., will be announced on Monday, March 24 during the nominations breakfast at the James Beard House in NYC. Thereafter, the winner among the (5) nominees in each category will be announced, and award medallions will be distributed at the James Beard Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception on Sunday, June 8 at Lincoln Center.

—Alex, 03/21/08