Madison chefs nominated for best chef award

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Three Madison chefs have a chance at having their flavorful work recognized with an awards ceremony this summer.

Francesco Mangano of Osteria Papavero on Wilson St. and Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger of Fairchild on Monroe St. are up for a best chef in the Midwest award, the James Beard Foundation announced.

Nagano and Kroeger are nominated jointly for the award, while Mangano is nominated individually. The table below shows the nominees for Best Chef: Midwest.

Chef(s)	Restaurant	City
Sanaa Abourezk	Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean	Sioux Falls, SD
Gregory León	Amilinda	Milwaukee, WI
Francesco Mangano	Osteria Papavero	Madison, WI
Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger	Fairchild	Madison, WI
David Utterback	Yoshitomo	Omaha, NE