The nominations for the 2010 James Beard Awards are in! Mindy Segal of Hot Chocolate, my favorite place to consume said beverage and probably better called an addiction rather than a drink, has been nominated for Outstanding Pastry Chef for the fourth year in a row. And for geeks, note that there’s a nomination for a restaurant named Ubuntu.

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

• Bibou, Philadelphia – Chef/Owners: Pierre and Charlotte Calmels
• Flour + Water, San Francisco – Chef/Partner: Thomas McNaughton, Partners: David White and David Steele
• Frances, San Francisco – Chef/Owner: Melissa Perello
• Locanda Verde, NYC -Chef/Owner: Andrew Carmellini
• Marea, NYC – Chef/Partner: Michael White, Partner: Chris Cannon
• RN74, San Francisco – Chef: Jason Berthold, Owners: Michael Mina and Rajat Parr

OUTSTANDING CHEF AWARD

• José Andrés – Minibar, Washington, D.C.
• Tom Colicchio – Craft, NYC
• Gary Danko – Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco
• Suzanne Goin – Lucques, Los Angeles
• Charles Phan – The Slanted Door, San Francisco

OUTSTANDING PASTRY CHEF

• Amanda Cook – CityZen at Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C.
• Michelle Gayer – Salty Tart Bakery, Minneapolis
• Kamel Guechida – Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
• Nicole Plue – Redd, Yountville, CA
• Mindy Segal – Mindy’s Hot Chocolate, Chicago

OUTSTANDING RESTAURANT

• Babbo, NYC – Chef/Owner: Mario Batali, Owner: Joseph Bastianich
• Boulevard, San Francisco – Chef/Owner: Nancy Oakes, Owner: Pat Kuleto
• Daniel, NYC – Chef/Owner: Daniel Boulud
• Highlands Bar & Grill, Birmingham, AL – Chef/Owner: Frank Stitt, Owner: Pardis Stitt
• Spiaggia, Chicago -  Chef/Partner: Tony Mantuano

OUTSTANDING SERVICE

• Alinea, Chicago – Chef/Owner: Grant Achatz
• Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas – Chef/Owner: Joël Robuchon
• La Grenouille, NYC – Owners: Charles Masson, Gisèle Masson
• Michael Mina, San Francisco – Chef/Owner: Michael Mina
• Vetri, Philadelphia – Chefs/Owners: Marc Vetri, Jeff Benjamin

RISING STAR CHEF OF THE YEAR

• Timothy Hollingsworth – The French Laundry, Yountville, CA
• Johnny Monis – Komi, Washington, D.C.
• Grégory Pugin – Veritas, NYC
• Gabriel Rucker – Le Pigeon, Portland, OR
• Sue Zemanick – Gautreau’s, New Orleans

BEST CHEF: GREAT LAKES (IL, IN, MI, OH)

• Michael Carlson – Schwa, Chicago
• Koren Grieveson – Avec, Chicago
• Arun Sampanthavivat – Arun’s, Chicago
• Bruce Sherman – North Pond, Chicago
• Alex Young – Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor, MI

BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)

• Cathal Armstrong – Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, VA
• Jeff Michaud – Osteria, Philadelphia
• Peter Pastan – Obelisk, Washington, D.C.
• Michael Solomonov – Zahav, Philadelphia
• Bryan Voltaggio – Volt, Frederick, MD

BEST CHEF: MIDWEST (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)

• Isaac Becker – 112 Eatery, Minneapolis
• Gerard Craft – Niche, St. Louis
• Colby Garrelts – Bluestem, Kansas City, MO
• Alexander Roberts – Restaurant Alma, Minneapolis
• Lenny Russo – Heartland, St. Paul, MN

BEST CHEF: NEW YORK CITY (FIVE BOROUGHS)

• Michael Anthony – Gramercy Tavern
• Wylie Dufresne – WD-50
• Gabrielle Hamilton – Prune
• Daniel Humm – Eleven Madison Park
• Michael White – Marea

BEST CHEF: NORTHEAST (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)

• Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier – Arrows, Ogunquit, ME
• Peter X. Kelly – Xaviar’s at Piermont, Piermont, NY
• Michael Leviton – Lumière, West Newton, MA
• Tony Maws – Craigie on Main, Cambridge, MA
• Marc Orfaly – Pigalle, Boston

BEST CHEF: NORTHWEST (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)

• Naomi Pomeroy – Beast, Portland, OR
• Andy Ricker – Pok Pok, Portland, OR
• Ethan Stowell – Union, Seattle
• Cathy Whims – Nostrana, Portland, OR
• Jason Wilson – Crush, Seattle

BEST CHEF: PACIFIC (CA, HI)

• Michael Cimarusti – Providence, Los Angeles
• Jeremy Fox – Ubuntu, Napa, CA
• David Kinch – Manresa, Los Gatos, CA
• Matt Molina – Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
• Michael Tusk – Quince, San Francisco

BEST CHEF: SOUTH (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS)

• Zach Bell – Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court, Palm Beach, FL
• Scott Boswell – Stella!, New Orleans
• John Harris – Lilette, New Orleans
• Christopher Hastings – Hot and Hot Fish Club, Birmingham, AL
• Michael Schwartz – Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, Miami

BEST CHEF: SOUTHEAST (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)

• Hugh Acheson – Five and Ten, Athens, GA
• Sean Brock – McCrady’s, Charleston, SC
• Linton Hopkins – Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta
• Andrea Reusing – Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC
• Bill Smith – Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill, NC

BEST CHEF: SOUTHWEST (AZ, CO, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT)

• Bryan Caswell – Reef, Houston
• Saipin Chutima – Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas
• Ryan Hardy – Montagna at the Little Nell, Aspen, CO
• Claude Le Tohic – Joël Robuchon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
• Rick Moonen – RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas