Tony Conte, chef and owner of Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Gaithersburg, has been nominated as a semifinalist for the prestigious James Beard Foundation Awards.
Conte is one of 20 chefs nominated in the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA) category.
The moment you’ve all been waiting for—presenting the Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists of the 2024 James Beard Awards, presented by @capitalone!: https://t.co/Aki2dp9juq pic.twitter.com/UesuNwVKDZ
— James Beard Foundation (@beardfoundation) January 24, 2024
Inferno features Naples-style pizza.
The awards are named after the famed American chef, author and TV personality who died in 1985.
Winners will be announced June 10, 2024.
