He's one of 20 in contention for Best Chef, Southeast. I can't find any other Louisville folks in the semifinals. One fellow from Bardstown made the list for "Outstanding Wine, Beer & Spirits Professional," Drew Kulsveen, Willett Distillery.
Best Chef: Southeast
Billy Allin, Cakes & Ale, Decatur, GA
Colin Bedford, The Fearrington House, Pittsboro, NC
Steven Devereaux Greene, Herons in the Umstead Hotel, Cary, NC
John Fleer, Rhubarb, Asheville, NC
Kevin Gillespie, Gunshow, Atlanta
Damian Heath, Lot 12 Public House, Berkeley Springs, WV
Vivian Howard, Chef & the Farmer, Kinston, NC
Kevin Johnson, The Grocery, Charleston, SC
Matt Kelly, Mateo, Durham, NC
Joe Kindred, Kindred, Davidson, NC
Cheetie Kumar, Garland, Raleigh, NC
Edward Lee, 610 Magnolia, Louisville, KY
Andy Little, Josephine, Nashville
Ri Liu, Masterpiece, Duluth, GA
Elliott Moss, Buxton Hall, Asheville, NC
Erik Niel, Easy Bistro, Chattanooga, TN
Steven Satterfield, Miller Union, Atlanta
Ryan Smith, Staplehouse, Atlanta
Andrew Ticer and Michael Hudman, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Memphis
Paul Verica, Heritage Food and Drink, Waxhaw, NC