Pittsburgh is represented by a chef and restaurant on the semifinalist list for the prestigious James Beard Awards.
Jamilka Borges, the co-owner of Lilith in Shadyside, is a semifinalist for best chef in the mid-Atlantic. The Central and Eastern European vegan restaurant Apteka is a semifinalist for the category of outstanding wine and other beverages.
It’s not Borges’ first nod from the James Beard Awards. In 2015, she was named a rising star chef semifinalist, and in 2019, she was a nominee for best chef in the mid-Atlantic…