TRAVERSE CITY, MI - And then there was one. 10 Michigan restaurants and chefs received semifinalist nominations for the biggest award in the food industry. Just one semifinalist reached the finals.

The Cooks' House is located at 115 Wellington Street in Traverse City. Chefs Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson are in the running for a James Beard Award in the Best Chefs: Great Lakes category.

And then there was one. Well, two, technically. Chefs Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson of the Cooks' House in Traverse City are the only representatives from Michigan's culinary and hospitality ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Jennifer Blakeslee and Eric Patterson of The Cooks’ House are in the running for one of the country’s most prestigious culinary honors — a James Beard Award. The chef-co-owners were ...