James Beard-Nominated Alabama Chef Wades Into New Waters with Bayonet - Alabama News Center

James Beard-nominated Alabama chef wades into new waters with Bayonet - Alabama News Center

Chef Rob McDaniel built a reputation – and earned six James Beard Award nominations – cooking big meats on open flames and planchas at SpringHouse in Alexander City or more recently with his own restaurant, Helen, in Birmingham. But earlier this year, McDaniel and his wife, Emily, decided to add to Helen’s success with Bayonet, a new seafood and raw bar they opened next door. “Things have been great,” chef McDaniel said. “You know, we opened Bay…

James Beard-nominated chef opening new Alabama restaurant in June

An Alabama chef with multiple James Beard nominations has set an opening date for his newest venture in a coastal destination city.