Ballard restaurant Staple & Fancy Mercantile has been named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award in the “Best New Restaurant” category.

Staple & Fancy Mercantile in the Kolstrand Building (4739 Ballard Ave NW)

The restaurant, which opened last August, is the brainchild of chef Ethan Stowell, who was also nominated for a James Beard Award as “Best Chef Northwest.”

The James Beard Foundation will cut the list to five finalists next month. Winners will be announced in May.

Find out who else in the Northwest is a semifinalist in today’s “All you can eat” column.