Jesse Ito has 8 James Beard nominations, but he’s not worried about the elusive win

Jesse Ito has 8 James Beard nominations, but he’s not worried about the elusive win

Jesse Ito is somewhat of a James Beard Award pro at this point in his career. The chef, who is a finalist for this year’s Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic award, has received eight nominations from the culinary foundation over the years. Just last year, he was the sole finalist from Philadelphia in that same category.And yet, Ito has never actually taken home the bacon. He is still waiting on his culinary Oscar.“I don’t have any expectations. This is my …