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Kim Cattrall, Bobby Flay will host Beard Awards
NEW YORK — After reprising her role as the "Sex and the City" seductress for the big screen, Kim Cattrall plans to heat up the food scene this summer.
Cattrall will host this year's James Beard Foundation Awards, a ceremony in New York to honor the nation's top chefs, restaurants and food media with what often are referred to as the Oscars of the food world.
Cattrall will share hosting duties for the June 8 awards with celebrity chef Bobby Flay.
There also will be plenty of celebrities in the audience. The finalists for outstanding restaurateur include partners Joe Bastianich and Mario Batali, Tom Douglas and Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
The finalists for the television food show category include "The Best Recipes in the World with Mark Bittman," "Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie," both on public television, and Bravo's "Top Chef: Season 3."







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