When rebooted Vancouver, Wash., bar The Elbow Room was named a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best New Bar in January, it was the first time the “Oscars of the food world” (which have been around since 1990) recognized a business in the ’Couve.

When rebooted Vancouver, Wash., bar The Elbow Room was named a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best New Bar in January, it was the first time the “Oscars of the food world” (which have been around since 1990) recognized a business in the ’Couve.