Eight Utah establishments and chefs Wednesday were named 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists. Why it matters: The James Beard Foundation annually recognizes the top restaurants, bars, bakeries ...

A Utah restaurateur, pastry chef, restaurant, bar and five chefs have all been named as semifinalists for 2025 in the James Beard Awards, which recognize exceptional talent in the food and ...

Two Utah restaurants made the semifinalist list in national categories of the prestigious James Beard Awards, and four Salt Lake City chefs were named semifinalists in the regional Best Chef category.

Six Utah chefs, a restaurant and a bar are semifinalists for the James Beard Awards Water Witch, Manoli’s, chef Nick Zocco and chef Andrew Fuller have been nominated in past years for the awards.

The James Beard Foundation on Thursday announced that 11 Utah restaurants and chefs have been named semifinalists for prestigious awards. (Kristin Nichols, Deseret News) Save Story ...

A Salt Lake City bar was named as a nominee (essentially, a finalist) on Wednesday in the prestigious James Beards Awards, which celebrate the best in the food and beverage world.

In the 34 years since the James Beard Foundation held its first awards ceremony, no other Utah bar has made it this far. While national praise of this caliber can raise new challenges for a friendly ...