Louisville chef Noam Bilitzer of MeeshMeesh and chef Sara Bradley of freight house in Paducah were both finalists for a 2025 James Beard Award.

Overheard at the 2025 James Beard Awards Restaurateurs discuss immigration, staffing challenges, and the awards’ evolution.

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Fresh off a James Beard Award nomination for outstanding cocktail service, the owners of Denver bar Yacht Club are solidifying their presence in the city with a new restaurant based on their ...

Cat Cox didn’t expect her bakery to become a symbol for Tulsa’s dining scene, but that’s how the rye chocolate chip cookie crumbles.

Wearing a powder blue coloured kurta and a veshti, the executive chef of Semma speaks at the 2025 James Beard Awards, as excitement gushes through his nerves. “I come from a small farming ...

Chef Vijay Kumar, the Executive chef of Michelin-starred South Indian restaurant in NYC, Semma, recently won the Best Chef Award at the prestigious James Beard Awards. Originally from Tamil Nadu ...

Flashback: Chang, her brother Nando Chang (of Itamae AO, also in Midtown) and their father, Fernando, operated the now-closed restaurant Itamae. The trio also earned a James Beard nomination.