Here are Seattle area's James Beard award semifinalists

Here Are Phoenix, Arizona’s 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists
The Phoenix-based semifinalists include Lawrence “LT” Smith of new-school Mexican restaurant Chilte, who received a nod for Emerging Chef, an award that recognizes a chef the
2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists: more than a dozen Arizona chefs, restaurants make the list
Restaurants and chefs from Phoenix, Scottsdale, Bisbee, Tucson, and the Gila River Indian Community put Arizona on the list!
Arizona chef nominated for James Beard Award
Bernie Kantak, owner of Beginner's Luck in Scottsdale, has been nominated for the Best Chef in the Southwest. This is his second time being nominated for the prestigious award.
'Mind-blowing': 15 Arizona chefs, restaurants are James Beard Award semifinalists
Little Rituals, Chilte and Lom Wong are among the semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards, including Best Chef — Southwest and Best New Bar.
2025 James Beard Awards semifinalists announced with Asheville chefs, restaurants named
James Beard Foundation Award includes Asheville and Western North Carolina honorees for Restaurant and Chef Awards.
Here are the 2025 Arizona James Beard semifinalists
The James Beard Awards revealed their 2025 semifinalists on Wednesday, with over a dozen Arizona chefs, bars and restaurants in the running. Why it matters: The Beards are among the highest honors in hospitality and winning can catapult a chef's career or restaurant's reputation to new heights.
These Utah restaurants just became semifinalists for this prestigious award
Six Utah restaurants and one Utah bakery were nominated as semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards.
James Beard Award 2025 semifinalists include 3 El Paso restaurants
Three El Paso restaurants have been named semifinalists in the James Beard Awards 2025 Restaurant and Chef Awards. The semifinalists were announced Jan. 22. Nominees will be announced on Wednesday, April 2,
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'It's thrilling.' Phoenix chefs react to James Beard Award recognition
When the 2025 semifinalists were announced, some chefs were fixing their ovens or shopping. Soon, their days changed.
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15 Arizona chefs, restaurants are James Beard 2025 semifinalists: 'A long time coming'
Details: 2 N. Central Ave., Suite 101, Phoenix. carryonphx.com. Santo Arcadia was nominated for Best New Restaurant. Santo Arcadia was opened by previous James Beard Award semifinalists Roberto ...
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Arizona chefs and restaurants nominated for 2025 James Beard Awards
Little Rituals in downtown Phoenix was a semifinalist under the ... They are: In April, the James Beard Foundation will release the finalists for each award, and the winners will be announced ...
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The 5 best things we sipped and savored around Phoenix in January
Two James Beard semifinalists and two Valley bakeries served some of the best things we tried in January.
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7 metro Phoenix restaurants and chefs named among the best in America
Details: 623 E. Adams St., Phoenix. 602-258-8300, pizzeriabianco.com. Rene Andrade's restaurant, Bacanora, was a 2022 finalist for James Beard Best New Restaurant. He was also a semifinalist ...
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Popular downtown burger joint Bad Jimmy's is expanding to this metro Phoenix city
James Piazza is expanding with two new locations in metro Phoenix. Here's what he told The Republic about his plans for his ...
She was mixing through Charlotte before cocktails were cool. Now she’s up for James Beard
If you don’t genuinely enjoy talking to people, you have no business in the bar industry, really.” This is Colleen Hughes of ...