Smyth (@smythchicago), Obelix (@obelixchicago) and Khmai Cambodian Fine Dining (@khmai_fine_dining) are among 11 Chicagoland restaurants named as semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards, in an announcement released this week. Once again, Chicago will host the restaurant award program, considered one of the highest honors for the nation’s dining industry, with the ceremony taking place June 5 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. While we will have to wait until March 29 for the official nominees, the semifinalist list suggests the organization is seriously attempting to broaden the playing field. While plenty of restaurants from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco still made the list, you’ll also see restaurants from Anchorage, Alaska; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Roundup, Montana. Chicago chefs and restaurants were shut out of the Outstanding Restaurateur and Outstanding Chef categories, but they did well elsewhere. For example, Damarr Brown (@browndamarr), shown here, chef de cuisine at Virtue (@virtuerestaurantchi), is among semifinalists for Emerging Chef. Tap the link in our bio for the list. ? Nick Kindelsperger / Chicago Tribune / @nkindelsperger ? Victor Hilitski / for the Chicago Tribune
January 29, 2023
Smyth (@smythchicago), Obelix (@obelixchicago) and Khmai Cambodian Fine Dining (@khmai_fine_dining) are among 11 Chicagoland restaurants named as semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards, in an announcement released this week.
Once again, Chicago will host the restaurant award program, considered one of the highest honors for the nation’s dining industry, with the ceremony taking place June 5 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
While we will have to wait until March 29 for the official nominees, the semifinalist list suggests the organization is seriously attempting to broaden the playing field. While plenty of restaurants from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco still made the list, you’ll also see restaurants from Anchorage, Alaska; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Roundup, Montana.
Chicago chefs and restaurants were shut out of the Outstanding Restaurateur and Outstanding Chef categories, but they did well elsewhere. For example, Damarr Brown (@browndamarr), shown here, chef de cuisine at Virtue (@virtuerestaurantchi), is among semifinalists for Emerging Chef.
Tap the link in our bio for the list.
? Nick Kindelsperger / Chicago Tribune / @nkindelsperger
? Victor Hilitski / for the Chicago Tribune
Once again, Chicago will host the restaurant award program, considered one of the highest honors for the nation’s dining industry, with the ceremony taking place June 5 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
While we will have to wait until March 29 for the official nominees, the semifinalist list suggests the organization is seriously attempting to broaden the playing field. While plenty of restaurants from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco still made the list, you’ll also see restaurants from Anchorage, Alaska; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Roundup, Montana.
Chicago chefs and restaurants were shut out of the Outstanding Restaurateur and Outstanding Chef categories, but they did well elsewhere. For example, Damarr Brown (@browndamarr), shown here, chef de cuisine at Virtue (@virtuerestaurantchi), is among semifinalists for Emerging Chef.
Tap the link in our bio for the list.
? Nick Kindelsperger / Chicago Tribune / @nkindelsperger
? Victor Hilitski / for the Chicago Tribune
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