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Boston Globe
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
What I ate and saw at the 2025 James Beard Awards
The crew from Providence embrace Gift Horse chef Sky Haneul Kim after it was announced that she had won Best Chef: Northeast, a regional chef award, at the 2025 James Beard Awards in Chicago. Eliesa Johnson The co-owners of Sullivan's Castle Island in South Boston, Brendan Sullivan and his wife Adrienne Sullivan (fourth and fifth from the right), are honored as "America's Classic" winners at the 2025 James Beard Awards in Chicago. Eliesa Johnson The annual awards ceremony takes place at the Lyric Opera House. The biggest chefs, commentators, and members of the food media are decked out in floor-length ballgowns and tuxedos. But that's just the beginning. A post-awards celebration immediately follows at Chicago's Union Station, featuring tastings and beverages from chefs around the country. You either walk or take a limousine from the Opera House to the station, which is decorated with sofas and sparkling objects, and filled with a 'who's who' of Some of the Beard finalists and previous winners prepared small, delicious bites like an agnolotti pasta with English peas, roasted mushrooms, pistachio, and crème fraîche made by chef Matt Vawter of Advertisement Chef and co-owner Serigne Mbaye of Dakar in New Orleans attends the 2025 James Beard Awards in Chicago. Clay Williams Advertisement 'We were literally slammed with all of the people who wanted a taste,' said Mbaye's business partner and Dakar's managing director Dr. Afua 'Effie' Richardson when I ran into her at the airport the day after the awards. A board-certified pediatric dentist, she sold her practice in order to help fund the opening of Dakar. The black eyed pea soup at Dakar in New Orleans. A version of this soup was prepared for the 2025 James Beard Awards. Alexa Gagosz Alaska chef Beau Schooler served an Alaskan scallop crudo at the 2025 James Beard Awards. Clay Williams Anyone who reads this newsletter knows how much I love raw fish, so one of my favorite bites was prepared by chef Jeffrey Steelman of Wicker Park Seafood & Sushi Bar in Chicago, who made Advertisement Chef Varanya Geyoosawat of Kann in Portland, Oregon – a restaurant by the celebrated Haitian-American chef Gregory Gourdet, who is another James Beard award winner – served a delicious Caribbean shrimp curry with jasmine rice at the 2025 James Beard Awards. Alexa Gagosz Chef Varanya Geyoosawat of Big brands were certainly in attendance this year: Wine and tequila producers were providing tastings and bubbles never stopped flowing into flutes, while bartenders were shaking up cocktails using tried and true spirits. Keven Vetter of McCormick for Chefs served tropical esquites with aji amarillo – he also gave out small bottles of the spice bottle for people to bring home. A bar at the 2025 James Beard Awards in Chicago. (Eliesa Johnson) Eliesa Johnson While the awards ceremony recognizes the hard work that America's restaurant workers, chefs, bartenders, sommeliers, and others put in every day, the after party is where people get to let loose. The pressures of business and hierarchies within the industry vanish as the food elite mingles with writers, chefs, and fans. Daniel Boulud, the legendary French chef and restaurateur, hung out and took a photo with a crew from Providence, made up of chefs and owners from Oberlin, A cut of salmon served at the afterparty of the 2025 James Beard Awards. Clay Williams Celebrity chefs, like Marcus Samuelsson (of And then there were the after-after parties. Along with Providence chef Derek Wagner of Nicks on Broadway (a finalist for Best Chef: Northeast this year) and his crew, we headed to Advertisement Marcus Samuelsson and Daniel Boulud attend the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards on June 16, 2025 in James Beard Foundation Moore, who is from the South Side of Chicago, was also named a semifinalist this year for the first time. 'As a Black chef for 25 years, when I look at restaurants and I look at us… many chefs in this room, and a lot of people who won today, it was such an experience for me to see that and for [them] to be here, in my house,' said Moore. Thanks for reading The Food Club. ✍️ This newsletter is written and produced by ✉️ Send comments, suggestions, and story tips to 📧 Did someone forward this newsletter to you? 📱 Delivered every Thursday. Alexa Gagosz can be reached at
Time Out
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Here are the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Award winners
James Beard Awards season is finally here! Over the past few days, the James Beard Foundation descended up Chicago to celebrate the food, drink and hospitality industry. The 2025 James Beard Awards included various ceremonies, including the Impact Awards and the Media Awards, all culminating in the Restaurant and Chef Awards on June 16. Held at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago, the James Beard Awards honor excellence in the culinary industry, from fine dining establishments to casual neighborhood favorites. Nyesha Arrington and Andrew Zimmern hosted this year's mainstage, while the red carpet and ceremony livestream was hosted by some of New York's own, including Fariyal Abdullahi of Hav & Mar and Gregory Gourdet of Maison Passerelle, alongside Nilou Motamed and Francis Lam. The final awards ceremony was livestreamed via Eater. Out of the seven awards this year, New York brought home a whopping five. This year's awards ceremony included three new categories: Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service. New York took home one of the inaugural awards, as Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service was awarded to Ignacio Jimenez of Superbueno. As for Outstanding Hospitality, the honor went to Atomix. This isn't the first win for the Nomad restaurant, which previously won two James Beard Awards, including Best Chef: New York State in 2023 and Outstanding Restaurant Design (75 Seats and Under) in 2019. Outstanding Restaurateur went to Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr for their trio of French restaurants— Frenchette, Le Rock and Le Veau d'Or. The duo beat out fellow New York restaurateur Simon Kim of COTE, Undercote and COQODAQ. As for the title of Best Chef: New York State, the award went to Vijay Kumar of Semma. Kumar follows in the footsteps of his Unapologetic Foods colleague, Chintan Pandya, who won the award in 2022 for his work at Dhamaka. Chef Kumar won over Nasim Alikhani of Sofreh, Ryan Fernandez of Southern Junction Barbecue in Buffalo, NY, Eiji Ichimura of Sushi Ichimura and Atsushi Kono of Kono. When asked in a post-interview if New York was soon to be the new central hub of Indian cuisine, Kumar agreed, saying, 'a lot more Indian every year from every single state, not just from New York.' One of the most important awards of the evening, Jungsik Yim of Jungsik won Outstanding Chef. Nominated for the first time, Jungsik's award follows a three-Michelin-star rating from the Michelin Guide in 2024, the first Korean restaurant in the U.S. to receive the honor. Gabriel Kreuether of his eponymous restaurant, Gabriel Kreuther, was also up for the award. Leading up to the Restaurant and Chef Awards, the Foundation held the 2025 James Beard Media Awards on Saturday, June 14, honoring the nation's top food authors, broadcast producers, hosts and journalists. While the winners of the Impact Awards were announced in April, the Foundation honored them on Sunday, June 14. Previously known as the Leadership Awards, the Impact Awards recognized leaders and organizations 'focused on climate change mitigation, the Farm Bill, racial and gender equity, and innovative business and staffing practices that set new standards for the independent restaurant industry.' Brooklyn's Anthony Edwards Jr was one of the recipients of the award for his work at EatOkra. Together with his fellow co-founder and partner Janique Edwards, the two created the app to connect foodies with Black-owned restaurants, eateries and food trucks across the nation. Also announced this past April were the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Humanitarian of the Year Award. The awards went to author, culinary journalist and activist Toni Tipton-Martin and founder of Cafe Momentum Chad Houser, respectively. Here are the winning 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Award winners for New York: Ignacio Jimenez of Superbueno Best Chef: New York State Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY Outstanding Hospitality Atomix, New York, NY Outstanding Restaurateur Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette, Le Rock and Le Veau d'Or Outstanding Chef Jungsik Yim, Jungsik
Eater
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
Here Is the Full List of James Beard Awards 2025 Winners
Tonight, in a star-studded ceremony at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of the 2025 James Beard Awards, considered the highest accolade for chefs and restaurateurs in America. In the major categories, Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado was named Outstanding Restaurant, Jungsik Yim of Jungsik in New York City took home the award for Outstanding Chef, and Bûcheron in Minneapolis was named Best New Restaurant. It was a big night in general for NYC, which was shut out of the major categories entirely last year: This year, Atomix won for Outstanding Hospitality, while the team of Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr (of Frenchette, Le Veau d' Or, and Le Rock) won Outstanding Restaurateur. This evening's Restaurant and Chef Awards follow Saturday's Media Awards hosted by Padma Lakshmi, which celebrated food media working in cookbooks, journalism, and television and audio. For this 35th-annual Restaurant and Chef Awards, Nyesha Arrington and Andrew Zimmern acted as the ceremony hosts. Tonight's award winners, selected from a finalists list announced on April 2, follow previously announced 2025 Beard Award recipients: journalist and historian Toni Tipton-Martin (who earned the Lifetime Achievement Award), Cafe Momentum founder Chad Houser (who received the Humanitarian of the Year Award), and the five winners of the Impact Award. Several winners addressed the current political moment directly in their speeches — three specifically emphatically declared 'fuck ICE' at the end of their remarks. The full list of winners, below: Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette, Le Veau d' Or, and Le Rock, New York, NY Jungsik Yim, Jungsik, New York, NY Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA Bûcheron, Minneapolis, MN JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR Cat Cox, Country Bird Bakery, Tulsa, OK Charleston, Baltimore, MD Identidad Cocktail Bar, San Juan, PR Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie's, Austin, TX Ignacio Jimenez, Superbueno, New York, NY Jon Yao, Kato, Los Angeles, CA Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, IL Carlos Delgado, Causa and Amazonia, Washington, D.C. Karyn Tomlinson, Myriel, St. Paul, MN Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RI Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR Nando Chang, Itamae AO, Miami, FL Jake Howell, Peninsula, Nashville, TN Yotaka Martin, Lom Wong, Phoenix, AZ Thomas Bille, Belly of the Beast, Spring, TX The following wins were previously announced: • Lucky Wishbone, Anchorage, AK • Dooky Chase, New Orleans, LA • U.S. Representative Angie Craig (the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture) • Anthony Edwards, Jr., (co-founder of Black-owned restaurants guide EatOkra) • Seanicaa Edwards Herron (founder and executive director of the Freedmen Heirs Foundation) • Dune Lankard (president and founder of Native Conservancy) Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Awards. Eater is partnering with the James Beard Foundation to livestream the awards in 2025. All editorial content is produced independently of the James Beard Foundation. Additional photo illustration credits: Getty Images for the James Beard Foundation
Axios
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Boulder's Frasca wins James Beard award for Outstanding Restaurant
Boulder's beloved dining room at Frasca Food and Wine was crowned a winner at the 2025 James Beard Awards, earning the Outstanding Restaurant honor at Monday's ceremony in Chicago. The big picture: Although the upscale Italian eatery has previously been recognized by the Beard Foundation, this is the Pearl Street restaurant's first time as a finalist in this category and pushes the city's culinary scene further into the national spotlight. Catch up quick: The Outstanding Restaurant category is among the James Beard Foundation's highest honors, recognizing restaurants that deliver consistent excellence. Flashback: The James Beard Awards announced their 2025 semifinalists in January, with more than a dozen Colorado chefs, bars and restaurants in the running. Hosea Rosenberg, of Boulder's Blackbelly, was acknowledged as a semifinalist in the Best Chef — Mountain (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming) category. Zoom out: First nominated in 2016, master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson opened Frasca in 2004. It has since collected a variety of national nods, including James Beard Awards for Outstanding Wine Program and Outstanding Service, and consecutive Michelin Stars in 2023 and 2024. State of play: The Frasca Hospitality Group operates several Colorado restaurants, including Pizzeria Alberico, which sits next door to Frasca, and Tavernetta and Sunday Vinyl in Denver.
Eater
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
2025 James Beard Awards Winners: The List So Far
Tonight, in a star-studded ceremony at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, the James Beard Foundation is announcing the winners of the 2025 James Beard Awards, considered the highest accolade for chefs and restaurateurs in America. Eater is hosting the livestream here, and as the night unfolds, we'll update this post with winners as they're announced live and those culinary professionals accept their shiny JBF medals. This evening's Restaurant and Chef Awards follow Saturday's Media Awards hosted by Padma Lakshmi, which celebrated food media working in cookbooks, journalism, and television and audio. For this 35th-annual Restaurant and Chef Awards, Nyesha Harrington and Andrew Zimmern act as the ceremony hosts. Tonight's award winners, selected from a finalists list announced on April 2, follow previously announced 2025 Beard Award recipients: journalist and historian Toni Tipton-Martin (who earned the Lifetime Achievement Award), Cafe Momentum founder Chad Houser (who received the Humanitarian of the Year Award), and Impact Award winners U.S.-Representative Angie Craig (the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture), Brandon Edwin Chrostowski (CEO of Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute), Anthony Edwards, Jr., (co-founder of Black-owned restaurants guide EatOkra), Seanicaa Edwards Herron (founder and executive director of the Freedmen Heirs Foundation), and Dune Lankard (president and founder of Native Conservancy). As the night unfolds, the winners will be updated live here: Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA The following wins were previously announced: • Lucky Wishbone, Anchorage, AK • Dooky Chase, New Orleans, LA Disclosure: Some Vox Media staff members are part of the voting body for the James Beard Awards. Eater is partnering with the James Beard Foundation to livestream the awards in 2025. All editorial content is produced independently of the James Beard Foundation. Additional photo illustration credits: Getty Images for the James Beard Foundation
