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Axios
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Twin Cities weekend: Bastille Day, salsa festival, adult book fair
In the mood for French food? Monday is Bastille Day, and local restaurants across the metro are amping up to celebrate France's national holiday this weekend. Driving the news: Bûcheron, the French-American eatery in Kingfield that just won the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant, is hosting a free community celebration Sunday with street food and cocktails for purchase, live music and a chef-filled dunk tank. Acclaimed bakery Marc Heu Patisserie Paris will transform its St. Paul patio into a free fête Sunday with live French music, portraits by a fashion illustrator, romantic improvised poetry, and plenty of house-made food — including artisanal crepes and a French hot dog croissant. Yes, and: Uptown's resident French-inspired restaurant Barbette will host its annual free block party Sunday from 3-9pm, with five live music acts performing rain or shine. In other entertainment news ... 📚 Scholastic Book Fair lovers, this is your moment — the State Fairgrounds' Education Building will play host to Inbound BrewCo's Book Fair for Grown Ups this Saturday, a "literary wonderland" with 140 local authors, bookstores, publishers and crafters. $10 entry, which includes a free drink ticket; kids 12 and under free 🧒 Support the next generation of business owners at the Children's Entrepreneur Market in downtown Robbinsdale on Saturday afternoon: a farmer's market run entirely by kids ages 5-17. (Parents can be on-site, but have to "pretend they're not there.") Free entry 🐞 Explore a "living animal exhibit" Saturday afternoon at the Science Museum of Minnesota's Critter Fest, featuring appearances from service and therapy dogs, reptiles, mussels, beetles and a variety of Minnesota Zoo animals. $24.95 for ages 4-17, $34.95 for adults; tickets include an Omnitheater show 💃 Dance the night away at the annual Minnesota Salsa Fiesta Saturday night, held in and outside of Mill City Museum in Minneapolis. The Ruins Courtyard will host two stages with live music on one and professional salsa dancers on the other; inside, you can find Latino food, beverages, artisan vendors and a DJ. 🐶 Bring your pup to Arbeiter Brewing this Sunday for the Corgi Market Oasis, a fundraiser for nonprofit Keep Corgis Home that welcomes any and all pups. Expect corgi-themed merch, temporary tattoos, a canine costume contest, and a race that any dog under 60 pounds is eligible to enter. Free ⚓️ Heading north this weekend? The Festival of Sail has taken over Duluth through Sunday, bringing tall and historic ships from around the world to the harbor for tours, day sails, educational programming and more.
Eater
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
2 Twin Cities Restaurants and Chefs Win James Beard Awards
Last night, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of its Restaurant and Chef Awards, with two Twin Cities restaurants taking home awards for Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Midwest. The Monday, June 16, ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago also included new categories to honor the beverage industry, including Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service. Find the full list of the 2025 James Beard Award winners here. Karyn Tomlinson, of Myriel in St. Paul, won in the Best Chef: Midwest category. Tomlinson quickly became known for her 'grandma cooking nouveau' style at Myriel after opening in 2021, combining her Scandinavian/Minnesotan heritage and French culinary training. Alluding to that 'grandma chic' cooking, Tomlinson dressed up in the same coral dress her grandmother wore when she was crowned the 'dazzle corn queen' in 1941, part of a celebration marking the University of Minnesota's efforts to identify cold-tolerant corn crops for Minnesota. She ended her acceptance speech with some Midwest pride, saying 'the Midwest is beautiful, the Midwest is diverse, the Midwest is tenacious and strong.' Bûcheron won the Best New Restaurant category, with co-owner Jeanie Janas Ritter accepting the Kingfield bistro's national award. Bûcheron was one of 10 nominees in the category, and the only restaurant from the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. (The only other Minnesota restaurant ever nominated in the category was Owamni, which brought home the award in 2022.) 'It's the neighborhood restaurant we always wanted in our neighborhood,' Jeanie Ritter said during her acceptance speech, adding that some of her guests have come out to Chicago to celebrate with them tonight and thanking them 'for making it possible to do what we love.' She and her husband Adam Ritter spoke to Eater earlier this month about how they built the 'Midwest French' restaurant so they could spend more time with their two toddlers. Fresh off the stage, Ritter shared with Eater that several customers and friends joined her in Chicago for the awards. 'We had regulars fly here and get tickets to be with us. We have my dear mentor who just passed away, her husband and best friend surprised us, which is just — I'm still trying to wrap my head around it,' she said. 'We have the best community, and we are so grateful for them.' As for what she and Bûcheron's supporters would be doing on Monday night to celebrate: 'Oh man, hopefully we're not going to get as drunk as we did last night, but it might be unavoidable. We're having fun.' In her speech, Ritter said that, 'Minnesota cuisine is defined by the ingredients rather than the technique.' It was a sentiment echoed by Tomlinson during a post-win interview in the press room. She was proud of both Myriel and Bûcheron's wins as both are 'proudly Minnesotan and Midwestern and are exploring that in different ways in our connections with farmers.' She hopes that the Midwest will be recognized more in the future for its diversity and the many cultures that define the cuisine of the heartland. Bar Brava did not take home a Beard in the new Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program. (Charleston in Baltimore brought home the win.) At the Media Awards on Saturday, June 14, Vinai chef Yia Vang and the Twin Cities PBS producers of Relish received an award in the Lifestyle Visual Media category. Here are the full lists of the Twin Cities's five finalists and 10 semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards. Additional reporting by Brenna Houck. 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. See More:
Time Out
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The 2025 James Beard Awards have named the best restaurants and chefs in America
It's official: It's time to update your restaurant bucket list. That's because you've got a fresh crop of James Beard Award winners to eat and drink your way through. Following the Padma Lakshmi-hosted James Beard Foundation Media Awards over the weekend, food's biggest night — i.e. the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards — took place yesterday, June 16, at the Lyric Opera in Chicago, with Nyesha Arrington and Andrew Zimmern acting as the masters of ceremony and announcing this year's illustrious class of winners. And an exciting group they are — for the first time this year, the awards body gave extra recognition to excellency across cocktail and bar culture with three new categories, handing out golden honors for Best New Bar (to Identidad Cocktail Bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico), Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service (to Arjav Ezekiel from Birdie's in Austin, TX) and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service (to Ignacio Jimenez of New York City drinks den Superbueno). As for the biggies — that would be Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Restaurant — those honors were nicely dispersed among culinary talents from across the country. Bûcheron, a French-American stunner in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was named Best New Restaurant, while Outstanding Restaurant was awarded to Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, Colorado, a favorite for its refined Northern Italian plates and top-shelf wines. And continuing a dominant streak by New York's food scene — New York City won five of its seven nominations this year, a bit of redemption after being completely shut out from the major categories last year — the Outstanding Chef Award went to Jungsik Yim, who helms the three-Michelin-starred "New Korean" dining room Jungsik in New York City. Outstanding Chef Jungsik Yim, Jungsik, New York, NY Outstanding Restaurant Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder, CO Emerging Chef Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA Best New Restaurant Bûcheron, Minneapolis, MN Outstanding Bakery JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker Cat Cox, Country Bird Bakery, Tulsa, OK Outstanding Hospitality Atomix, New York, NY Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program Charleston, Baltimore, MD Best New Bar Identidad Cocktail Bar, San Juan, PR Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie's, Austin, TX Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service Ignacio Jimenez, Superbueno, New York, NY Outstanding Bar Kumiko, Chicago, IL Best Chef: California Jon Yao, Kato, Los Angeles, CA Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH) Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, IL Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA) Carlos Delgado, Causa and Amazonia, Washington, D.C. Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI) Karyn Tomlinson, Myriel, St. Paul, MN Best Chef: Mountain (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY) Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID Best Chef: New York State Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Sky Haneul Kim, Gift Horse, Providence, RI Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific (AK, HI, OR, WA) Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR) Nando Chang, Itamae AO, Miami, FL Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV) Jake Howell, Peninsula, Nashville, TN Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, NM, NV, OK) Yotaka Martin, Lom Wong, Phoenix, AZ Best Chef: Texas Thomas Bille, Belly of the Beast, Spring, TX 2025 James Beard America's Classics • Lem's Bar-B-Q, Chicago • The Pioneer Saloon, Ketchum, ID • Sullivan's Castle Island, Boston • Lucky Wishbone, Anchorage, AK • Dooky Chase, New Orleans, LA • Gaido's, Galveston, TX
Eater
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
2 Twin Cities Restaurants and Chefs Win James Beard Awards
Tonight, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of its Restaurant and Chef Awards, with two Twin Cities restaurants taking home awards for Best New Restaurant and Best Chef: Midwest. The Monday, June 16, ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago also included new categories to honor the beverage industry, including Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service, and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service. Find the full list of the 2025 James Beard Award winners here. Karyn Tomlinson, of Myriel in St. Paul, won in the Best Chef: Midwest category. Tomlinson quickly became known for her 'grandma cooking nouveau' style at Myriel after opening in 2021, combining her Scandinavian/Minnesotan heritage and French culinary training. Alluding to that 'grandma chic' cooking, Tomlinson dressed up in the same coral dress her grandmother wore when she was crowned the 'dazzle corn queen' in 1941. She ended her acceptance speech with some Midwest pride, saying 'the Midwest is beautiful, the Midwest is diverse, the Midwest is tenacious and strong.' Bûcheron won the Best New Restaurant category, with co-owner Janas 'Jeanie' Ritter accepting the Kingfield bistro's national award. Bûcheron was one of 10 nominees in the category, and the only restaurant from the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. (The only other Minnesota restaurant ever nominated in the category was Owamni, which brought home the award in 2022.) 'It's the neighborhood restaurant we always wanted in our neighborhood,' Jeanie said during her acceptance speech, adding that some of her guests have come out to Chicago to celebrate with them tonight and thanking them 'for making it possible to do what we love.' She and her husband Adam Ritter spoke to Eater earlier this month about how they built the 'Midwest French' restaurant so they could spend more time with their two toddlers. Ritter also told Eater before the awards that 'Minnesota cuisine is defined by the ingredients rather than the technique,' and Tomlinson seemed to echo that statement during a quick interview with Eater at the gala. She was proud of both Myriel and Bûcheron's wins as both are 'proudly Minnesottan and Midwestern and are exploring that in different ways in our connections with farmers.' She hopes that the Midwest will be recognized more in the future for its diversity and the many cultures that define the cuisine of the heartland. Bar Brava did not take home a Beard tonight in the new Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program. (Charleston in Baltimore brought home the win.) Here are the full lists of the Twin Cities's five finalists and 10 semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards. 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. See More:
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
