Manoli’s, Water Witch, Mike Blocher and Nick Fahs (Table X), Andrew Fuller (Oquirrh), Matthew Harris (Tupelo Park City) and Nick Zocco (Urban Hill) are 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists.

Eight Utah establishments and chefs Wednesday were named 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists. Why it matters: The James Beard Foundation annually recognizes the top restaurants, bars, bakeries and chefs across the country.

Four chefs from Idaho have been named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Award in the Best Chef (Mountain) division. Other chefs in the division come from Montana, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.

James Beard semifinalists for the Mountain region are chosen from five states: Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Nominees come from 20 restaurants. A pared-down list of five finalists will be revealed April 2. Winners will be crowned June 16 during a ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

A Boulder restaurant and a Boulder chef were named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards.

What happens when you hire filmmaker George Lucas' chef for your brand new restaurant? You get noticed. After just four months in operation, Le

Executive chefs Joshua Adams of Campione and David Wells of Chico Hot Springs Tasting Room are Park County's semifinalists for the “Best Chef: Mountain Category” in the prestigious 2025 James

Four Idaho chefs, including two in Boise and one in Caldwell, have been recognized among this year’s semifinalists in the “Best Chef: Mountain” category that includes 20 nominees across the

The semi-finalist list includes some famous names like Yia Vang, Diane Moua and Gavin Kaysen. Abraham Gessesse may not be a household name, but he is the chef owner of the St. Paul restaurant Hyacinth and he’s been nominated in the Best Chef Midwest category for the first time.

A Utah restaurateur, pastry chef, restaurant, bar and five chefs have all been named as semifinalists for 2025 in the James Beard Awards, which recognize exceptional talent in the food and ...

Three restaurant professionals in Charlotte have been nominated as semifinalists for a James Beard Award: Community Matters Cafe executive chef Chayil Johnson; Tonidandel-Brown beverage director Colleen Hughes;

Tonidandel-Brown beverage director Colleen Hughes woke up to a text from a colleague offering congratulations. "I was kinda like 'for why?' I had literally just woken up," Colleen told CharlotteFive.