After 10 Michigan chefs and restaurants were longlisted as semifinalists for the prestigious food award in January, only one is a final nominee.

Two chef from the same small, northern Michigan culinary hot spot move on as finalists for a prestigious James Beard Award.

Mississippi's three semifinalists in the 2025 James Beard Best Restaurant and Chef Awards did not make the finalists list ...

A victory by the Traverse City finalists would give Michigan a winner for the second year in a row. Hajime Sato, the owner and chef of Sozai sushi restaurant in Clawson, earned a 2024 James Beard ...

Spencer Horowitz, the chef behind San Francisco ... California category. The James Beard Award winners are scheduled to be revealed on June 16.

Spencer made the list as a semifinalist in 2024. It's the 35th anniversary of the prestigious James Beard Awards, which are considered the highest honor in culinary excellence. The annual awards ...