The Bay Space didn’t declare a single award at this yr’s James Beard Awards, held Monday, June 16, in Chicago, regardless of coming into the ultimate spherical with 4 semifinalists from San Francisco and one from Mendocino County.
The preliminary record of nominees this yr included over 20 northern and central California eating places and culinary professionals.
Solely Jon Yao of Los Angeles took dwelling a California award, within the Finest Chef, California class. “At our restaurant, we tell stories of immigrants, of diaspora, endurance and perseverance,” he mentioned in his acceptance speech. “LA is a city built by the toils of immigrant communities, and right now, those same communities are being ripped apart.”
Two San Francisco-based cooks have been within the working for Finest Chef, California: Richard Lee of Saison and Kosuke Tada of Mijote. Different Bay Space contenders have been Jacob Brown of Lazy Bear in San Francisco for Excellent Skilled in Beverage Service; Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski of State Fowl Provisions, The Progress and The Anchovy Bar in San Francisco for Excellent Restaurateur; and Harbor Home Inn in Elk, Mendocino County. for Excellent Hospitality.
The Bay Space was additionally shut out finally yr’s award ceremony and the 2023 awards.
General, the ceremony was a heat celebration of the variety of the U.S. culinary tapestry, and the individuals who craft it.
“America’s food scene has never been more dynamic, more diverse and exciting. And in large part, we owe that dynamism, that vibrancy, to the immigrant communities that lead and underpin this industry in every way,” mentioned Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Basis, throughout the ceremony. “We get to taste the world because of them.”
The winners are:
Rising Chef: Phila Lorn, Mawn, Philadelphia, PA
Excellent Pastry Chef or Baker: Cat Cox, Nation Fowl Bakery, Tulsa, OK
Excellent Bakery: JinJu Patisserie, Portland, OR
Finest New Bar: Identidad Cocktail Bar, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Excellent Restaurateur: Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, Frenchette, Le Veau d’ Or, and Le Rock, New York, NY
Excellent Chef: Jungsik Yim, Jungsik, New York, NY
Excellent Restaurant: Frasca Meals and Wine, Boulder, CO
Excellent Hospitality: Atomix, New York, NY
Excellent Skilled in Cocktail Service: Ignacio “Nacho” Jimenez, Superbueno, New York, NY
Excellent Wine & Different Drinks Program: Charleston, Baltimore, MD
Excellent Skilled in Beverage Service: Arjav Ezekiel, Birdie’s, Austin, TX
Excellent Bar: Kumiko, Chicago, IL
Finest New Restaurant: Bucheron, Minneapolis, MN
Finest Chef, California: Jon Yao, Kato, Los Angeles, CA
Finest Chef, Northwest and Pacific: Timothy Wastell, Antica Terra, Amity, OR
Finest Chef, Mountain: Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID
Finest Chef, Southwest: Yotaka Martin, Lom Wong, Phoenix, AZ
Finest Chef, Midwest: Karyn Tomlinson, Myrtle, St. Paul, MN
Finest Chef, Texas: Thomas Bille, Stomach of the Beast, Spring, TX
Finest Chef, Nice Lakes: Noah Sandoval, Oriole, Chicago, IL
Finest Chef, Mid-Atlantic: Carlos Delgado, Causa and Amazonia, Washington, D.C.
Finest Chef, New York State: Vijay Kumar, Semma, New York, NY
Finest Chef, Northeast: Sky Haneul Kim, Reward Horse, Windfall, RI
Finest Chef, Southeast: Jake Howell, Peninsula, Nashville, TN
Finest Chef, South: Nando Chang, Itamae AO, Miami, FL
Lifetime Achievement: Toni Tipton-Martin, an award-winning meals journalist and cookbook writer.
The inspiration additionally acknowledged in a separate ceremony six eating places as a part of its “America’s Classics” awards. These have been Lem’s Bar-B-Q, Chicago; The Pioneer Saloon, Ketchum, Idaho; Sullivan’s Citadel Island, Boston; Fortunate Wishbone, Anchorage; Dooky Chase, New Orleans; and Gaido’s, Galveston.
Moreover, the inspiration offered Influence Awards to: U.S. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota; Brandon Edwin Chrostowski, CEO of Edwins Management & Restaurant Institute; Anthony Edwards Jr., co-founder of EatOkra; Seanicaa Edwards Herron, founder and govt director of Freedmen Heirs Basis; and Dune Lankard, president and founding father of Native Conservancy.
Initially Printed: June 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM PDT
