The esteemed James Beard Award Foundation dropped its list of 2025 semifinalists on January 22. Two New Jersey chefs made the list.

Three West Michigan chefs from Traverse City and Saugatuck are James Beard Award semifinalists for the four-state Great Lakes region.

The 2025 James Beard Award competition is underway, and three Charlotte chefs have made the cut for the semifinals. The nominees will be announced on April 2 and the winners two months later, on June ...