Texas claimed 39 restaurants, chefs and professionals who were nominated as semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards.

The awards are often called the "Oscars of the food world" and include over a dozen Houston nominees! See which ones made the list.

HOUSTON — More than a dozen Houston-area restaurants and chefs made the cut for the James Beard Foundation's 2025 Restaurants and Chef Awards. The prestigious awards recognize exceptional ...

in Houston, and Arjav Ezekiel of Birdie’s, in Austin. Which of these semifinalists will make it to the finalist stage, and which will win James Beard Awards? We’ll find out this spring ...

A two-time semifinalist in the James Beard Awards' Outstanding Bakery category will open a new location in a mixed-use redevelopment.

James Beard-nominated chef Vanarin Kuch is opening a second location in West Houston of his Cambodian-inspired cafe and ...

The 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists have been announced and few Connecticut names have made the list.

The James Beard Foundation unveiled its “long list” of James Beard Awards semifinalists today, Jan. 22, with recognition for Orange County’s Anaheim’s Strong Water and Heritage Barbecue’s Daniel ...

This year alone, 13 “Top Chef” alumni have been nominated as semifinalists for James Beard Awards. Contestants, from the most ...

Hot off a James Beard Award semifinalist nomination, Koffeteria is expanding. The popular Houston bakery will open a second location in Spring Branch later this year. Known cutely as Lil ...