On Wednesday, April 2, the James Beard Foundation announced the 2025 slate of finalists for its annual restaurant and chef awards. These finalists are culled from the foundation’s long list of ...

Despite the James Beard Foundation recognizing 22 Bay Area restaurants, bars and chefs as semifinalists for the prestigious 2025 James Beard Awards in January, just four Bay Area nominees have ...

is expanding to San Francisco. On the same day that the James Beard Awards named co-owners Jordan and Saif Makableh semifinalists for the Best Chef: California award, the brothers also announced ...

The finalists for the 2025 James Beard Foundation awards, often referred to as the Oscars of the food world, were released Wednesday morning, with a handful from San Francisco still in the running.

The big picture: The Bay Area has struggled to land wins at the James Beard Awards in recent years. San Francisco hasn't brought home a trophy since 2022 when Brandon Jew of Mister Jiu's won the ...

For the second year in a row, the Animae executive chef has made it through to the final round of the James Beard Awards ...