From Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a Chicago ceremony. Dozens of restaurants and chefs are finalists in 22 categories for the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars.
A sampling of East African cuisine is prepared at the Baobab Fare restaurant, Friday, May 24, 2024, in Detroit. For Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere _ who own Baobab Fare in Detroit _ a win among the five finalists in the James Beard’s “Outstanding Restaurateur” category would be personal. The couple, who fled Burundi about a decade ago, faced a difficult road as refugees opening a business in America.
Restaurants apply for the awards. Judges, who mostly remain anonymous, try the cuisine before voting. Nominees are reviewed for the food as well as for a behavioral code of ethics, including how employees are treated. Yenvy Pham, whose parents opened their first restaurant after immigrating from Vietnam, calls a bowl of their pho, with its beefy bone broth and anise and clove aromatics, “the foundation” of their cooking. They make the soup fresh every day over 24 hours.The other restaurateur finalists are Chris Viaud with three restaurants in New Hampshire, Hollis Wells Silverman with the Eastern Point Collective that runs several Washington, D.C.
Some of this year’s finalists are already lauded, including Michael Rafidi, whose Washington, D.C., restaurant Albi was awarded a coveted Michelin Star in 2022. He is among five finalists for outstanding chef.
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An eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard AwardsFrom Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday.
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An eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard AwardsFrom Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a Chicago ceremony
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An eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard AwardsFrom Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a Chicago ceremony.
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An eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard AwardsFrom Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a Chicago ceremony.
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An eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard AwardsFrom Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a Chicago ceremony.
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Eclectic mix of restaurants, chefs vie for the coveted James Beard AwardsFrom Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a ceremony in Chicago.
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