Six Alabama chefs and one restaurant have been announced as semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards.
New restaurant Bayonet from Rob and Emily McDaniel next door to their restaurant Helen on 2nd Ave N. Staff portraits, food, interiors, bathrooms and other details.Six Alabama chefs and one restaurant have been announced as semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards , one of the food and beverage world’s most prestigious honors.
Eric BennettPotato pavé at La Fête in Birmingham, Ala.Ryan and Geri-Martha O’Hara, also the owners and founders of Big Spoon Creamery, bought Pizza Grace, which was named a semifinalist in the 2023 James Beard Awards, in 2025. It also garnered a spot as one ofin 2021 after a series of successful bartender pop-ups of the same name offering specialty beverages. He also appear on Jis a former executive chef for the state of Alabama, “Top Chef” competitor and Great American Seafood Cook-Off winner. The restaurant offers an upscale oyster bar that creates memorable dishes using local seafood, produce and more.opened in 1988 and offers Southern-Italian fare by four-time James Beard Award nominee Chef Frank Stitt. It received a Michelin Outstanding Service Award, one of four special awards bestowed by Michelin, this year in addition to being named of theThe James Beard Awards recognize exceptional talent in the culinary and food media industries, as well as a demonstrated commitment to equity, sustainability, and creating a culture where all can thrive,The Restaurant and Chef Awards, established in 1990, celebrate excellence across all types of dining experiences, from fine dining to casual establishments, and are one of several recognition programs of the Awards.Highlands Bar and Grill, Best Chef: Southeast, 2001; named to the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, 2011.Amber Sutton is a writer for This is Alabama/AL.com and has worked in Alabama journalism for nearly ten years. She started her work with Alabama Media Group in 2012, first as a Montgomery reporter before later...
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