On Wednesday Texas restaurants and chefs were named to the 2025 James Beard semifinalists list. This year, which is the 35th anniversary of the original awards, categories have been expanded to include Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Bar Service and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service. Awards are made by...
This year, which is the 35th anniversary of the original awards, categories have been expanded to include Best New Bar, Outstanding Professional in Bar Service and Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service.
Awards are made by the James Beard Foundation, a non-profit named for bigger-than-life culinary pioneer, chef and cookbook author James Beard, who passed away in 1985 at the age of 81. Finalists names will be released April 2. The 2025 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards ceremony will be held at Lyric Opera of Chicago on June 16 where the winners will be announced.Itai Ben Ali and Itamar Levy of Sof Hospitality Group is a Houston Press freelance writer based in Cypress, Texas. She loves entertaining her family and friends with her food and sparkling wit. She is married to Classic Rock Bob and they have two exceptionally smart-aleck children.
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