More than 20 Bay Area and NorCal restaurants, chefs, bakers and wine/cocktail specialists have been named semifinalists in the 2025 James Beard Awards competition. “It is an honor to recognize your distinctive talents that enrich America’s culinary landscape,” the awards committee said to the semifinalists in Wednesday’s announcement.

Today, the James Beard Foundation announced this year’s semifinalist nominees, revealing the chefs and restaurants potentially up for consideration for the 2025 James Beard Awards, considered one of the biggest honors and acknowledgments in the restaurant industry.

It's time to update your restaurant bucket list—the 2025 James Beard Awards semifinalists have been revealed, and the list makes for a tantalizing assortment of must-try restaurants and bars. This year marks the 35th anniversary of these prestigious culinary honors,

The James Beard Foundation announced semifinalist nominees include Houston restaurants Ema, Tatemo, Jun and Xalisko.

Regino Rojas of Purepecha in Dallas (his sixth semifinals)

These two Massachusetts restaurants are among the 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists for "Best New Restaurant."

The James Beard Awards revealed their 2025 semifinalists on Wednesday, with over a dozen Arizona chefs, bars and restaurants in the running. Why it matters: The Beards are among the highest honors in hospitality and winning can catapult a chef's career or restaurant's reputation to new heights.

The James Beard Foundation unveiled its full list of James Beard Awards semifinalists today, Jan. 22, with more than a dozen Los Angeles County chefs and restaurants receiving recognition.

More than a century after the construction of a historic Portland property, the building will hold the long-awaited James Beard Public Market. On Friday, the group announced it had finalized the purchase of the Ungar Building downtown.

Now, she's returned to take over as executive chef of Shift at Flagstaff. Chef Christian Lowe, a 2023 James Beard semifinalist for "Emerging Chef," left because of a hand injury and the restaurant operated without a replacement for six months.

Trump, capping his first day in office, issued blanket pardons for all but a handful of those convicted of crimes related to the attack on the Capitol