Winning a James Beard Award is one of the highest honors a chef or restaurant can receive. It is basically the Oscars of the food industry.

The James Beard Awards announced it semifinalists for the prestigious 2025 Restaurant and Chef Awards, which recognize culinary excellence — including three chefs and two bars in North Texas. Here is a list of the North Texas restaurants and chefs among the semifinalists,

The James Beard Foundation unveiled its “long list” of James Beard Awards semifinalists today, Jan. 22, with recognition for Orange County’s Anaheim’s Strong Water and Heritage Barbecue’s Daniel Castillo.

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.

Little Rituals, Chilte and Lom Wong are among the semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards, including Best Chef — Southwest and Best New Bar.

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 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.

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."